** Description changed: + + SRU Justification: + + [Impact] + + Cloud images using the arm64 minimal kernel cannot detect config drive + cloud-init datasources in openstack. This seems to be due to openstack + environments using or emulating a sym53c8xx scsi controller for the + config drive. + + This seems to affect both minimal cloud images as well as generic arm64 + kernels. + + [Fix] + + Enable the SYM53C8XX_2 driver in generic arm64 kernels. This allows the + drive to be successfully mounted. + + [Test Plan] + + To reproduce: register and launch an arm64 minimal cloud image in + openstack configured to use a block disk bus and verify that cloud init + can mount the config drive. + + + ---------- + (original bug description below) + Cloud images using the arm64 minimal kernel cannot detect config drive cloud-init datasources in openstack. This seems to be due to openstack environments using or emulating a sym53c8xx scsi controller for the config drive. This doesn't work for initrd-less boot, as in the case of minimal cloud images. To reproduce: register and launch an arm64 minimal questing cloud image [1] in openstack configured to use a block disk bus and verify that cloud init cannot mount the config drive. 1. https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/minimal/daily/questing/current/
** Also affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux-base (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu Jammy) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux-base (Ubuntu Jammy) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu Plucky) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux-base (Ubuntu Plucky) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2118499 Title: minimal kernel lacks modules for blk disk in arm64 openstack environments where config_drive is required Status in linux-base package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-meta package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-base source package in Jammy: New Status in linux-meta source package in Jammy: New Status in linux-base source package in Noble: New Status in linux-meta source package in Noble: New Status in linux-base source package in Plucky: New Status in linux-meta source package in Plucky: New Bug description: SRU Justification: [Impact] Cloud images using the arm64 minimal kernel cannot detect config drive cloud-init datasources in openstack. This seems to be due to openstack environments using or emulating a sym53c8xx scsi controller for the config drive. This seems to affect both minimal cloud images as well as generic arm64 kernels. [Fix] Enable the SYM53C8XX_2 driver in generic arm64 kernels. This allows the drive to be successfully mounted. [Test Plan] To reproduce: register and launch an arm64 minimal cloud image in openstack configured to use a block disk bus and verify that cloud init can mount the config drive. ---------- (original bug description below) Cloud images using the arm64 minimal kernel cannot detect config drive cloud-init datasources in openstack. This seems to be due to openstack environments using or emulating a sym53c8xx scsi controller for the config drive. This doesn't work for initrd-less boot, as in the case of minimal cloud images. To reproduce: register and launch an arm64 minimal questing cloud image [1] in openstack configured to use a block disk bus and verify that cloud init cannot mount the config drive. 1. https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/minimal/daily/questing/current/ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-base/+bug/2118499/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp