initramfs-module-check-modules: An initramfs module to check modules consistency.

* Checks that version of the boot kernel matches that of modules installed in
rootfs.
* A step towards providing manageable upgrade path for kernels outside rootfs.

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diff --git a/packages/initrdscripts/files/90-check-modules.sh b/packages/initrdscripts/files/90-check-modules.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Check that modules for the current kernel exist, error out otherwise
+
+uname=`cat /proc/version`
+ver=`expr "x$uname" : 'xLinux version \([^ ]\+\) '`
+
+if [ -n "$BOOT_ROOT" -a ! -d "$BOOT_ROOT/lib/modules/$ver" ]; then
+    echo -e "\033[1m===================="
+    echo "ERROR!"
+    echo "There are no modules for this kernel"
+    echo "version ($ver) in the root file "
+    echo "system, which will lead to boot failure or"
+    echo "broken functionally. If you performed"
+    echo "a kernel upgrade, make sure that version"
+    echo "installed in root filesystem matches"
+    echo "version used in bootloader."
+    echo -e "====================\033[0m"
+    echo
+
+    echo "System halted"
+    while true; do
+	sleep 10000
+    done
+fi