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Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock
Please unblock package mdadm
It contains a single noticeable change which fixes a bug which is important
for upgrades from wheezy -- #770883 (https://bugs.debian.org/770883).
The original problem is that udev in wheezy does not understand $devnode
variable in its .rules file, so new mdadm will not work with old udev,
and mdadm does not declare versioned dependency on udev. Instead of
introducing a versioned dependency (with larger breakage potential), I
decided to fix this by using a variant of .rules file which will work
equally well with both old and new versions of udev.
There are 2 other changes in the package - adding forgotten bug numbers
into debian/changelog to the points/versions when these bugs has been
fixed.
The package has been in testing in this form for a long time already.
When unblocking mdadm, it should be unblocked for the debian installer
too since it produces udeb too.
Thanks,
/mjt
unblock mdadm/3.3.2-5
unblock-udev mdadm/3.3.2-5
diff -Nru mdadm-3.3.2/debian/changelog mdadm-3.3.2/debian/changelog
--- mdadm-3.3.2/debian/changelog 2014-12-05 17:29:22.000000000 +0300
+++ mdadm-3.3.2/debian/changelog 2014-12-20 11:48:54.000000000 +0300
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
+mdadm (3.3.2-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * use-tempnode-not-devnode.patch: change udev rules file to use
+ $tempnode which works both on wheezy and jessie udev, instead
+ of $devnode which only works in jessie. At this stage it is
+ better to make rules file compatible with old version instead
+ of adding versioned dependency. Should be removed for jessie+1.
+ (Closes: #770883)
+ * fix Closes: list in previous entry (Closes: #771852)
+
+ -- Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru> Sat, 20 Dec 2014 11:48:44 +0300
+
mdadm (3.3.2-4) unstable; urgency=medium
* really remove /var/lib/mdadm in postinst, fixing a brown-paper bag
bug in previous upload (I fixed it earlier but forgot to commit it
- before 3.3.2-3 release). (Closes: #764036 #771852)
+ before 3.3.2-3 release). (Closes: #764036, #771852)
* mention closing of #588965 #599352 #694513 by 3.3-1
-- Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru> Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:29:22 +0300
@@ -84,7 +96,7 @@
mdadm (3.3-1) unstable; urgency=low
[ Michael Tokarev ]
- * new upstream 3.3 release (Closes: #718896 #588965 #599352 #694513)
+ * new upstream 3.3 release (Closes: #718896, #588965, #599352, #694513)
See ANNOUNCE-3.3 for details.
Patches:
- refreshed debian-conffile-location.diff
diff -Nru mdadm-3.3.2/debian/patches/series mdadm-3.3.2/debian/patches/series
--- mdadm-3.3.2/debian/patches/series 2014-11-14 19:16:41.000000000 +0300
+++ mdadm-3.3.2/debian/patches/series 2014-12-05 18:59:42.000000000 +0300
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
debian-no-Werror.diff
sha1-includes.diff
use-external-blkid.diff
+use-tempnode-not-devnode.patch
build-sys-no-check_rundir.patch
rebuildmap-strip-local-host-name-from-device-name.patch
readlink-path.patch
diff -Nru mdadm-3.3.2/debian/patches/use-tempnode-not-devnode.patch mdadm-3.3.2/debian/patches/use-tempnode-not-devnode.patch
--- mdadm-3.3.2/debian/patches/use-tempnode-not-devnode.patch 1970-01-01 03:00:00.000000000 +0300
+++ mdadm-3.3.2/debian/patches/use-tempnode-not-devnode.patch 2014-12-05 19:10:18.000000000 +0300
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
+Subject: use tempnode not devnode in udev rules
+Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/770883
+Forwarded: no
+
+udev in wheezy does not understand $devnode construct
+in rules file, while upstream uses it in mdadm rules
+files. udev in jessie has $devnode and it also supports
+old $tempnode which is the way it worked in wheezy and
+before, even if $tempnode in jessie's udev is not documented.
+So on jessie, both $tempnode and $devnode works fine, while
+in wheezy, only $tempnode works.
+
+Use $tempnode instead of $devnode. Since mdadm is important
+enough for system functionality and easily can break system
+by making it unbootable, and this is the only incompatibility
+between wheezy's and jessie's udev wrt mdadm, it is better than
+having a versioned dependency on udev.
+
+This patch is debian-specific and should be dropped for jessie+1.
+
+--- a/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules
++++ b/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules
+@@ -20 +20 @@
+-IMPORT{program}="BINDIR/mdadm --detail --export $devnode"
++IMPORT{program}="BINDIR/mdadm --detail --export $tempnode"
+--- a/udev-md-raid-assembly.rules
++++ b/udev-md-raid-assembly.rules
+@@ -30 +30 @@
+-ACTION=="add|change", IMPORT{program}="BINDIR/mdadm --incremental --export $devnode --offroot ${DEVLINKS}"
++ACTION=="add|change", IMPORT{program}="BINDIR/mdadm --incremental --export $tempnode --offroot ${DEVLINKS}"
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