Bug#635291: [linux-2.6] CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE is not set, makes debootstrap from Linux to kFreeBSD difficult.
Package: linux-2.6
Version: 2.6.32-35
Severity: minor
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UFS is now supported in Debian GNU/Linux only in read only mode. I'm
aware of http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/kFreeBSD_FAQ and note, that
it's "likely to cause panics" (how old is this information?), but it
looks as stable in kernel.
There are only 3 filesystems that are "common" to Linux and kFreeBSD
kernel. ZFS (creation not possible from Debian GNU/Linux), UFS (read
only in Linux) and ext2 (obsolete, lack of features), so it makes
debootstrap from Linux to kFreeBSD difficult: it looks like first one
must to debootstrap to ext2, then reboot to this temporary system,
create UFS/ZFS and debootstrap once again.
Can you please consider enabling CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE? If someone don't
want to risk panic, always can mount UFS filesystem as RO, but current
situation takes the choice away.
CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE is not set not only in 2.6.32-35, but also in
2.6.38-bpo.2-686 (that's clear) and 2.6.39 from unstable.
Regards,
rozie
--- System information. ---
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-bpo.2-686
Debian Release: 6.0.2
500 stable-updates ftp.fi.debian.org
500 stable security.debian.org
500 stable ftp.fi.debian.org
500 stable deb.opera.com
400 unstable ftp.fi.debian.org
100 squeeze-backports backports.debian.org
100 experimental ftp.fi.debian.org
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