Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2012-05-26 Thread Michael Tokarev
tags 639830 + moreinfo unreproducible thanks On 26.05.2012 13:03, Michael Tokarev wrote: When creating initramfs, alternative MD device names (/dev/md/X) apparently are not handled correctly by mdadm initramfs hook Ok. After quite some digging I was able to - sort of, anyway - reproduce

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2012-05-26 Thread Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn
On Sat, 26 May 2012, Michael Tokarev wrote: tags 639830 + moreinfo unreproducible thanks On 26.05.2012 13:03, Michael Tokarev wrote: When creating initramfs, alternative MD device names (/dev/md/X) apparently are not handled correctly by mdadm initramfs hook Ok. After quite some

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2012-05-26 Thread Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn
On Sat, 26 May 2012, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote: On Sat, 26 May 2012, Michael Tokarev wrote: tags 639830 + moreinfo unreproducible thanks On 26.05.2012 13:03, Michael Tokarev wrote: When creating initramfs, alternative MD device names (/dev/md/X) apparently are not handled

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2012-05-26 Thread Michael Tokarev
[Back to the original bugreport, after removing all private data] On 26.05.2012 16:06, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote: On Sat, 26 May 2012, Michael Tokarev wrote: On 26.05.2012 15:37, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote: On Sat, 26 May 2012, Michael Tokarev wrote: Do you still remember how did you

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2012-05-26 Thread Michael Tokarev
On 26.05.2012 18:11, Michael Tokarev wrote: [] when generating the image. The only possible case I can think of is when you listed INITRDSTART=/dev/md0 (the same as for root filesystem in fstab), but using /dev/md/0 in mdadm.conf -- in this case, mkinitramfs reports: W: mdadm: I am

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2012-05-26 Thread Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn
On Sat, 26 May 2012, Michael Tokarev wrote: On 26.05.2012 16:06, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote: hi mdadm 3.2.5-1tool to administer Linux MD arrays ..because it is sid, and this is mdadm version I uploaded to unstable/sid just a few HOURS ago, and you already have it

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2012-05-26 Thread Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn
On Sat, 26 May 2012, Michael Tokarev wrote: There's another possibility -- to try to detect such a disparity (when one place uses one name and another place uses alternative name) and fail if found. This sound like a good idea: detect the disparity and recommend the proper alternative? But

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2012-05-26 Thread Michael Tokarev
On 26.05.2012 19:03, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote: [] Note also that you still have the same inconsistency -- you list /dev/md/0 in mdadm.conf, but use /dev/md0 as root filesystem. I can't say it works by design, more by a chance, it is better to use consistent naming there. Alright. You

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2011-08-31 Thread Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011, martin f krafft wrote: Can you add 'set -x' to the top of the hook, remake the initramfs, and put it somewhere for me to download (or ftp://ftp.madduck.net/incoming)? Alright. I see I've drawn too early conclusions :( Luckly, I've been able to reproduce. After doing the

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2011-08-30 Thread Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn
Package: mdadm Version: 3.1.4-1+8efb9d1 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, *** Please consider answering these questions, where appropiate *** * What led up to the situation? unbootable system * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)? modify

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2011-08-30 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn cristian.ionescu-idbo...@axis.com [2011.08.30.1922 +0200]: My experience is that everything boils down to device names. /dev/md0 and /dev/md/0 is the same device, AFAICT. They should be handled as equaly. This trivial patch: These are handled the same

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2011-08-30 Thread Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn
On Tue, 30 Aug 2011, martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn cristian.ionescu-idbo...@axis.com [2011.08.30.1922 +0200]: My experience is that everything boils down to device names. /dev/md0 and /dev/md/0 is the same device, AFAICT. They should be handled as equaly.

Bug#639830: mdadm: alternative md-device names

2011-08-30 Thread martin f krafft
Can you add 'set -x' to the top of the hook, remake the initramfs, and put it somewhere for me to download (or ftp://ftp.madduck.net/incoming)? Thanks, -- .''`. martin f. krafft madduck@d.o Related projects: : :' : proud Debian developer http://debiansystem.info `. `'`