[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

This bug was fixed in the package supermin - 5.1.14-2ubuntu1.1 --- supermin (5.1.14-2ubuntu1.1) xenial; urgency=medium * Backport fixes for symlink breakage, v4.13+ kernel support (LP: #1743300) -- Nivedita Singhvi Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:45:07 -0800

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

Thanks for the verification, Oliver! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743300 Title: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu To manage notifications

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

Thanks for verification @ojehle. BTW, you should be able to edit the tags to change them to verification-done-xenial, but I'll go ahead and update them. ** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-xenial ** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-xenial -- You received

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

please change to verification-done-xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743300 Title: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu To manage notifications

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

Hi Brian supermin_5.1.14-2ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb Tested and works with kernel Linux version 4.13.0-32-generic (buildd@lgw01-amd64-004) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.5)) #35~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thanks -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

libguestfs-test-tool OK virt-list-partitions OK -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743300 Title: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu To manage

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

Hello Oliver, or anyone else affected, Accepted supermin into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/supermin/5.1.14-2ubuntu1.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package. See

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

Revised debdiff for the following changes: * correct syntax for LP Bug # * kept upstream patches as their original separate patches, rather than combining into one (second needed patch does not compile without the first change). -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

** Patch added: "Debdiff for updated supermin package in Xenial." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/supermin/+bug/1743300/+attachment/5055486/+files/lp-1743300.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

** Description changed: - (Updated Description/Summary) + [Impact] - Summary - == - * This is a bug in the supermin package v5.1.14 in Xenial. - * This bug affects supermin versions < v5.1.18 when using a -   kernel that is v4.13-based or later. - * This bug was caused by an update to

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

** Also affects: supermin (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: supermin (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: supermin (Ubuntu Xenial) Assignee: (unassigned) => Nivedita Singhvi (niveditasinghvi) ** Changed in: supermin

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

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[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

** Description changed: (Updated Description/Summary) Summary == * This is a bug in the supermin package v5.1.14 in Xenial. * This bug affects supermin versions < v5.1.18 when using a - kernel that is v4.13-based or later. +   kernel that is v4.13-based or later. * This

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

** Description changed: - after upgrade to 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu all the virt-* - tools not work anymore + (Updated Description/Summary) + + Summary + == + * This is a bug in the supermin package v5.1.14 in Xenial. + * This bug affects supermin versions < v5.1.18 when

Re: [Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

No worries -- my laptop died right as I was in the middle of those updates.. Sigh. Still restoring my system to a new computer. But thanks for the update.. Nivedita On 02/13/2018 01:21 PM, Seth Arnold wrote: > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 07:43:47PM -, Seth Arnold wrote: >> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018

Re: [Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 07:43:47PM -, Seth Arnold wrote: > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 05:59:58PM -, Nivedita Singhvi wrote: > > * Trusty is running an older version (4.1.6-1) of supermin but is not > > running the v4.13 or later kernel, and is thus not affected either. > > Don't forget

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

The attachment "Debdiff for updated supermin package in Xenial." seems to be a debdiff. The ubuntu-sponsors team has been subscribed to the bug report so that they can review and hopefully sponsor the debdiff. If the attachment isn't a patch, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment,

Re: [Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 05:59:58PM -, Nivedita Singhvi wrote: > * Trusty is running an older version (4.1.6-1) of supermin but is not > running the v4.13 or later kernel, and is thus not affected either. Don't forget that Trusty has a Linux 4.4 HWE kernel from Xenial:

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

Summary == * This is a fix to the supermin package v5.1.14 in Xenial. * The bug affects supermin versions < v5.1.18 when using a kernel that is v4.13 or later. * The bug was caused by an update to the mainline v4.13 kernel which broke supermin due to the way supermin handled symlinks.

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

** Patch added: "Debdiff for updated supermin package in Xenial." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/supermin/+bug/1743300/+attachment/5054566/+files/lp1743300-xenial.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

Some additional notes. * This bug only affects the Ubuntu Xenial distro release due to its supermin/kernel versions. supermin = v5.1.14 kernel = v4.13.* * Artful includes the v4.1.18 supermin package (which has the symlink fix) and Bionic has a later one ( v4.1.19). Thus neither is

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

There is an updated package that can be used for testing with available at: https://launchpad.net/~niveditasinghvi/+archive/ubuntu/supermin-symlink- fix Direct link to supermin package for amd64/Xenial systems: https://launchpad.net/~niveditasinghvi/+archive/ubuntu/supermin-symlink-

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

This is indeed the breakage in supermin, as suggested by Richard and others here. The following mainline kernel commit in 4.13 broke supermin's symlink handling: commit 407cd7fb83c0ebabb490190e673d8c71ee7df97e Author: Tahsin Erdogan Date: Tue Jul 4 00:11:21 2017 -0400 "ext4:

Re: [Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

time you run a command with supermin, it creates a new image with the kernel set by SUPERMIN_KERNEL and SUPERMIN_MODULES. - Original Message - From: "Honghe Wu" To: "Oliver Jehle" Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 8:25:08 AM Subject: [Bug 1743300] Re: libgues

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

@Oliver how to downgrade kernel? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743300 Title: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu To manage notifications about

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

the guestfs-test-tool works, but the /usr/bin/virt-list-partitions not. attached the debug log... when switching to the old kernel it works ** Attachment added: "log 4.13 and log 4.10" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/supermin/+bug/1743300/+attachment/5039459/+files/log_410_413.zip

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

debian is already on 5.1.19. The only thing i did was a diff of ext2fs-c.c between the 5.1.19 and the 5.1.14 .applied the patch and recreated the deb packages for the 16.04 LTS. lets hope a maintainer will fix it.. thanks richard -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

Backporting the commit is perfectly fine, it's only a small change needed to work around a change (regression, really) in the ext4 kernel module. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743300

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

please update to upstream (but there are dependencies in debian not resolved in the 16.04 LTS) or backport the change from 5.1.19.. i did the backport and it works with 4.13. ** Package changed: linux-hwe (Ubuntu) => supermin (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a

Re: [Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

ot; <oliver.je...@monex.li> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 4:20:28 PM Subject: [Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu You've truncated the full log, but I'm going to bet the problem is this 6+ month old bug in supermin which Ubuntu hasn'

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

You've truncated the full log, but I'm going to bet the problem is this 6+ month old bug in supermin which Ubuntu hasn't fixed yet: https://github.com/libguestfs/supermin/commit/158854e3ba4be7f6b8d81f662ddad98358ede1de Solutions in decreasing order of preference: - Upgrade supermin to latest.

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

switch back with export SUPERMIN_KERNEL_VERSION=4.10.0-42-generic export SUPERMIN_KERNEL=/boot/vmlinuz-$SUPERMIN_KERNEL_VERSION export SUPERMIN_MODULES=/lib/$SUPERMIN_KERNEL_VERSION is a workaround -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: linux-hwe (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743300 Title:

[Bug 1743300] Re: libguestfs not work anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu

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