Bug#520009: ext3 'data=foo' on root fs is broken
> > initramfs-tools should not pick up data= from /etc/fstab, but it does
> > not.
[maximilian attems]
> too many negations in one line, what are you trying to say?
Yes, I meant to say: initramfs-tools should pick up data= from
/etc/fstab, but it does not.
> > The workaround is 'rootflags=data=foo' on the kernel command
> > line.
>
> how is rootflags an workaround that has always been the correspondent
> bootparam?
It is a workaround, because it causes the system to boot normally,
i.e., it successfully works around the problem that the initramfs does
not pass the correct mount option.
> > The consequence is that the root fs cannot be remounted rw:
> >
> > EXT3-fs: cannot change data mode on remount
> > mount: / not mounted already, or bad option
>
> are you saying that rootflags, doesn't work!??
No, sorry, I meant: this is the consequence of the bug, if you do not
apply the workaround (to menu.lst or whatever).
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