Bug#760293: bind mount fails with symlinked source directory (boot halts)

[debian-f at unternet.org]

Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 02.09.2014 17:44, schrieb debian-f at unternet.org:
>> Package: systemd
>> Version: 208-8
>> Severity: critical
>>
>> The system fails to boot when fstab contains a bind mount with a symlinked
>> source directory. The boot process is halted and the user is presented with a
>> maintenance mode prompt. This problem started after updating from systemd 207-7 to 208-8:
> 
> I guess you meant 208-7. I did cherry-pick the latest changes from
> v208-stable branch [1], i.e. everything between
> 722b7000a9973c9f3460fd5c41dfd613041a0976 and
> 53b1b6c653258b440bf6ce1a64703dad5b3ab158
> 
> I don't see anything obvious which could have changed the behaviour
> regarding symlinks and bind mounts.
> Would be great if you can run a git bisect to determine the faulty commit.
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael
> 
> 
> [1] http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd-stable/log/?h=v208-stable
> 

The bug occurred after updating from 208-7 to 208-8, ie. running 208-8.
It did not occur in 208-7.

I'll try to find some time to find the source of this problem, no
guarantees though...

//Frank
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