Bug#692333: marked as done (initramfs-tools: update-initramfs creates absolute symlink to /boot/initrd.img-..)

To: maximilian attems <max@stro.at>
Subject: Bug#692333: marked as done (initramfs-tools: update-initramfs creates absolute symlink to /boot/initrd.img-..)
From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System)
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:48:03 +0000
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and subject line Re: Bug#692333: initramfs-tools: update-initramfs creates absolute symlink to /boot/initrd.img-..
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regarding initramfs-tools: update-initramfs creates absolute symlink to /boot/initrd.img-..
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To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: initramfs-tools: update-initramfs creates absolute symlink to /boot/initrd.img-..
From: Bill Brelsford <wb@k2di.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:33:59 -0800
Message-id: <[🔎] 20121105033359.9941.46220.reportbug@w2ail>

Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.109
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

After updating the kernel (via aptitude), update-initramfs is
called to generate a new initrd.img file:

  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-686-pae

Symlink /initrd.img is also created, but it points to
/boot/initrd.img-.. rather than to boot/initrd.img-..  This causes
a problem when, e.g., lilo is run with the filesystem mounted at
/foo, in which case /foo/initrd.img points to the wrong location.

(The kernel is set up correctly: /vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-..)


-- Package-specific info:
-- initramfs sizes
-- /proc/cmdline
auto BOOT_IMAGE=testing ro root=UUID=e1490160-b40c-4e12-b676-a88e347a22ab reboot=w

-- resume
# RESUME=/dev/sda5
RESUME='UUID=e42e1e36-27a7-46ef-a336-46eeb6d91e47'
-- /proc/filesystems
	ext3

-- lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
dm_mod                 57278  0 
cpufreq_userspace      12520  0 
cpufreq_powersave      12422  0 
cpufreq_stats          12762  0 
cpufreq_conservative    12987  0 
pci_stub               12397  1 
vboxpci                18713  0 
vboxnetadp             25431  0 
vboxnetflt             23231  0 
vboxdrv               165027  3 vboxnetflt,vboxnetadp,vboxpci
uinput                 12991  1 
ipt_LOG                12533  9 
xt_limit               12484  9 
ipt_REJECT             12454  5 
xt_state               12455  6 
xt_tcpudp              12506  19 
iptable_mangle         12488  0 
iptable_nat            12800  1 
nf_nat                 17924  1 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4      13726  9 nf_nat,iptable_nat
nf_defrag_ipv4         12443  1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_conntrack           43121  4 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_nat,iptable_nat,xt_state
iptable_filter         12488  1 
ip_tables              17079  3 iptable_filter,iptable_nat,iptable_mangle
x_tables               18121  9 ip_tables,iptable_filter,iptable_nat,iptable_mangle,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,ipt_REJECT,xt_limit,ipt_LOG
nfsd                  173714  13 
nfs                   265779  5 
nfs_acl                12463  2 nfs,nfsd
auth_rpcgss            32143  2 nfs,nfsd
fscache                31978  1 nfs
lockd                  57255  2 nfs,nfsd
sunrpc                143853  33 lockd,auth_rpcgss,nfs_acl,nfs,nfsd
asus_laptop            18060  0 
sparse_keymap          12680  1 asus_laptop
input_polldev          12802  1 asus_laptop
firewire_sbp2          17664  0 
loop                   17810  0 
snd_hda_codec_si3054    12662  1 
snd_hda_codec_realtek   142221  1 
snd_hda_intel          21856  0 
snd_hda_codec          63477  3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_si3054
snd_hwdep              12943  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss            36181  0 
snd_mixer_oss          17668  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                53390  4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_si3054
joydev                 17010  0 
snd_page_alloc         12867  2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq_midi           12744  0 
snd_seq_midi_event     13124  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi            18376  1 snd_seq_midi
arc4                   12418  2 
snd_seq                39487  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
uvcvideo               56896  0 
videodev               61658  1 uvcvideo
media                  13692  2 videodev,uvcvideo
snd_seq_device         13016  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer              22356  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
i915                  307698  2 
snd                    42691  12 snd_timer,snd_seq_device,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_pcm,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm_oss,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_si3054
sdhci_pci              13576  0 
r592                   17543  0 
memstick               13434  1 r592
sdhci                  22377  1 sdhci_pci
uhci_hcd               22337  0 
drm_kms_helper         22699  1 i915
psmouse                54927  0 
iwl4965                73683  0 
r8169                  41810  0 
iwl_legacy             47020  1 iwl4965
mac80211              171359  2 iwl_legacy,iwl4965
acpi_cpufreq           12807  0 
mii                    12595  1 r8169
sg                     21476  0 
sr_mod                 17468  0 
cdrom                  34813  1 sr_mod
firewire_ohci          26784  0 
r852                   17530  0 
ata_generic            12439  0 
firewire_core          38719  2 firewire_ohci,firewire_sbp2
soundcore              12921  1 snd
cfg80211              117454  3 mac80211,iwl_legacy,iwl4965
sm_common              16434  1 r852
nand                   43624  2 sm_common,r852
nand_ecc               12412  1 nand
rfkill                 18516  2 cfg80211,asus_laptop
crc_itu_t              12331  1 firewire_core
nand_ids                8209  1 nand
ehci_hcd               35509  0 
ata_piix               21175  0 
i2c_i801               12670  0 
mtd                    27561  2 nand,sm_common
usbcore               104352  4 ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd,uvcvideo
drm                   134178  3 drm_kms_helper,i915
mmc_core               61993  2 sdhci,sdhci_pci
mperf                  12421  1 acpi_cpufreq
battery                12957  0 
ac                     12552  0 
i2c_algo_bit           12713  1 i915
iTCO_wdt               16945  0 
serio_raw              12803  0 
evdev                  17225  16 
processor              27565  3 acpi_cpufreq
power_supply           13283  2 ac,battery
usb_common             12338  1 usbcore
i2c_core               19116  6 i2c_algo_bit,drm,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i915,videodev
coretemp               12770  0 
iTCO_vendor_support    12632  1 iTCO_wdt
video                  17412  1 i915
button                 12817  1 i915
pcspkr                 12515  0 
ext3                  138190  6 
mbcache                12897  1 ext3
jbd                    47281  1 ext3
sd_mod                 35425  8 
crc_t10dif             12332  1 sd_mod
ahci                   20821  7 
libahci                18308  1 ahci
thermal                13103  0 
thermal_sys            17752  3 thermal,video,processor
libata                124981  4 libahci,ahci,ata_piix,ata_generic
scsi_mod              135124  5 libata,sd_mod,sr_mod,sg,firewire_sbp2

-- /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

-- /etc/kernel-img.conf
# Kernel image management overrides
# See kernel-img.conf(5) for details
do_symlinks = yes
relative_links = yes
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no

-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=dep
BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
COMPRESS=gzip
DEVICE=
NFSROOT=auto

-- /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
update_initramfs=yes
backup_initramfs=no

-- /sys/block
loop0
loop1
loop2
loop3
loop4
loop5
loop6
loop7
sda
sr0

-- mkinitramfs hooks
/etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/:

/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks:
busybox
dmsetup
keymap
klibc
kmod
thermal
udev


-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-3-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii  cpio               2.11-8
ii  klibc-utils        2.0.1-3
ii  kmod               9-2
ii  module-init-tools  9-2
ii  udev               175-7

Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends:
ii  busybox  1:1.20.0-7

Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests:
pn  bash-completion  <none>

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf changed [not included]

-- no debconf information

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To: 692333-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#692333: initramfs-tools: update-initramfs creates absolute symlink to /boot/initrd.img-..

From: maximilian attems <max@stro.at>

Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 07:34:37 +0000

Message-id: <20121105073437.GL10378@vostochny.stro.at>

In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20121105033359.9941.46220.reportbug@w2ail>

References: <[🔎] 20121105033359.9941.46220.reportbug@w2ail>
On Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 07:33:59PM -0800, Bill Brelsford wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.109
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> After updating the kernel (via aptitude), update-initramfs is
> called to generate a new initrd.img file:
> 
>   update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-686-pae
> 
> Symlink /initrd.img is also created, but it points to
> /boot/initrd.img-.. rather than to boot/initrd.img-..  This causes
> a problem when, e.g., lilo is run with the filesystem mounted at
> /foo, in which case /foo/initrd.img points to the wrong location.

This symlink isn't set up by initramfs-tools, hence closing report.
 
> (The kernel is set up correctly: /vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-..)

In any case it is ugly. Tools should not rely on that symlink.

Best,

-- 
maks
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