On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 6:06 AM, Ivan Shapovalov <intelfx100@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2015-09-13 at 05:57 -0700, Jose R R wrote:
Here is some additional info:
A while back, I installed Debian Jessie AMD64 into a KVM virtual
machine and also included the initial non-systemd boot argument:
preseed/late_command="in-target apt-get install -y sysvinit-core"
< https://wiki.debian.org/systemd#Installing_without_systemd >
Afterwards a previous reiser4-patched Linux kernel 4.0.x was
installed
into the virtual machine and its root fs was subsequently formatted
to
reiser4.. The virtual machine was working fine:
< https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKIKgoZUAAIFx12.png:large >
Yesterday, I installed into the vm a newer 4.1.6 kernel built "the
debian way" except that it was customized with the newer 4.0.1
Reiser4
patch. Upon rebooting the VM, I captured a sequence of 4 snapshots
(by
paging down) that basically recreate the fail that I experienced
priorly in the physical machine:
< https://metztli.it/blog/index.php/ixiptli/non-systemd-debian-sid-re
iser4 >
Accordingly, seems the *lack of systemd* is enough for a Debian Sid
instance to create a bad initrd.img. I have no idea if issue only
appears with Reiser4 root fs or if it includes other file systems as
root. Work in progress...
It's presence/absence of crc32c module that matters. Reiser4 does not
specify that it needs one.
Applied your 3 patches
1/3 < http://marc.info/?l=reiserfs-devel&m=144218573602435&w=2 >
2/3 < http://marc.info/?l=reiserfs-devel&m=144218573602436&w=2 >
3/3 < http://marc.info/?l=reiserfs-devel&m=144218573702437&w=2 >
into kernel.org Linux Kernel 4.1.7, but Non-systemd Debian still boots
into an emergency shell
[...]
mount: mounting /dev/sdaX on /root failed: no such file or directory
Target fileystem doesn't have requested /sbin/init
mount: mounting /dev on /root/dev failed: no such file or directory
No init found. Try passing init= bootarg.
[...]
Typing dmesg:
[...]
reiser4[exe(801)]: reiser4_init_csum_tfm
(fs/reiser4/checksum.c:11)[intelfx-81]:WARNING: Could not load crc32c
driver
In a couple of days I will build the kernel "the Debian way"; I will
specify -- in relevant module section, at file [kernel source
tree]debian/installer/package-list:
[...]
Package: reiser4-modules
Depends: kernel-image crc-modules # <--- will add that
Priority: extra
Description: Reiser4 filesystem support
This package contains the Reiser4 filesystem module for the kernel.
[...]
As well as at /usr/share/kernel-wedge/package-list
We will see what happens.
--
Ivan Shapovalov / intelfx /