Changed the naming scheme for multi layer images to dot format

live-build/auto/build

@@ -235,28 +235,11 @@ echo "command. You will still need to ensure the 'man-db' package is installed."
 EOF
                 chmod +x chroot/usr/bin/man
 	fi
-	Chroot chroot "dpkg-divert --quiet --add \
-		--divert /usr/sbin/update-initramfs.REAL --rename \
-		/usr/sbin/update-initramfs"
-	cat > chroot/usr/sbin/update-initramfs <<'EOF'
-#! /bin/sh
-if [ $# != 1 ] || [ "$1" != -u ]; then
-	exec update-initramfs.REAL "$@"
-fi
-echo "update-initramfs: diverted by livecd-rootfs (will be called later)" >&2
-exit 0
-EOF
-	chmod +x chroot/usr/sbin/update-initramfs
-
-	cat > config/hooks/999-undivert-update-initramfs.chroot <<'EOF'
-#! /bin/sh
-rm -f /usr/sbin/update-initramfs
-dpkg-divert --quiet --remove --rename /usr/sbin/update-initramfs
-EOF
 
 	if [ -n "${PASSES}" ]; then
 		PATH="config/:$PATH" lb chroot_layered "$@"
 	else
+		divert_update_initramfs
 		lb chroot "$@"
 	fi
 
@@ -453,7 +436,7 @@ for OUTPUT in ext2 ext3 ext4 manifest manifest-remove size squashfs; do
 done
 
 # we don't need a manifest-remove for a layered-aware installer
-if [ "$SUBPROJECT" = "ubiquity-ng" ]; then
+if [ "$PROJECT" = "ubuntu" ] && [ "$SUBPROJECT" = "canary" ]; then
 	rm -f livecd.${PROJECT}-manifest-remove
 	rm -f config/manifest-minimal-remove
 fi

live-build/auto/config

@@ -59,6 +59,40 @@ BINARY_HOOKS=
 
 APT_OPTIONS=" --yes -oDebug::pkgDepCache::AutoInstall=yes "
 
+PASSES_TO_LAYERS=false
+_PASSES_TO_LAYERS=		# Stores the initial value of PASSES_TO_LAYERS
+PASSES=
+
+_check_immutable_passes_to_layers () {
+	# Check that PASSES_TO_LAYERS didn't change ie we didn't switch from layer
+	# to non-layer image format and vice versa.
+	if [ -z "$_PASSES_TO_LAYERS" ]; then
+		_PASSES_TO_LAYERS=$PASSES_TO_LAYERS
+	fi
+
+	if [ "$_PASSES_TO_LAYERS" != "$PASSES_TO_LAYERS" ]; then
+		echo "ERROR: PASSES_TO_LAYERS has changed from $_PASSES_TO_LAYERS to $PASSES_TO_LAYERS between 2 API calls. Please set it first."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+_check_layers_only_API () {
+	# Check if a function is designed only for layered mode
+	# $1 name of the function
+	if [ "$PASSES_TO_LAYERS" != "true" ]; then
+		echo "$1 should only be used in layered mode, with PASSES_TO_LAYERS set to true"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+_register_pass () {
+	# In layer mode, record a pass into the list of passes
+	# $1 Name of the pass
+	[ "$PASSES_TO_LAYERS" != "true" ] && return
+
+	PASSES="$PASSES $1"
+}
+
 add_task ()
 {
 	local pass="$1"
@@ -68,6 +102,9 @@ add_task ()
 	local snap_list_files
 	local curseed
 
+	_check_immutable_passes_to_layers
+	_register_pass "$pass"
+
 	# The removal of direct task installation support from live-build
 	# poses some problems.  If the chroot has multiarch configured - for
 	# example, if we're building for amd64 - then dumpavail will show
@@ -113,40 +150,80 @@ add_task ()
 
 add_package ()
 {
+	# Adds a pass named pass_name composed of packages to install
+	# $1 pass
+	# $@ list of packages
+
 	local pass="$1"
 	shift
 	local pkg
 
+	_check_immutable_passes_to_layers
+	_register_pass "$pass"
+
 	for pkg; do
 		echo "$pkg" >> "config/package-lists/livecd-rootfs.list.chroot_$pass"
 	done
 }
 
-add_layered_pass() {
+remove_package ()
-    # Add a layer to an existing pass based on seeds matching a regexp
+{
+	# Adds a pass named pass_name composed of packages to remove
+	# $1 pass
+	# $@ list of packages
+
+	local pass="$1"
+	shift
+	local pkg
+
+	_check_immutable_passes_to_layers
+	_check_layers_only_API "remove_package"
+	_register_pass "$pass"
+
+	for pkg; do
+		echo "$pkg" >> "config/package-lists/livecd-rootfs.removal-list.chroot_$pass"
+	done
+}
+
+add_packages_from_seed_regexp () {
+    # Creates one or more passes, depending on base_pass_name, from any seeds matching seed_regexp.
     # $1 base pass
     # $2 seeds (regexp)
+	local pass
+
+	_check_immutable_passes_to_layers
+	_check_layers_only_API "add_packages_from_seed_regexp"
 
     for seed in $(ls config/germinate-output/|grep -P "$2"); do
-       pass=${1}_${seed}
+       pass=${1}.${seed}
+	   _register_pass "$pass"
        list_packages_from_seed ${seed} >> config/package-lists/livecd-rootfs.list.chroot_$pass
     done
 }
 
-add_layered_pass_delta() {
+remove_packages_from_seed_regexp() {
-    # Add a layer to an existing pass based on delta between seeds matching a regexp and a base seed
+    # Creates one or more passes, based on base_pass_name, from any seed matching seed_regexp.
+	# This package list is a list of packages to remove (and included in a previous dependent
+	# pass then), resulting from base_seed - {current_seed_match_from_regexp}.
     # $1 base pass
     # $2 base seed
     # $3 seeds to remove from base seed (regexp). If empty, a no-<base-seed> sublayer is generated.
+	local pass
+
+	_check_immutable_passes_to_layers
+	_check_layers_only_API "remove_packages_from_seed_regexp"
 
     local seed_regexp="$3"
     if [ -z "${seed_regexp}" ]; then
-        subtract_package_lists ${2} "" >> config/package-lists/livecd-rootfs.removal-list.chroot_${1}_no-${2}
+		pass="${1}.no-${2}"
+		_register_pass "$pass"
+        subtract_package_lists ${2} "" >> config/package-lists/livecd-rootfs.removal-list.chroot_$pass
         return
     fi
 
     for seed in $(ls config/germinate-output/|grep -P "$seed_regexp"); do
-       pass=${1}_${seed}
+       pass="${1}.${seed}"
+	   _register_pass "$pass"
        subtract_package_lists ${2} ${seed} >> config/package-lists/livecd-rootfs.removal-list.chroot_$pass
     done
 }
@@ -161,6 +238,28 @@ add_binary_hook ()
 	BINARY_HOOKS="${BINARY_HOOKS:+$BINARY_HOOKS }$1"
 }
 
+_sanitize_passes ()
+{
+	# Returns an uniquely ordered list of passes and ensure dependency tree is coherent
+	# $1 list of passes
+	local passes="$1"
+	[ -z "$passes" ] && return
+
+	passes=$(echo $passes | tr ' ' '\n' | sort -u)
+	for pass in $passes; do
+		parent=$(get_parent_pass $pass)
+		# if root pass, no parent to find
+		[ -z "$parent" ] && continue
+		if [ $(echo "$passes"|grep -cE "^$parent\$") -ne 1 ]; then
+			echo "ERROR: '$parent' is required by '$pass' but is missing. Registered passes are:\n$passes"
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	done
+
+	# return the list of passes
+	echo $passes
+}
+
 if [ -z "${IMAGEFORMAT:-}" ]; then
 	case $PROJECT:${SUBPROJECT:-} in
 		ubuntu-cpc:*)
@@ -289,6 +388,11 @@ case $IMAGEFORMAT in
 		case $PROJECT in
 			ubuntu-server|ubuntu-touch|ubuntu-touch-custom)
 				;;
+			ubuntu)
+				if [ $SUBPROJECT != "canary" ]; then
+					add_package live lupin-casper
+				fi
+				;;
 			*)
 				add_package live lupin-casper
 				;;
@@ -390,29 +494,34 @@ esac
 
 case $PROJECT in
 	ubuntu|ubuntu-dvd)
-		LIVE_TASK='ubuntu-live'
 
 		case ${SUBPROJECT:-} in
-			ubiquity-ng)
+			canary)
-				PASSES="install-minimal install live"
+				PASSES_TO_LAYERS="true"
-				add_task install-minimal minimal standard ubuntu-desktop-minimal ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages
+				add_task minimal minimal standard ubuntu-desktop-minimal ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages
-				add_task install ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-default-languages
+				add_task minimal.standard ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-default-languages
-
+				add_task minimal.standard.live ubuntu-live
-				# LANG PASS for minimal and install
+				add_package minimal.standard.live lupin-casper
-				add_layered_pass_delta install-minimal desktop-minimal-default-languages '^desktop-minimal-(?!default-languages)[^.]+$'
-				add_layered_pass_delta install-minimal desktop-minimal-default-languages ''  # none (if no default langpack is selected)
-				add_layered_pass_delta install desktop-default-languages '^desktop-(?!default-languages|minimal|common)[^.]+$'
-				add_layered_pass_delta install desktop-default-languages ''  # none (if no default langpack is selected)
-				;;
-			*)
-				add_task install minimal standard ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages ubuntu-desktop-default-languages
-				;;
-		esac
 
+				case $ARCH in
+					amd64)	add_package minimal.standard.live $SIGNED_KERNEL_PACKAGE ;;
+				esac
+
+				# LANG PASS for minimal and standard
+				remove_packages_from_seed_regexp minimal desktop-minimal-default-languages '^desktop-minimal-(?!default-languages)[^.]+$'
+				remove_packages_from_seed_regexp minimal desktop-minimal-default-languages ''  # none (if no default langpack is selected)
+				remove_packages_from_seed_regexp minimal.standard desktop-default-languages '^desktop-(?!default-languages|minimal|common)[^.]+$'
+				remove_packages_from_seed_regexp minimal.standard desktop-default-languages ''  # none (if no default langpack is selected)
+				;;
+			*)
+				LIVE_TASK='ubuntu-live'
+				add_task install minimal standard ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages ubuntu-desktop-default-languages
 				case $ARCH in
 					amd64)	add_package live $SIGNED_KERNEL_PACKAGE ;;
 				esac
 				;;
+		esac
+		;;
 
 	ubuntu-desktop-next)
 		add_task install minimal standard ubuntu-desktop-next ubuntu-sdk-libs
@@ -786,7 +895,7 @@ case $PROJECT:${SUBPROJECT:-} in
 		;;
 esac
 
-if [ -z "$PASSES" ] && [ -n "${BASE_SEED}" ]; then
+if [ "$PASSES_TO_LAYERS" != "true" ] && [ -n "${BASE_SEED}" ]; then
 	snap_from_seed "${BASE_SEED}" config/seeded-snaps
 fi
 
@@ -806,7 +915,7 @@ fi
 
 export APT_OPTIONS
 
-if [ "$PREINSTALLED" != "true" ] && [ "$LIVE_TASK" ]; then
+if [ "$PREINSTALLED" != "true" ] && [ "$PASSES_TO_LAYERS" != "true" ] && [ "$LIVE_TASK" ]; then
 	add_task live "$LIVE_TASK"
 fi
 
@@ -921,6 +1030,8 @@ lb config noauto \
 	$OPTS \
 	"$@"
 
+PASSES=$(_sanitize_passes "$PASSES")
+
 echo "LB_CHROOT_HOOKS=\"$CHROOT_HOOKS\"" >> config/chroot
 echo "SUBPROJECT=\"${SUBPROJECT:-}\"" >> config/chroot
 echo "LB_DISTRIBUTION=\"$SUITE\"" >> config/chroot

live-build/functions

@@ -137,6 +137,22 @@ mount_overlay() {
 	"$path"
 }
 
+get_lowerdirs_for_pass () {
+    # Returns the name of the lowerdir from the name of a pass
+    # $1 Name of the pass
+    local curpass="$1"
+    local lowerlayers=""
+
+	while :; do
+		curpass=$(get_parent_pass $curpass)
+        # We climbed up the tree to the root layer, we are done
+		[ -z "$curpass" ] && break
+
+		lowerlayers="${lowerlayers}:overlay.${curpass}"
+	done
+    echo "${lowerlayers#:}"
+}
+
 mount_disk_image() {
     local disk_image=${1}
     local mountpoint=${2}
@@ -680,7 +696,7 @@ configure_network_manager() {
     # default. Installing NM on an existing system only manages wifi and wwan via
     # /usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf. When setting
     # the global backend to NM, netplan overrides that file.
-    if [ -e chroot/usr/sbin/NetworkManager ]; then
+    if [ -e chroot/usr/sbin/NetworkManager -a ! -f chroot/etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml ]; then
         echo "===== Enabling all devices in NetworkManager ===="
         mkdir -p chroot/etc/netplan
         cat <<EOF > chroot/etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml
@@ -693,3 +709,53 @@ EOF
         echo "==== NetworkManager not installed ===="
     fi
 }
+
+get_parent_pass () {
+    # return parent pass
+    # $1 name of the pass
+    # return parent pass name or '' if pass is root pass.
+    local pass="$1"
+
+    parent_pass=${pass%.*}
+    if [ "${parent_pass}" = "${pass}" ]; then
+        return
+    fi
+    echo ${pass%.*}
+}
+
+setenv_file () {
+    # Exposes an environment variable in a chroot
+    # $1 Name of the variable
+    # $2 Value of the variable
+    # $3 Path to the environment file of the chroot
+	local var="$1"
+	local val="$2"
+	local file="$3"
+
+	grep -v "^$var" $file || true > $file.new
+	echo "${var}=${val}" >> $file.new
+	mv $file.new $file
+}
+
+divert_update_initramfs () {
+    Chroot chroot "dpkg-divert --quiet --add \
+		--divert /usr/sbin/update-initramfs.REAL --rename \
+		/usr/sbin/update-initramfs"
+	cat > chroot/usr/sbin/update-initramfs <<'EOF'
+#! /bin/sh
+if [ $# != 1 ] || [ "$1" != -u ]; then
+	exec update-initramfs.REAL "$@"
+fi
+echo "update-initramfs: diverted by livecd-rootfs (will be called later)" >&2
+
+exit 0
+EOF
+	chmod +x chroot/usr/sbin/update-initramfs
+
+	cat > config/hooks/999-undivert-update-initramfs.chroot <<'EOF'
+#! /bin/sh
+[ ! -f /usr/sbin/update-initramfs.REAL ] && exit 0
+rm -f /usr/sbin/update-initramfs
+dpkg-divert --quiet --remove --rename /usr/sbin/update-initramfs
+EOF
+}

live-build/lb_binary_layered

@@ -37,18 +37,28 @@ Setup_cleanup
 
 . config/functions
 
-build_layered_squashfs() {
+lb_binary_includes () {
-	local pass=$1   # install|install_subpass|install_subpass_subsubpass|…
+	# Copying includes from pass subdirectory
-	local prevpass=$2  # install|install_subpass|…
+	local pass="$1"
-	local prefix=$3 # 01-|02-|…
-	local lowerlayers=$4
-	shift 4 # restore ${*}
 
-	# Cleanup root filesystem
+	if [ ! -d config/includes.binary.${pass} ]; then
-	lb binary_chroot ${*}
+		return
+	fi
+
+	cd config/includes.binary.${pass}
+	find . | cpio -dmpu --no-preserve-owner "${OLDPWD}"/chroot
+	cd "${OLDPWD}"
+}
+
+build_layered_squashfs () {
+	local pass=$1
+	shift 1 # restore ${*}
+
+	Echo_message "lb_binary_layered: treating pass $pass"
 
 	# Building squashfs filesystem & manifest
-	base="${PWD}/livecd.${PROJECT}.${prefix}${pass}"
+	local overlay_dir="overlay.${pass}"
+	base="${PWD}/livecd.${PROJECT}.${pass}"
 	squashfs_f="${base}.squashfs"
 
 	# We have already treated that pass
@@ -56,77 +66,67 @@ build_layered_squashfs() {
 		return
 	fi
 
-	if [ -n "${lowerlayers}" ]; then
+	rm -f .build/binary_chroot
-		mount_overlay ${lowerlayers} "overlay.${pass}/" chroot/
+
+	mkdir -p "$overlay_dir/"
+	lowerdirs=$(get_lowerdirs_for_pass $pass)
+	if [ -n "$lowerdirs" ]; then
+		mkdir -p chroot/
+		mount_overlay "$lowerdirs" "$overlay_dir" chroot/
 	else
-		# first pass
+		ln -s "$overlay_dir/" chroot
-		rmdir chroot 2>/dev/null||true
-		ln -s "overlay.${pass}/" chroot
 	fi
 
+	export PASS=${pass}
+	setenv_file PASS "${pass}" config/environment.chroot
+
+	# Cleanup root filesystem
+	lb binary_chroot ${*}
+
+	lb_binary_includes $pass ${*}
+	lb binary_hooks ${*}
+
 	# Full manifest until that PASS
 	squashfs_f_manifest="${base}.manifest"
 	create_manifest "chroot" "${squashfs_f_manifest}.full"
 
 	# Delta manifest
-	diff -NU0 ${PWD}/livecd.${PROJECT}.[0-9][0-9]-${prevpass}.manifest.full ${squashfs_f_manifest}.full|grep -v ^@ > $squashfs_f_manifest
+	diff -NU0 ${PWD}/livecd.${PROJECT}.$(get_parent_pass $pass).manifest.full ${squashfs_f_manifest}.full|grep -v ^@ > $squashfs_f_manifest
 
 	squashfs_f_size="${base}.size"
 	du -B 1 -s "overlay.${pass}/" | cut -f1 > "${squashfs_f_size}"
 
+	# We take first live path for "global" ISO properties (used by installers and checkers):
+	# Prepare initrd + kernel
+	# Main manifest and size files
+	prefix="livecd.$PROJECT${SUBARCH:+-$SUBARCH}"
+	if echo $pass | grep -Eq '\.live*' && test ! -e "${prefix}.manifest"; then
+		lb binary_linux-image ${*}
+		cp ${squashfs_f_size} "${prefix}.size"
+		cp "${squashfs_f_manifest}.full" "${prefix}.manifest"
+	fi
+
 	(cd "overlay.${pass}/" &&
 		mksquashfs . ${squashfs_f} \
 		-no-progress -xattrs -comp xz )
 
-	if [ -n "${lowerlayers}" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$lowerdirs" ]; then
 		umount chroot
+		rmdir chroot
 	else
 		rm chroot
-		mkdir chroot/
 	fi
-
-	# Handle direct sublayer of current one
-	# Extract the name of the pass corresponding to the sublayer
-	for subpass in $(ls -d overlay.${pass}_* 2>/dev/null | sed -e "s/overlay\.\(${pass}_[^_]\+\).*/\1/"); do
-		lowerlayers_for_subpass="overlay.${pass}:${lowerlayers}"
-		lowerlayers_for_subpass="${lowerlayers_for_subpass%:}"
-		build_layered_squashfs "${subpass}" "${pass}" "${prefix}" "${lowerlayers_for_subpass}" ${*}
-	done
 }
 
-CURPASS=1
-PREVPASS=""
-PASSPREFIX=""
-LOWER_LAYERS=""
 for _PASS in $PASSES
 do
-	PASSPREFIX="$(printf "%02g" $CURPASS)-"
+	build_layered_squashfs "${_PASS}" ${*}
-
-	build_layered_squashfs "${_PASS}" "${PREVPASS}" "$PASSPREFIX" "${LOWER_LAYERS}" ${*}
-
-	LOWER_LAYERS="overlay.${_PASS}:$LOWER_LAYERS"
-	LOWER_LAYERS="${LOWER_LAYERS%:}"
-	PREVPASS=${_PASS}
-	CURPASS=$(( CURPASS + 1 ))
 done
 
-# remount last "main" pass on chroot for lb binary
-mount_overlay "${LOWER_LAYERS}" "overlay.${_PASS}/" chroot/
-
-# Prepare initrd + kernel
-lb binary_linux-image ${*}
-
-umount chroot/
-
-# Full ISO manifest & size from last main PASS
-PREFIX="livecd.$PROJECT${SUBARCH:+-$SUBARCH}"
-cp "livecd.${PROJECT}.${PASSPREFIX}${_PASS}.size" "$PREFIX.size"
-cp "livecd.${PROJECT}.${PASSPREFIX}${_PASS}.manifest.full" "$PREFIX.manifest"
-
 # Ubiquity-compatible removal manifest for ISO not using a layered-aware installer
-if [ -n "$(ls livecd.${PROJECT}.[0-9][0-9]-live.manifest.full 2>/dev/null)" ] && \
+if [ -n "$(ls livecd.${PROJECT}.*install.live.manifest.full 2>/dev/null)" ] && \
-   [ -n "$(ls livecd.${PROJECT}.[0-9][0-9]-install.manifest.full 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+   [ -n "$(ls livecd.${PROJECT}.*install.manifest.full 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-	echo "$(diff livecd.${PROJECT}.[0-9][0-9]-live.manifest.full livecd.${PROJECT}.[0-9][0-9]-install.manifest.full | awk '/^< / { print $2 }')" > livecd.${PROJECT}-manifest-remove
+	echo "$(diff livecd.${PROJECT}.*install.live.manifest.full livecd.${PROJECT}.*install.manifest.full | awk '/^< / { print $2 }')" > livecd.${PROJECT}-manifest-remove
 fi
 
 chmod 644 *.squashfs *.manifest* *.size

live-build/lb_chroot_layered

@@ -56,23 +56,23 @@ lb_chroot_remove_packages() {
 # Create the snap list specific to this layer
 lb_chroot_snap_lists () {
 	local pass=$1
-	local prevpass=$2
 
 	# This assumes that the prefix is unique for a given project
 	local snap_for_pass=$(ls config/package-lists/*.snaplist.chroot_${pass}.full 2>/dev/null || true)
-	local snap_for_prevpass=$(ls config/package-lists/*.snaplist.chroot_${prevpass}.full 2>/dev/null || true)
+	parent_pass=$(get_parent_pass $pass)
+	local snap_for_parent_pass=$(ls config/package-lists/*.snaplist.chroot_${parent_pass}.full 2>/dev/null || true)
 
 	if [ -z "${snap_for_pass}" ]; then
 		return
 	fi
 
-	if [ -z "${snap_for_prevpass}" ]; then
+	if [ -z "${snap_for_parent_pass}" ]; then
 		cp ${snap_for_pass} ${snap_for_pass%.full}
 		return
 	fi
 
 	# Generate a list of snaps added to a layer.
-	diff -NU0 ${snap_for_prevpass} ${snap_for_pass}|grep -Ev '^(---|\+\+\+|@@)'|cut -c2- > ${snap_for_pass%.full}
+	diff -NU0 ${snap_for_parent_pass} ${snap_for_pass}|grep -Ev '^(---|\+\+\+|@@)'|cut -c2- > ${snap_for_pass%.full}
 }
 
 lb_chroot_install_snaps () {
@@ -108,28 +108,45 @@ lb_chroot_includes() {
 
 create_chroot_pass () {
 	local pass=$1
-	local prevpass=$2
+	shift 1 # restore ${*}
-	local lowerlayers=$3
-	local passtype=$4  # "first"|"last"|"" empty string
-	shift 4 # restore ${*}
 
-	# We have already treated that pass
+	Echo_message "lb_chroot_layered: treating pass $pass"
-	if [ -d "overlay.${pass}/" ]; then
+
+	# We have already treated that pass just return.
+	local overlay_dir="overlay.${pass}"
+	if [ -d "$overlay_dir/" ]; then
 		return
 	fi
 
-	export PASS=${pass}
+	# Only get some function executed on root passes
+	# Copy bootstrap on root layers
+	if [ -z "$(get_parent_pass $pass)" ]; then
+		rm -f .build/chroot_linux-image .build/chroot_preseed .build/chroot_hacks
+		cp -a chroot.bootstrap/ "$overlay_dir/"
+	fi
+	# Others have to be executed on every pass
+	rm -f .build/chroot_early_hooks .build/chroot_hooks .build/chroot_interactive
 
-	if [ "${passtype}" != "first" ]; then
+	mkdir -p "$overlay_dir/"
-		mkdir overlay.${pass}
+	lowerdirs=$(get_lowerdirs_for_pass $pass)
-		mount_overlay ${lowerlayers} "overlay.${pass}/" chroot/
+	if [ -n "$lowerdirs" ]; then
+		mkdir -p chroot/
+		mount_overlay "$lowerdirs" "$overlay_dir" chroot/
+	else
+		ln -s "$overlay_dir/" chroot
 	fi
 
+	export PASS=${pass}
+	setenv_file PASS "${pass}" config/environment.chroot
+
 	# Configuring chroot
-	lb chroot_cache restore ${*}
 	lb chroot_devpts install ${*}
 	lb chroot_proc install ${*}
 	lb chroot_sysfs install ${*}
+	# We run chroot_hacks only on root layers (update-initramfs diverted)
+	if [ -z "$(get_parent_pass $pass)" ]; then
+		divert_update_initramfs
+	fi
 	lb chroot_debianchroot install ${*}
 	lb chroot_dpkg install ${*}
 	lb chroot_tmpfs install ${*}
@@ -140,10 +157,11 @@ create_chroot_pass() {
 	# Note: this triggers an upgrade + dist-ugprade; which may impact sublayers with more
 	# diff content than desired. However, we still need to setup the archive and teardown
 	# for each layer.
-	# We could modify livebuild if necessary to have conditional upgrade (first pass only).
+	# We could modify livebuild if necessary to have conditional upgrade (root pass only).
 	lb chroot_archives chroot install ${*}
 
-	if [ "${passtype}" = "first" ]; then
+	# Only configure universe on root passes
+	if [ -z "$(get_parent_pass $pass)" ]; then
 		configure_universe
 	fi
 
@@ -157,23 +175,22 @@ create_chroot_pass() {
 	lb_chroot_remove_packages ${pass} ${*}
 
 	# Snap management
-	lb_chroot_snap_lists ${pass} ${prevpass}
+	lb_chroot_snap_lists ${pass} ${*}
 	lb_chroot_install_snaps ${pass} ${*}
 
-	# Kernel should be in first layer
-	if [ "${passtype}" = "first" ]; then
 	configure_network_manager
+
+	# Mark kernel headers as autoremovable
 	Chroot chroot "dpkg -l linux-headers-3* linux-headers-4*" 2>/dev/null \
 			| awk '/^i/ {print $2}' > chroot.headers
 	for i in $(cat chroot.headers); do
 		Chroot chroot "apt-mark auto $i"
 	done
-	fi
 
 	Chroot chroot "apt-get --purge -y autoremove"
 
-	# Add live packages to top layer
+	# Add live packages to live layers
-	if [ "${passtype}" = "last" ]; then
+	if echo $pass | grep -Eq '\.live*'; then
 		lb chroot_live-packages ${*}
 	fi
 
@@ -181,7 +198,14 @@ create_chroot_pass() {
 	lb_chroot_includes ${pass} ${*}
 
 	lb chroot_hooks ${*}
+
+	# Run chroot_hacks only on root layers.
+	# chroot_hacks changes the mode of boot/initrd*. The side effect in
+	# layered mode is to create an initrd on each layer with a significant
+	# impact on image size (+30MB per layer). This is an issue even with
+	# update-initramfs disabled.
 	lb chroot_hacks ${*}
+
 	lb chroot_interactive ${*}
 
 	# Misc ubuntu cleanup and post-layer configuration
@@ -202,45 +226,19 @@ create_chroot_pass() {
 	lb chroot_sysfs remove ${*}
 	lb chroot_proc remove ${*}
 	lb chroot_devpts remove ${*}
-	lb chroot_cache save ${*}
 
-	if [ "${passtype}" = "first" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$lowerdirs" ]; then
-		mv chroot overlay.${pass}
-		mkdir chroot
-	else
 		umount chroot
+		rmdir chroot
+	else
+		rm chroot
 	fi
-
-	# Handle direct sublayer of current one
-	# Extract the name of the pass corresponding to the sublayer
-	for subpass in $(ls config/package-lists/*list.chroot_${pass}_* 2>/dev/null | sed -e "s/.*list\.chroot_\(${pass}_[^_]\+\).*/\1/"); do
-		lowerlayers_for_subpass="overlay.${pass}:${lowerlayers}"
-		lowerlayers_for_subpass="${lowerlayers_for_subpass%:}"
-		create_chroot_pass "${subpass}" "${pass}" "${lowerlayers_for_subpass}" "" ${*}
-	done
 }
 
-PASSES="${PASSES:-install live}"
+if [ ! -d chroot.bootstrap/ ]; then
-CURPASS=1
+	mv chroot/ chroot.bootstrap/
-PREVPASS=""
+fi
-LASTPASS=$(echo $PASSES|wc -w)
-LOWER_LAYERS=""
 for _PASS in $PASSES
 do
-	PASSTYPE=""
+	create_chroot_pass "$_PASS" ${*}
-	if [ $CURPASS -eq 1 ]; then
-		PASSTYPE="first"
-	elif [ $CURPASS -eq $LASTPASS ]; then
-		PASSTYPE="last"
-	fi
-
-	create_chroot_pass "$_PASS" "$PREVPASS" "$LOWER_LAYERS" "$PASSTYPE" ${*}
-	
-	LOWER_LAYERS="overlay.${_PASS}:$LOWER_LAYERS"
-	LOWER_LAYERS="${LOWER_LAYERS%:}"
-	PREVPASS=${_PASS}
-	
-	CURPASS=$(( CURPASS + 1 ))
 done
-
-rmdir chroot