scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh: teach INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID and INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID that -1 means "current user".
Teach INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID and INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID that -1 means "current user".
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/2df3a9fb-4378-fa16-679d-99e788926c05@landley.net
Signed-off-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Cc: Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
index 0055b07..cb470fd 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
@@ -271,10 +271,12 @@
case "$arg" in
"-u") # map $1 to uid=0 (root)
root_uid="$1"
+ [ "$root_uid" = "-1" ] && root_uid=$(id -u || echo 0)
shift
;;
"-g") # map $1 to gid=0 (root)
root_gid="$1"
+ [ "$root_gid" = "-1" ] && root_gid=$(id -g || echo 0)
shift
;;
"-d") # display default initramfs list
diff --git a/usr/Kconfig b/usr/Kconfig
index ad0543e..1edb2e9 100644
--- a/usr/Kconfig
+++ b/usr/Kconfig
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@
depends on INITRAMFS_SOURCE!=""
default "0"
help
- This setting is only meaningful if the INITRAMFS_SOURCE is
- contains a directory. Setting this user ID (UID) to something
- other than "0" will cause all files owned by that UID to be
- owned by user root in the initial ramdisk image.
+ If INITRAMFS_SOURCE points to a directory, files owned by this UID
+ (-1 = current user) will be owned by root in the resulting image.
If you are not sure, leave it set to "0".
@@ -48,10 +46,8 @@
depends on INITRAMFS_SOURCE!=""
default "0"
help
- This setting is only meaningful if the INITRAMFS_SOURCE is
- contains a directory. Setting this group ID (GID) to something
- other than "0" will cause all files owned by that GID to be
- owned by group root in the initial ramdisk image.
+ If INITRAMFS_SOURCE points to a directory, files owned by this GID
+ (-1 = current group) will be owned by root in the resulting image.
If you are not sure, leave it set to "0".