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initramfs-tools package

initramfs-tools hook-functions error causes failure

Bug #1539826 reported by Jay Vosburgh
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Andy Whitcroft

Bug Description

The /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions contains what appears to be a variable name update (from root to dev_node) error.
It appears that one instance of root was not updated correctly; this causes mkinitramfs to fail with the error:

mkinitramfs: for device /dev/vda1 missing vda1 /sys/block/ entry
mkinitramfs: workaround is MODULES=most
mkinitramfs: Error please report the bug

A trivial patch that appears to resolve this is attached.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.120ubuntu7 [modified: usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-7.18-generic 4.3.3
Uname: Linux 4.3.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jan 29 17:44:20 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-29 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160129)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Jay Vosburgh (jvosburgh) wrote :
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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

The attachment "hook-functions variable name fix" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

[This is an automated message performed by a Launchpad user owned by ~brian-murray, for any issues please contact him.]

tags: added: patch
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: added: rls-x-incoming
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Marko Stanković (sm4rk0) wrote :

I can confirm both the bug (with /dev/sda1 on my computers) and that Jay's patch works. I would like to make a fix, if that's OK (and if it's needed). This would be "my" first fix and I'm following this tutorial: http://packaging.ubuntu.com/html/fixing-a-bug.html

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Marko Stanković (sm4rk0) wrote :

I've tried proposing the merge but got "lp:~sm4rk0/initramfs-tools is not mergeable into this repository."
This is where I pushed the patched hook-functions:
git+ssh://git.launchpad.net/~sm4rk0/initramfs-tools

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Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote :

@Marko -- thanks for that. As I have a 0.122 merge on my packaging branch I have manually merged this and uploaded it.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → In Progress
importance: Undecided → High
assignee: nobody → Andy Whitcroft (apw)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package initramfs-tools - 0.120ubuntu8

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initramfs-tools (0.120ubuntu8) xenial; urgency=medium

  [ Marko Stankovic ]
  * hook-functions: fix NVME typo (LP: #1539826)

 -- Andy Whitcroft <email address hidden> Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:01:52 +0000

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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