[Bug 1993541] [NEW] initramfs need to mount efivarfs because kernel 6.0 deprecated 'efivars' sysfs interface

[Cyrus Lien]

Public bug reported:

kernel 6.0 deprecated efivars sysfs interface [1]. For Intel VROC RAID,
mdadm needs initramfs to mount efivarfs instead.


[1] The commit:
commit 0f5b2c69a4cbe4166ca24b76d5ada98ed2867741
Author: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb at kernel.org>
Date: Mon Jun 20 13:34:03 2022 +0200

    efi: vars: Remove deprecated 'efivars' sysfs interface

** Affects: mdadm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  initramfs need to mount efivarfs because kernel 6.0 deprecated
  'efivars' sysfs interface

Status in mdadm package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  kernel 6.0 deprecated efivars sysfs interface [1]. For Intel VROC
  RAID, mdadm needs initramfs to mount efivarfs instead.


  [1] The commit:
  commit 0f5b2c69a4cbe4166ca24b76d5ada98ed2867741
  Author: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb at kernel.org>
  Date: Mon Jun 20 13:34:03 2022 +0200

      efi: vars: Remove deprecated 'efivars' sysfs interface

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