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initramfs-tools package

MODULES=list results in error

Bug #1927779 reported by Dan Streetman
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initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
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Bionic
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Focal
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Dan Streetman
Groovy
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Dan Streetman

Bug Description

[impact]

setting MODULES=list in /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf results in an error/warning when running update-initramfs

[test case]

edit initramfs.conf to change MODULES=list and run update-initramfs:

$ grep MODULES /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
# MODULES: [ most | netboot | dep | list ]
MODULES=list
$ sudo update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-48-generic
find: ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_Yr04uh/lib/modules/5.8.0-48-generic/kernel’: No such file or directory

[regression potential]

any regression would likely result in an initramfs that did not include the correct/required modules, and/or failure to build a new initramfs

[scope]

this is needed for f and g.

this is not fixed in debian, but is fixed in h and i.

the code in b is different and doesn't include this bug, so this doesn't apply to b.

for debian, MR open:
https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/initramfs-tools/-/merge_requests/48

[other info]

this caused some of the 'amd64-*' autopkgtests to fail in h until it was fixed. those autopkgtests don't exist in g and earlier so this was not noticed until now.

See original description
Dan Streetman (ddstreet)
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
description: updated
Dan Streetman (ddstreet)
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Bionic):
status: New → Invalid
description: updated
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Focal):
status: New → In Progress
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Groovy):
status: New → In Progress
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Focal):
assignee: nobody → Dan Streetman (ddstreet)
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Groovy):
assignee: nobody → Dan Streetman (ddstreet)
Dan Streetman (ddstreet)
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Focal):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Groovy):
importance: Undecided → Low
Revision history for this message
Dan Streetman (ddstreet) wrote :

uploaded to f/g

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : Please test proposed package

Hello Dan, or anyone else affected,

Accepted initramfs-tools into groovy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/0.137ubuntu12.1 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.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Groovy):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed verification-needed-groovy
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Focal):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed-focal
Revision history for this message
Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Hello Dan, or anyone else affected,

Accepted initramfs-tools into focal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/0.136ubuntu6.5 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.

Revision history for this message
Dan Streetman (ddstreet) wrote :

ubuntu@lp1927779-g:~$ dpkg -l | grep initramfs-tools
ii initramfs-tools 0.137ubuntu12 all generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
ii initramfs-tools-bin 0.137ubuntu12 amd64 binaries used by initramfs-tools
ii initramfs-tools-core 0.137ubuntu12 all generic modular initramfs generator (core tools)
ubuntu@lp1927779-g:~$ grep MODULES= /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=list
ubuntu@lp1927779-g:~$ sudo update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-53-generic
find: ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_6itbCp/lib/modules/5.8.0-53-generic/kernel’: No such file or directory

ubuntu@lp1927779-g:~$ dpkg -l | grep initramfs-tools
ii initramfs-tools 0.137ubuntu12.1 all generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
ii initramfs-tools-bin 0.137ubuntu12.1 amd64 binaries used by initramfs-tools
ii initramfs-tools-core 0.137ubuntu12.1 all generic modular initramfs generator (core tools)
ubuntu@lp1927779-g:~$ grep MODULES= /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=list
ubuntu@lp1927779-g:~$ sudo update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-53-generic
ubuntu@lp1927779-g:~$

tags: added: verification-done-groovy
removed: verification-needed-groovy
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Dan Streetman (ddstreet) wrote :

ubuntu@lp1927779-f:~$ dpkg -l |grep initramfs-tools
ii initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6.4 all generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
ii initramfs-tools-bin 0.136ubuntu6.4 amd64 binaries used by initramfs-tools
ii initramfs-tools-core 0.136ubuntu6.4 all generic modular initramfs generator (core tools)
ubuntu@lp1927779-f:~$ grep MODULES= /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=list
ubuntu@lp1927779-f:~$ sudo update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-72-generic
find: ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_zLaWLR/lib/modules/5.4.0-72-generic/kernel’: No such file or directory

ubuntu@lp1927779-f:~$ dpkg -l |grep initramfs-tools
ii initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6.5 all generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
ii initramfs-tools-bin 0.136ubuntu6.5 amd64 binaries used by initramfs-tools
ii initramfs-tools-core 0.136ubuntu6.5 all generic modular initramfs generator (core tools)
ubuntu@lp1927779-f:~$ grep MODULES= /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=list
ubuntu@lp1927779-f:~$ sudo update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-72-generic
ubuntu@lp1927779-f:~$

tags: added: verification-done verification-done-focal
removed: verification-needed verification-needed-focal
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Chris Halse Rogers (raof) wrote : Update Released

The verification of the Stable Release Update for initramfs-tools 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.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package initramfs-tools - 0.136ubuntu6.5

---------------
initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.5) focal; urgency=medium

  * scripts/local-premount/resume:
    - Use readlink -f to correctly handle non-symlink $resume
      (LP: #1876570)
  * hook-functions:
    - when MODULES=list there will be no 'kernel' dir, so don't try
      to find anything there, as it will log an error
      (LP: #1927779)
  * hooks/fsck:
    - don't check PASSNO, always include fsck
      (LP: #1917780)

 -- Dan Streetman <email address hidden> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:48:17 -0400

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Focal):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package initramfs-tools - 0.137ubuntu12.1

---------------
initramfs-tools (0.137ubuntu12.1) groovy; urgency=medium

  * scripts/local-premount/resume:
    - Use readlink -f to correctly handle non-symlink $resume
      (LP: #1876570)
  * hook-functions:
    - when MODULES=list there will be no 'kernel' dir, so don't try
      to find anything there, as it will log an error
      (LP: #1927779)
  * hooks/fsck:
    - don't check PASSNO, always include fsck
      (LP: #1917780)

 -- Dan Streetman <email address hidden> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:48:17 -0400

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Groovy):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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