On Mon, 2025-09-29 at 13:26 +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 11:00:58AM +0200, Benjamin Drung wrote: > > > > util-linux 2.41.2-2 removed pivot_root and switch_root, but Dracut uses > > switch_root. The Dracut autopkgtest fails in TEST-11-USR-MOUNT: > > > > ``` > > dracut-install: ERROR: installing 'switch_root' > > dracut[E]: FAILED: /usr/lib/dracut/dracut-install -D > > /tmp/autopkgtest-lxc.bb02sljd/downtmp/autopkgtest_tmp/dracut.dmXUE5S/initramfs > > -a switch_root > > dracut[F]: Failed to install switch_root > > ``` > > > > Please bring back switch_root or suggest an alternative. > > Can dracut use klibc's implementation? Then both initramfs builders > would use the same implementation. > > If that is not possible I will bring it back. Sorry for having > missing this.
As far I see klibc only implements pivot_root but not switch_root. Supporting klibc would be non-trivial. Since switch_root is only needed for the non-system boot, how about bringing switch_root back to util-linux-extra? -- Benjamin Drung Debian & Ubuntu Developer
