Bug#414874: kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386: LVM and devfs interaction cause may error messages during startup
reassign 414874 kernel-source-2.6.8
tag 414874 + moreinfo
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On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 12:37:19PM +0100, Ramon Garcia wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386
> Version: 2.6.8-16sarge6
> Severity: important
>
>
> In a system configured with LVM, the initrd uses devfs during startup.
> When the LVM system is activated (vgchange -a y), the screen is filled
> with errors messages
> devfs_mk_dir: invalid argument
> devfs_mk_dev: could not append to parent for disc
> (this is repeated about ~ 100 times or more)
hey Ramon,
Thank you for the patch. Can you add some justification for the
"important" severity? e.g., does it cause the boot to fail?
Unfortunately at this point in the lifetime of sarge we will only fix
bugs of a high severity. This shouldn't be an issue for etch, as devfs
is no longer included.
--
dann frazier
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