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Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.120
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Dear Maintainer,
First of all, thank you very much for maintaining
Debain's initramfs-tools package.
I love to see generous and civic minded people.
When I was upgrading the kernel with
$ aptitude install linux-image-686-pae
I happened to notice that it failed with
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
linux-image-4.0.0-1-686-pae linux-image-686-pae
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2486 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
Setting up linux-image-4.0.0-1-686-pae (4.0.2-1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.0.0-1-686-pae
mktemp: failed to create directory via template
‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.0.0-1-686-pae with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.0.0-1-686-pae.postinst line 634.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.0.0-1-686-pae (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-686-pae:
linux-image-686-pae depends on linux-image-4.0.0-1-686-pae; however:
Package linux-image-4.0.0-1-686-pae is not configured yet.
So the kernel wasn't upgraded.
I believe the problem is that the /var/tmp/
directory did not exist.
Since /var/tmp is specified in Debian's Filesystem
Hierarchy Standard[1], it seems to me that it was
somehow deleted.
However, I have no clue as to who, what, when,
where or how.
/var/tmp was also reported to be missing in bug
report #696771[2], so it's not just me.
Humble suggestion:
Since /var/tmp is specified in our FHS, is
required to update the kernel, and is being
deleted, patch /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs to check if
it exists, and if it doesn't, create it.
Here's a patch.
I hope it makes sense, and is in an acceptable
format.
--- /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs 2015-03-01 15:18:25.000000000 -0800
+++ /tmp/mkinitramfs 2015-05-29 21:53:16.420497308 -0700
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@
if [ ! -e "${MODULESDIR}/modules.dep" ]; then
depmod ${version}
fi
+ #
/var/tmp is specified in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.
+if ! test -d /var/tmp ; then #
Does it exist?
+ mkdir -m 1777 /var/tmp
# No, so create it.
+fi
[ -n "${TMPDIR}" ] && [ ! -w "${TMPDIR}" ] && unset TMPDIR
DESTDIR="$(mktemp -d ${TMPDIR:-/var/tmp}/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX)" || exit 1
Thanks,
Kingsley
References
[1] Debian's Filesystem Hierarchy Standard for
/var/tmp
https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/fhs/fhs-2.3.html#VARTMPTEMPORARYFILESPRESERVEDBETWEE
[2] Debian bug report #696771
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=696771
-- Package-specific info:
-- initramfs sizes
-rw-r--r-- 1 root disk 6.0M Aug 12 2011 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root disk 6.8M Aug 12 2011 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-686
-rw-r--r-- 1 root disk 6.8M Mar 11 2010 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-686.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root disk 8.3M Aug 12 2011 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
-rw-r--r-- 1 root disk 8.0M Feb 10 2011 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root disk 11M May 25 15:23 /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-1-686-pae
-rw-r--r-- 1 root disk 15M May 27 14:06 /boot/initrd.img-4.0.0-1-686-pae
-- /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.0.0-1-686-pae
root=UUID=a9792df8-2513-4185-bb81-589f5f9d508d ro quiet
-- resume
RESUME=/dev/hdc3
-- /proc/filesystems
ext3
ext2
ext4
fuseblk
vfat
-- lsmod
Module Size Used by
nls_utf8 16384 1
nls_cp437 16384 1
vfat 20480 1
fat 57344 1 vfat
usb_storage 45056 1
ipheth 16384 0
snd_hrtimer 16384 1
binfmt_misc 20480 1
nf_log_ipv4 16384 3
nf_log_common 16384 1 nf_log_ipv4
xt_LOG 16384 3
iptable_mangle 16384 0
iptable_filter 16384 1
iptable_nat 16384 0
ip_tables 20480 3 iptable_filter,iptable_mangle,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4 20480 1
nf_defrag_ipv4 16384 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_nat_ipv4 16384 1 iptable_nat
nf_nat 20480 1 nf_nat_ipv4
nf_conntrack 73728 3 nf_nat,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv4
x_tables 20480 4 ip_tables,xt_LOG,iptable_filter,iptable_mangle
bridge 94208 0
stp 16384 1 bridge
llc 16384 2 stp,bridge
usblp 20480 0
nouveau 1167360 2
mxm_wmi 16384 1 nouveau
wmi 20480 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
video 20480 1 nouveau
ttm 73728 1 nouveau
serio_raw 16384 0
evdev 20480 6
pcspkr 16384 0
powernow_k8 28672 0
kvm_amd 53248 0
kvm 364544 1 kvm_amd
edac_mce_amd 24576 0
edac_core 40960 0
drm_kms_helper 90112 1 nouveau
parport_serial 16384 0
snd_ens1371 24576 2
drm 233472 5 ttm,drm_kms_helper,nouveau
i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 nouveau
sp5100_tco 16384 0
i2c_piix4 20480 0
i2c_core 36864 5
drm,i2c_piix4,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,nouveau
asus_atk0110 20480 0
8250_fintek 16384 0
shpchp 32768 0
button 16384 1 nouveau
acpi_cpufreq 20480 0
processor 28672 2 powernow_k8,acpi_cpufreq
thermal_sys 28672 2 video,processor
k8temp 16384 0
snd_via82xx 28672 0
snd_mpu401_uart 16384 1 snd_via82xx
snd_seq_dummy 16384 0
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 53248 4 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 24576 3 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_ens1371,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 16384 4 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_midi
snd_ac97_codec 98304 2 snd_via82xx,snd_ens1371
snd_pcm_oss 45056 0
snd_mixer_oss 24576 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 81920 4
snd_via82xx,snd_pcm_oss,snd_ac97_codec,snd_ens1371
snd_timer 28672 3 snd_hrtimer,snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd 57344 16
snd_via82xx,snd_pcm_oss,snd_ac97_codec,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_ens1371,snd_seq_device,snd_mixer_oss
soundcore 16384 1 snd
ac97_bus 16384 1 snd_ac97_codec
gameport 16384 2 snd_via82xx,snd_ens1371
psmouse 98304 0
tulip 57344 0
fuse 81920 3
parport_pc 28672 1 parport_serial
ppdev 20480 0
lp 20480 0
parport 36864 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
autofs4 36864 2
ext4 462848 3
crc16 16384 1 ext4
mbcache 20480 1 ext4
jbd2 77824 1 ext4
sg 32768 0
sr_mod 24576 0
sd_mod 40960 9
cdrom 49152 1 sr_mod
ata_generic 16384 0
hid_generic 16384 0
usbhid 45056 0
hid 90112 2 hid_generic,usbhid
aic7xxx 118784 0
scsi_transport_spi 24576 1 aic7xxx
pata_atiixp 16384 2
ohci_pci 16384 0
floppy 57344 0
ahci 28672 5
libahci 28672 1 ahci
libata 163840 4 ahci,libahci,ata_generic,pata_atiixp
scsi_mod 180224 7
sg,scsi_transport_spi,usb_storage,libata,aic7xxx,sd_mod,sr_mod
ohci_hcd 45056 1 ohci_pci
ehci_pci 16384 0
ehci_hcd 65536 1 ehci_pci
atl1 36864 0
mii 16384 1 atl1
usbcore 176128 8
usblp,usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ohci_pci,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,ipheth,usbhid
usb_common 16384 1 usbcore
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
-- /etc/kernel-img.conf
do_bootloader = no
do_initrd = Yes
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=most
BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
COMPRESS=gzip
DEVICE=
NFSROOT=auto
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
update_initramfs=yes
backup_initramfs=no
-- mkinitramfs hooks
/etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/:
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks:
busybox
dmsetup
fsck
fuse
keymap
klibc
kmod
ntfs_3g
resume
thermal
udev
zz-busybox
zz_nvidia-blacklists-nouveau
-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 4.0.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii busybox 1:1.22.0-15
ii cpio 2.11+dfsg-4.1
ii klibc-utils 2.0.4-2
ii kmod 20-1
ii module-init-tools 20-1
ii udev 215-18
Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends:
ii busybox 1:1.22.0-15
Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests:
ii bash-completion 1:2.1-4.1
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
On Fri, 2015-05-29 at 22:03 -0700, Kingsley G. Morse Jr. wrote:
[...]
> Since /var/tmp is specified in Debian's Filesystem
> Hierarchy Standard[1], it seems to me that it was
> somehow deleted.
>
> However, I have no clue as to who, what, when,
> where or how.
>
> /var/tmp was also reported to be missing in bug
> report #696771[2], so it's not just me.
>
> Humble suggestion:
>
> Since /var/tmp is specified in our FHS, is
> required to update the kernel, and is being
> deleted, patch /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs to check if
> it exists, and if it doesn't, create it.
[...]
It is not the responsibility of initramfs-tools to create /var/tmp.
/var/tmp is part of base-files, which is an essential package.
We can't generally cope with things being mysteriously deleted from
other packages that we depend on (or are essential), and I see no reason
to work around this specific deletion.
Ben.
--
Ben Hutchings
In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
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