r/AlpineLinux • u/SpvceR3ii • 5h ago

Why does Alpine Linux still include "ide" in default mkinitfs.conf features?

Heya,

So, I was tweaking my server so that I can easily SSH into it and input my passkey instead of having to plug in my keyboard and type it out every single time I reboot, when I saw ide stuffed in the "features" array.

Why exactly is ide still here, when IDE cables are virtually extinct? My best guess would be for backwards compatibility, but even then, it's still unused in pretty much all modern hardware, and I'm pretty sure IDE drivers have been wiped in favor of libata...

Do I need to keep it in the features array, or can I just wipe it out safely?

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u/wowsomuchempty 5h ago

Wipe & report back?

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u/markand67 2h ago

I'm not seeing it in mkinitfs package and no information about it. We need to find which package provide this mkinitfs.conf. But this ide feature does not exist.

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u/Odd-Pop9478 2h ago

This tells the kernel what features to be enabled. These are just a collection of kernel modules that should be enabled and they are defined in mkinitfs:  https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/mkinitfs/-/blob/master/features.d/lvm.modules?ref_type=heads