Re: Package grub-xen-host breaks PV domains with 11.5 point release
On Mon 12 Sep 2022 at 11:13:52 (-0400), Chuck Zmudzinski wrote:
> On 9/12/2022 12:55 AM, David Wright wrote:
> > On Mon 12 Sep 2022 at 01:15:47 (+0200), Tom Lew wrote:
> > > This is my first post, bear with me..
> > >
> > > Package "grub-xen-host" shipped with point release 11.5 broke all PV
> > > domains on my Xen server, after "apt upgrade" from 11.4.
> > >
> > > I found https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1017944
> > > exactly mirroring my situation, and I wonder whether this can be fixed
> > > for other users in any (fast) way, upfront other users doing apt
> > > upgrade on their Xen hosts?
> > >
> > > My workaround for this ATM: install and pin previous grub-xen-host
> > > (grub-xen-host_2.04-20_amd64.deb, grub-xen-bin_2.04-20_amd64.deb,
> > > grub-common_2.04-20_amd64.deb). Probably the wrong way to fix it, but
> > > works for me so far(TM).
> > >
> > > In case this should be reported or added to something somewhere,
> > > please let me (a Debian bug reporting newbie) know.
> >
> > I would imagine a fix could follow quite quickly as it only requires
> > rebuilding with a filename added to a list of files not to have
> > their symbols stripped (or reverting the compatibility level change).
>
> The patch to fix the bug with the dh_strip override was identified six days ago
> in the bug report by a user, yet AFAICT the grub maintainers have not even
> acknowledged the existence of this bug yet to those who have contributed
> to the bug report on BTS. So I do not expect a fix very soon.
I don't see why: I see Steve's post from several hours ago.
> The grub maintainers
> do not have the time or interest to fix it. Perhaps the Xen users could try to
> convince the Xen maintainers to do an nmu to fix it if the grub maintainers
> continue to ignore the bug, but I don't know if that breaks the etiquette that
> governs such things in the world of Debian developers - I am just a Debian user.
There seems to be some attitude here.
> > AFAICT apt-listbugs would have reported this to you before
> > the upgrade of grub-xen-host took place, as someone had reported
> > it on 22 Aug. So it might be worth installing apt-listbugs.
Cheers,
David.
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