No loops for grub
Metadata
Current evaluation
Closed unmerged and superseded by #437, merged as 0ca6f6e, which introduced zero-mount bootloader installation without loop devices.
Resolution: closed superseded
Reason: The loopless GRUB proposal was not merged through #348. Later, #437 delivered the equivalent zero-mount bootloader installation in commit 0ca6f6e.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
Part 2 of my "no loop device" effort
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed superseded | Closed unmerged and superseded by #437, merged as 0ca6f6e, which introduced zero-mount bootloader installation without loop devices. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed unmerged with no CI, completed checklist, or recorded resolution; review remained pending after the author’s last commit. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
55
Quick Win:
7
Complexity:
74
Confidence:
66
Actionability:
48
|
needs review | Reworks GRUB installation to avoid loop devices across seven files; awaiting maintainer review, with no CI checks and the test and CLA checklist unfinished. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
20
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
65
|
needs review | Refactors grub handling to avoid loop devices, replacing special handling with a more generic approach. Stalled for 100 days pending maintainer feedback on architectural direction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
70
|
needs review | Removes loop device usage for grub image assembly, changing 7 files. Currently pending maintainer review after 56 days of inactivity and unresolved architectural questions. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
|
needs review | Refactors grub handling to eliminate loop device usage, part of a broader cleanup effort. Currently under discussion after maintainer feedback on plugin architecture; author pushed a follow-up commit but activity has paused for 44 days. |
Update history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| closed |
Related work
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Superseded By:
canonical/imagecraft#437
(confidence 96%)
Its merged implementation stages bootloader files directly and avoids loop devices.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #434 feat(grub): loop-device-free EFI GRUB setup | imagecraft | closed | Closed unmerged and superseded by #437, which merged the broader zero-mount bootloader installer in commit 0ca6f6e. | |
| #416 feat(grub): install BIOS GRUB without loop devices or chroot | imagecraft | closed | Closed unmerged after inactivity; its zero-mount GRUB goal was superseded by merged #437 (commit 0ca6f6e), which replaced loop-device and chroot installation. | |
| #415 feat(grub): install EFI GRUB without loop devices | imagecraft | closed | Closed after its EFI/GPT work was superseded by #437, which merged the broader zero-mount bootloader installer in commit 0ca6f6e. |