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

[Michael Biebl]

Am 02.09.2014 um 18:52 schrieb 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...

Did you get any further with your research?


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