Make snapcraft smarter wrt .config and initrd modules
Metadata
Current evaluation
Closed as stale. The kernel plugin has changed significantly since the request, making the original proposal obsolete. Maintainers advised opening a new issue if the feature remains relevant.
Suggested action: —
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Issue body
Make snapcraft smarter by parsing .config and initrd modules list and printing out if there are mandatory options missing, or if a boot required piece of code is not builtin or part packaged into initrd
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed as stale. The kernel plugin has changed significantly since the request, making the original proposal obsolete. Maintainers advised opening a new issue if the feature remains relevant. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
6.25
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
75
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to make snapcraft parse kernel .config and initrd module lists and warn about missing mandatory options or boot-required code. Filed ~9.4 years ago with no labels, zero comments, and no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to enhance snapcraft by parsing .config and initrd modules to warn about missing mandatory kernel options or boot code. Unaddressed for over 9 years with no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to enhance snapcraft by parsing .config and initrd modules to warn about missing mandatory kernel options or boot-critical code. Unaddressed and inactive for over 9 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to enhance snapcraft with kernel config and initrd module validation. Unaddressed and inactive for over 9 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Proposes parsing .config and initrd modules to warn about missing mandatory kernel options or boot-critical code. Open, unassigned, and inactive for over nine years with zero comments or labels. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1567564 kernel plugin should use initrd from /boot in the os snap, not from /usr/lib | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution. The proposal to update the snapcraft kernel plugin to source initrd from /boot instead of /usr/lib was abandoned or superseded by later changes, leaving the legacy duplication in place. | |
| #1675454 Teach snapcraft's kernel plugins how to extract the Ubuntu config from the debian dirs | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution or comments. The proposal to streamline snapcraft kernel plugin config extraction from debian directories was abandoned. | |
| #1627923 kernel plugin initrd packaging fails when kernel modules have common dependencies | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Snapcraft kernel plugin initrd packaging failed when shared module dependencies triggered a file exists error. The report was closed without comments or resolution, indicating it was abandoned. |