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mkinitcpio - should rebuild initramfs when firmware changes

Description: Installing updated linux-firmware should rebuild the initrd(s). This doesn't happen currently.

Rationale: Some firmware is installed into the initrd itself. So doing this will ensure any relevant new firmware is included in the initrd.

One way to achieve this is to add a line to the kernel hook file to rebuild initrd(s):

/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-mkinitcpio-install.hook Add Target = usr/lib/firmware/*

Additional info:

  • package version(s) mkinitcpio 36-1

Bounced from: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/79022#comment219407

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