On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 6:06 AM, Ivan Shapovalov <intelfx100@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 2015-09-13 at 05:57 -0700, Jose R R wrote: >> Here is some additional info: >> >> A while back, I installed Debian Jessie AMD64 into a KVM virtual >> machine and also included the initial non-systemd boot argument: >> preseed/late_command="in-target apt-get install -y sysvinit-core" >> < https://wiki.debian.org/systemd#Installing_without_systemd > >> >> Afterwards a previous reiser4-patched Linux kernel 4.0.x was >> installed >> into the virtual machine and its root fs was subsequently formatted >> to >> reiser4.. The virtual machine was working fine: >> < https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKIKgoZUAAIFx12.png:large > >> >> Yesterday, I installed into the vm a newer 4.1.6 kernel built "the >> debian way" except that it was customized with the newer 4.0.1 >> Reiser4 >> patch. Upon rebooting the VM, I captured a sequence of 4 snapshots >> (by >> paging down) that basically recreate the fail that I experienced >> priorly in the physical machine: >> >> < https://metztli.it/blog/index.php/ixiptli/non-systemd-debian-sid-re >> iser4 > >> >> Accordingly, seems the *lack of systemd* is enough for a Debian Sid >> instance to create a bad initrd.img. I have no idea if issue only >> appears with Reiser4 root fs or if it includes other file systems as >> root. Work in progress... > > It's presence/absence of crc32c module that matters. Reiser4 does not > specify that it needs one. > Applied your 3 patches 1/3 < http://marc.info/?l=reiserfs-devel&m=144218573602435&w=2 > 2/3 < http://marc.info/?l=reiserfs-devel&m=144218573602436&w=2 > 3/3 < http://marc.info/?l=reiserfs-devel&m=144218573702437&w=2 > into kernel.org Linux Kernel 4.1.7, but Non-systemd Debian still boots into an emergency shell [...] mount: mounting /dev/sdaX on /root failed: no such file or directory Target fileystem doesn't have requested /sbin/init mount: mounting /dev on /root/dev failed: no such file or directory No init found. Try passing init= bootarg. [...] Typing dmesg: [...] reiser4[exe(801)]: reiser4_init_csum_tfm (fs/reiser4/checksum.c:11)[intelfx-81]:WARNING: Could not load crc32c driver In a couple of days I will build the kernel "the Debian way"; I will specify -- in relevant module section, at file [kernel source tree]debian/installer/package-list: [...] Package: reiser4-modules Depends: kernel-image crc-modules # <--- will add that Priority: extra Description: Reiser4 filesystem support This package contains the Reiser4 filesystem module for the kernel. [...] As well as at /usr/share/kernel-wedge/package-list We will see what happens. > -- > Ivan Shapovalov / intelfx / > -- Jose R R http://metztli.it --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Try at no charge http://b2evolution.net for http://OpenShift.com PaaS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- from our GitHub http://Nepohualtzintzin.com repository. Cloud the easy way! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe reiserfs-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
