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--- Begin Message ---
Package: grub-efi-amd64-bin
Version: 2.06-3~deb11u6
Severity: critical
Tags: upstream
Justification: breaks the whole system
X-Debbugs-Cc: mtilje...@uber.com

Dear Maintainer,

On certain system, in this case an Ice Lake based server running an AMI
bios (version 3219BS01.021), GRUB will sporadically fail to boot with
the following:
>>     Booting `Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.113-1'Booting `Debian 
>> GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.113-1'
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Loading Linux 5.10.113-1 ...Loading Linux 5.10.113-1 ...
>> 
>> Loading initial ramdisk ...Loading initial ramdisk ...
>> 
>> error: out of memory.
>> error: out of memory.

This error is sporadic and appears maybe 90% of the time, so I can
barely get the system up and running for testing purposes.

I believe this is related to memory management in GRUB and similar to
https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1842320
which is apparently caused by an upstream bug
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61058

>From digging around it appears this has been fixed in Redhat/Fedora with
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/grub2/c/098a8a9e99d4b32576e7af518e8e195059f985b9?branch=f33
but apparently this patch applies to previous memory subsystem patches,
so I haven't been able to backport these patches.

I've successfully backported grub 2.12~rc1-12 from sid by changing the
compiler back to gcc-10 and building from source. This version works and
boots every time without issue.

I've also tried to backport grub 2.06-13+deb12u1 from bookworm, but this
does not help. I hence believe this problem affects both Debian
bullseye and bookworm.

Best,
Morten Hein Tiljeset

-- Package-specific info:

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/nvme0n1p1 / ext4 rw,noatime,errors=panic 0 0
/dev/nvme1n1p1 /opt ext4 rw,noatime,errors=panic,stripe=64 0 0
/dev/nvme1n1p1 /var/log ext4 rw,noatime,errors=panic,stripe=64 0 0
/dev/nvme0n1p12 /boot/efi vfat 
rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro
 0 0
/dev/nvme1n1p1 /var/lib/systemd/coredump ext4 rw,noatime,errors=panic,stripe=64 
0 0
/dev/nvme1n1p1 /var/log/containers ext4 rw,noatime,errors=panic,stripe=64 0 0
/dev/nvme1n1p1 /opt/system/log/containers ext4 
rw,noatime,errors=panic,stripe=64 0 0
/dev/nvme1n1p1 /var/log/pods ext4 rw,noatime,errors=panic,stripe=64 0 0
/dev/nvme1n1p1 /opt/system/log/pods ext4 rw,noatime,errors=panic,stripe=64 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  set have_grubenv=true
  load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
   set default="${next_entry}"
   set next_entry=
   save_env next_entry
   set boot_once=true
else
   set 
default="gnulinux-5.10.113-1-advanced-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9"
fi

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}
function load_video {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

serial --speed=115200
terminal_input console serial
terminal_output console serial
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
  set timeout=30
else
  if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
    set timeout_style=menu
    set timeout=0
  # Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
  # unavailable.
  else
    set timeout=0
  fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/04_unrestricted ###
menuentry_id_option="--unrestricted $menuentry_id_option"
### END /etc/grub.d/04_unrestricted ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_header ###
### END /etc/grub.d/05_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
        set gfxpayload="${1}"
}
set linux_gfx_mode=
export linux_gfx_mode
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.1.53-1' --class debian --class 
gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-6.1.53-1-advanced-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 6.1.53-1 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.53-1 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0 
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-6.1.53-1
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.1.53-1 (recovery mode)' --class 
debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-6.1.53-1-recovery-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 6.1.53-1 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.53-1 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro single 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-6.1.53-1
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.1.30-4' --class debian --class 
gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-6.1.30-4-advanced-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 6.1.30-4 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.30-4 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0 
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-6.1.30-4
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.1.30-4 (recovery mode)' --class 
debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-6.1.30-4-recovery-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 6.1.30-4 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.30-4 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro single 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-6.1.30-4
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.113-1' --class debian --class 
gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-5.10.113-1-advanced-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 5.10.113-1 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.113-1 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0 
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-5.10.113-1
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.113-1 (recovery mode)' --class 
debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-5.10.113-1-recovery-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 5.10.113-1 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.113-1 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro single 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-5.10.113-1
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 4.14.171-5' --class debian --class 
gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-4.14.171-5-advanced-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 4.14.171-5 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.171-5 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0 
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-4.14.171-5
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 4.14.171-5 (recovery mode)' --class 
debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-4.14.171-5-recovery-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 4.14.171-5 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.171-5 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro single 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-4.14.171-5
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 4.14.171' --class debian --class 
gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-4.14.171-advanced-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 4.14.171 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.171 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0 
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-4.14.171
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 4.14.171 (recovery mode)' --class 
debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-4.14.171-recovery-5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9' {
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod ext2
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9
        echo    'Loading Linux 4.14.171 ...'
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.171 
root=UUID=5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 ro single 
systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller=false 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 
noresume mitigations=off nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 
tpm_tis.interrupts=0
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-4.14.171
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] 
[raid10] 
unused devices: <none>
*********************** END /proc/mdstat

*********************** BEGIN /dev/disk/by-id
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Jan  5 12:14 nvme-KXG60ZNV512G_TOSHIBA_43TFC09RFXS4 
-> ../../nvme0n1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-KXG60ZNV512G_TOSHIBA_43TFC09RFXS4-part1 -> ../../nvme0n1p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-KXG60ZNV512G_TOSHIBA_43TFC09RFXS4-part12 -> ../../nvme0n1p12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-KXG60ZNV512G_TOSHIBA_43TFC09RFXS4-part2 -> ../../nvme0n1p2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-Micron_7450_MTFDKCC3T8TFR_232042112042 -> ../../nvme1n1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-Micron_7450_MTFDKCC3T8TFR_232042112042-part1 -> ../../nvme1n1p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-eui.000000000000000100a0752342112042 -> ../../nvme1n1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-eui.000000000000000100a0752342112042-part1 -> ../../nvme1n1p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-eui.00000000000000018ce38e0500e17bb7 -> ../../nvme0n1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-eui.00000000000000018ce38e0500e17bb7-part1 -> ../../nvme0n1p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-eui.00000000000000018ce38e0500e17bb7-part12 -> ../../nvme0n1p12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jan  5 12:14 
nvme-eui.00000000000000018ce38e0500e17bb7-part2 -> ../../nvme0n1p2
*********************** END /dev/disk/by-id

*********************** BEGIN /dev/disk/by-uuid
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jan  5 12:14 17adc89f-8a60-4383-b48f-27c9237b9ea7 -> 
../../nvme1n1p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jan  5 12:14 5a78d20e-e0e5-44b7-b2a6-363a3b536fc9 -> 
../../nvme0n1p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan  5 12:14 B9B1-3121 -> ../../nvme0n1p12
*********************** END /dev/disk/by-uuid

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.8
  APT prefers oldstable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'oldstable-updates'), (500, 'oldstable-security'), (500, 
'oldstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 5.10.113-1 (SMP w/96 CPU threads)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C), 
LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages grub-efi-amd64-bin depends on:
ii  grub-common  2.06-3~deb11u6

Versions of packages grub-efi-amd64-bin recommends:
pn  efibootmgr             <none>
ii  grub-efi-amd64-signed  1+2.06+3~deb11u6

grub-efi-amd64-bin suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Version: 2.12~rc1-1

On Fri, Jan 05, 2024 at 12:56:54PM +0000, Morten Hein Tiljeset wrote:
> Package: grub-efi-amd64-bin
> Version: 2.06-3~deb11u6
> Severity: critical
> Tags: upstream
> Justification: breaks the whole system
> X-Debbugs-Cc: mtilje...@uber.com
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> On certain system, in this case an Ice Lake based server running an AMI
> bios (version 3219BS01.021), GRUB will sporadically fail to boot with
> the following:
> >>     Booting `Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.113-1'Booting `Debian 
> >> GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.113-1'
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Loading Linux 5.10.113-1 ...Loading Linux 5.10.113-1 ...
> >> 
> >> Loading initial ramdisk ...Loading initial ramdisk ...
> >> 
> >> error: out of memory.
> >> error: out of memory.
> 
> This error is sporadic and appears maybe 90% of the time, so I can
> barely get the system up and running for testing purposes.
> 
> I believe this is related to memory management in GRUB and similar to
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1842320
> which is apparently caused by an upstream bug
> https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61058
> 
> From digging around it appears this has been fixed in Redhat/Fedora with
> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/grub2/c/098a8a9e99d4b32576e7af518e8e195059f985b9?branch=f33
> but apparently this patch applies to previous memory subsystem patches,
> so I haven't been able to backport these patches.
> 
> I've successfully backported grub 2.12~rc1-12 from sid by changing the
> compiler back to gcc-10 and building from source. This version works and
> boots every time without issue.
> 
> I've also tried to backport grub 2.06-13+deb12u1 from bookworm, but this
> does not help. I hence believe this problem affects both Debian
> bullseye and bookworm.
> 

I'm afraid touching the memory management system in the 2.06 grub in
stable releases is out of the question. The fixes involve a ton of
patches and it's not really possible to cherry-pick them and the risk
of regression is significant and out of scope for (only) a stable
release.

The only way we managed to in Ubuntu was to cherry-pick all the loader
changes from rhboot, and then also cherry-pick the entire 2.12 memory
management changes on top of it, and that caused plenty of regressions
at each point we picked more changes...

In my opinion, this is not a release critical bug breaking _existing_
systems, but a request to enable additional hardware currently
unsupported in debian.

We will eventually backport the 2.12 grub to stable releases in
the upcoming months. We may want to issue it via -backports at first,
but if a security vulnerability comes in, this will eventually land
in a point release.

As such I am closing this bug as fixed in 2.12~rc1. Thank you for
your understanding.
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