[pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#544487: Bug#544487: please try to reproduce with old cryptsetup

[Jonas Meurer]

hey carl,

On 20/09/2009 Carl Worth wrote:
> > > could you try to reproduce the bug with the cryptsetup from
> > > debian/testing[1]?
> > > 
> > > you can do so by installing (downgrading to) the cryptsetup 2:1.0.7-1
> > > package and regenerating the initramfs with
> > > # update-initramfs -u -k $(uname -r)
> > > 
> > > you might want to backup the working initramfs before.
> > > 
> > > i guess that the bug is not related to version 2:1.0.7-2 of the
> > > cryptsetup package, as nothing regarding device symlinks etc. changed
> > > between -1 and -2.
> > 
> > please try the attached (yet untested) patch, and see whether that fixes
> > the bug for you. you'll need to update the initramfs after applying the
> > patch.
> 
> I really appreciate you following up and suggesting various things to
> try. And I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner with any feedback.
> 
> Today I'm upgrading my kernel and needing to generate a new initramfs,
> so I thought this would be the perfect time to test your proposed fix.
> 
> However, I found that an unmodified initramfs-tools is now generating
> a functional initramfs for me.
> 
> Apparently something (certainly the upgrade of some package) changed
> my setup so that my root filesystem is no longer a symlink. See the
> contents of /etc/fstab and /etc/mtab below and contrast with the
> contents I originally reported.
> 
> So things are working for me now, and apparently whatever was buggy
> has been fixed. I do wish I could verify the patch you sent, but I
> don't know that it would be wise for me to try getting my system into
> a state such that I could test it.

the reason for both appearance and disappearance of the bug where last
but one and last upload of the lvm2 packages. see the buglog of bug
#544773 for more information: http://bugs.debian.org/544773

greetings,
 jonas
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