[PATCH] Teach INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID and INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID that -1 means "current user".

From: Rob Landley
Date: Thu May 04 2017 - 17:14:32 EST


From: Rob Landley <rob@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Teach INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID and INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID that -1 means "current user".

Signed-off-by: Rob Landley <rob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---

scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh | 2 ++
usr/Kconfig | 12 ++++--------
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
index 17fa901..7666fa1 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
@@ -268,10 +268,12 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
case "$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 572dcf7..3b6ff16 100644
--- a/usr/Kconfig
+++ b/usr/Kconfig
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ config INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID
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".

@@ -38,10 +36,8 @@ config INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID
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".