Build using distro minilzo

I guess the way it's done might be a bit confusing at first, since not sure if it will be completely obvious from first glance that not the vendored minilzo is used but instead the sources are overwritten via debian/rules. Maybe a mention in README.source could be useful. On the other hand, I think stuff in grub2 is already very confusing so oh well. Let's just proceed!

Hello Dimitri, or anyone else affected,

Accepted grub2 into groovy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/2.04-1ubuntu35.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-groovy to verification-done-groovy. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-groovy. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

Hello Dimitri, or anyone else affected,

Accepted grub2 into focal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/2.04-1ubuntu26.8 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-focal to verification-done-focal. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-focal. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

Hello Dimitri, or anyone else affected,

Accepted grub2-signed into focal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2-signed/1.142.10 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-focal to verification-done-focal. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-focal. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

grub2-signed for groovy had no LP bugs linked (which is standard and not a problem) - marking it here as Fix Committed manually.

All autopkgtests for the newly accepted grub2 (2.04-1ubuntu26.8) for focal have finished running.
The following regressions have been reported in tests triggered by the package:

ubuntu-image/1.10+20.04ubuntu1 (s390x, ppc64el, amd64, armhf, arm64)

Please visit the excuses page listed below and investigate the failures, proceeding afterwards as per the StableReleaseUpdates policy regarding autopkgtest regressions [1].

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/proposed-migration/focal/update_excuses.html#grub2

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Autopkgtest_Regressions

Thank you!

Installed using subiquity focal iso, and btrfs filesystem for the whole drive.

Enabled compression via force-compress=lzo mount option in fstab.

Rerun btrfs defrag tool to recurrsievely compress /boot with lzo.

Upgraded to new grub, and dpkg-reconfigure it just in case.

Rebooted. in grub console, check package version

grub> echo $package_version
2.04-1ubuntu26.8

Completed boot just fine.

Thus I think grub2 in focal with btrfs lzo compression still boots fine.

Using above system used for focal validation, did a do-release-upgrade to normal groovy series, installed grub from groovy-proposed. perform dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc, and reboot.

in grub console checked package version

grub> echo $package_version
2.04-1ubuntu35.2

and it booted correctly. Thus groovy-proposed is verified.

The above was done using bios / i386-pc.

For grub2-signed verification, I should do this all again using UEFI with secureboot on.

All autopkgtests for the newly accepted grub2 (2.04-1ubuntu35.2) for groovy have finished running.
The following regressions have been reported in tests triggered by the package:

zsys/unknown (amd64)
grubzfs-testsuite/unknown (amd64)
ubiquity/unknown (amd64)
grml2usb/unknown (amd64)
ubuntu-image/unknown (amd64)

Please visit the excuses page listed below and investigate the failures, proceeding afterwards as per the StableReleaseUpdates policy regarding autopkgtest regressions [1].

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/proposed-migration/groovy/update_excuses.html#grub2

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Autopkgtest_Regressions

Thank you!

This bug was fixed in the package grub2 - 2.04-1ubuntu35.2

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grub2 (2.04-1ubuntu35.2) groovy; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/grub-install-backup-and-restore.patch: Fix-up the patch
    to correctly initialyze the names of the modules to restore. LP:
    #1907085
  * rhboot-f34-make-exit-take-a-return-code.patch,
    rhboot-f34-dont-use-int-for-efi-status.patch: allow grub to exit
    non-zero under EFI, this should allow falling back to the next
    BootOrder BootEntry. LP: #1865515
  * rhboot-f34-tcp-add-window-scaling-support.patch: speed up netboot
    transfer speed. LP: #1911439
  * rhboot-f34-support-non-ethernet.patch,
    ubuntu-fixup-rhboot-f34-support-non-ethernet.patch,
    ubuntu-fixup-rhboot-f34-support-non-ethernet-2.patch:
    add support for link layer addresses of up to 32-bytes. LP: #1911439
  * rhboot-f34-make-pmtimer-tsc-calibration-fast.patch:
    speed up calibration time, especially when booting VMs. LP: #1911439
  * minilzo: built using the distribution's minilzo. LP: #1911440

 -- Dimitri John Ledkov <email address hidden> Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:30:56 +0000

The verification of the Stable Release Update for grub2 has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

This bug was fixed in the package grub2 - 2.04-1ubuntu26.8

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grub2 (2.04-1ubuntu26.8) focal; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/grub-install-backup-and-restore.patch: Fix-up the patch
    to correctly initialyze the names of the modules to restore. LP:
    #1907085
  * rhboot-f34-make-exit-take-a-return-code.patch,
    rhboot-f34-dont-use-int-for-efi-status.patch: allow grub to exit
    non-zero under EFI, this should allow falling back to the next
    BootOrder BootEntry. LP: #1865515
  * rhboot-f34-tcp-add-window-scaling-support.patch: speed up netboot
    transfer speed. LP: #1911439
  * rhboot-f34-support-non-ethernet.patch,
    ubuntu-fixup-rhboot-f34-support-non-ethernet.patch,
    ubuntu-fixup-rhboot-f34-support-non-ethernet-2.patch:
    add support for link layer addresses of up to 32-bytes. LP: #1911439
  * rhboot-f34-make-pmtimer-tsc-calibration-fast.patch:
    speed up calibration time, especially when booting VMs. LP: #1911439
  * minilzo: built using the distribution's minilzo. LP: #1911440

 -- Dimitri John Ledkov <email address hidden> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:12:38 +0000

This bug was fixed in the package grub2-signed - 1.142.10

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grub2-signed (1.142.10) focal; urgency=medium

  * Rebuild against grub2 2.04-1ubuntu26.8. LP: #1911440

 -- Dimitri John Ledkov <email address hidden> Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:04:34 +0000