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+# Omission of network and kernel-network-modules is needed
+# to avoid letting the initramfs load kernel modules related
+# to networking, even if PCI devices are seized by Xen's
+# pciback kernel module.
+
+omit_dracutmodules+=" network kernel-network-modules "