Linux/Ubuntu/NetbootPxeLiveCDMultipleReleases: init.patch

init

@@ -155 +155 @@
         blacklist=*)
                 blacklist=${x#blacklist=}
                 ;;
+        essential=*)
+                essential=${x#essential=}
+                ;;
+        netconsole=*)
+                netconsole=${x#netconsole=}
+                ;;
         esac
 done
 
@@ -177 +183 @@
 maybe_break modules
 log_begin_msg "Loading essential drivers..."
 load_modules
+if [ ! -z "${essential}" ]; then
+        # manually forced modules. Command-line format:
+        # essential=module1[:param1][:param2][;[module2][:param1][:param2]
+        for mod in "$(echo ${essential} | tr \; \ )"; do
+                probe="$(echo ${mod} | tr \: \ )"
+                modprobe $probe
+        done
+fi
 log_end_msg
 
+if [ ! -z "${netconsole}" ] && [ -f /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/netconsole.ko ]; then
+        # manually requested loading. Command-line format:
+        # netconsole=[port]@<local-ip>/[interface],[port]@<target-ip>/[target-mac]
+        log_begin_msg "Loading netconsole ${netconsole} ..."
+        modprobe netconsole netconsole=${netconsole}
+        log_end_msg
+fi
+
 maybe_break premount
 [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/init-premount"
 run_scripts /scripts/init-premount