Bug#1112498: Info received (Bug#1112498 closed by Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> (Re: Bug#1112498: initramfs-tools: commit 0df1765e902e56d9698beacc1cc056f327ed58c2 halts reiser4 boot in new Trixie install))
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Probably an insightful observation -- or not -- but the initramfs-tools
v0.146 commit of reference effectively generates a hybrid tool by
including an utility from dracut.
Current Debian Trixie packaging for Dracut is version 106-6 and I took
that source, modified a couple of files by adding reiser4 on relevant
lines; the initrd.img- it produced booted my reiser4 -formatted root '/'
partitions on the very first try. On the other hand, I have expended
much time but not had any luck with initramfs-tools- v0.146+, v0.148,
nor v0.150 (this last suggested/required by report-bug prior to
submitting bug report), which introduce and carry on that hybrid commit
of reference -- unless, of course, I strip away that commit which caused
the regression.
The trivial reiser4 SFRN 4.0.2 patch for Dracut is attached in case it
may be useful to anyone struggling with hybrid initramfs-tools- and an
'unsupported' file system.
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From b386906d5208a7e45fd1ef369bec246d90a098bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Metztli Information Technology <jose@metztli.it>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 05:21:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Ic ome (Second) commit Reiser4 Sofware Format Release Number
(SFRN) 4.0.2 -enabling dracut-106
---
modules.d/99fs-lib/fs-lib.sh | 5 +++++
modules.d/99fs-lib/module-setup.sh | 8 +++++++-
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/modules.d/99fs-lib/fs-lib.sh b/modules.d/99fs-lib/fs-lib.sh
index e11f3c1..abfe718 100755
--- a/modules.d/99fs-lib/fs-lib.sh
+++ b/modules.d/99fs-lib/fs-lib.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ fsck_able() {
&& _drv="fsck_drv_com jfs_fsck" \
&& return 0
;;
+ reiser4)
+ type fsck.reiser4 > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+ && _drv="fsck_drv_com fsck.reiser4" \
+ && return 0
+ ;;
btrfs)
# type btrfsck >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
# _drv="_drv=none fsck_drv_btrfs" &&
diff --git a/modules.d/99fs-lib/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/99fs-lib/module-setup.sh
index 0e611a2..9ab3e34 100755
--- a/modules.d/99fs-lib/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/99fs-lib/module-setup.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ echo_fs_helper() {
jfs)
echo -n " jfs_fsck "
;;
+ reiser4)
+ echo -n " fsck.reiser4 "
+ ;;
btrfs)
echo -n " btrfsck "
;;
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ include_fs_helper_modules() {
xfs | btrfs | ext4 | ext3)
instmods crc32c
;;
+ reiser4)
+ instmods crc32c_intel reiser4
+ ;;
f2fs)
instmods crc32
;;
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ install() {
_helpers=(
/sbin/fsck* /usr/sbin/fsck*
xfs_db xfs_check xfs_repair xfs_metadump
- e2fsck jfs_fsck btrfsck
+ e2fsck jfs_fsck fsck.reiser4 btrfsck
)
if [[ $hostonly ]]; then
read -r -a _helpers < <(for_each_host_dev_fs echo_fs_helper)
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2.47.2
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