Verified with the older 4.8.0-38 kernel, docker.io version 1.12.1-0ubuntu15 and 1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.10.1 will both fail without the -extra package as well.
So just like xnon mentioned above, we will need to add the missing driver to the main kernel package. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1671058 Title: docker service failed to start on s390x (zVM) Yakkety Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in linux source package in Yakkety: Triaged Bug description: docker.service failed to start on s390x(zVM) Yakkety 4.8.0-40-generic proposed kernel # systemctl status docker.service ● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled) Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d └─http-proxy.conf Active: failed (Result: start-limit-hit) since Wed 2017-03-08 06:06:54 EST; 14min ago Docs: https://docs.docker.com Process: 3752 ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// $DOCKER_OPTS (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 3752 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: docker.service: Unit entered failed state. Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: docker.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: docker.service: cgroup is empty Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: docker.service: Trying to enqueue job docker.service/start/replace Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: docker.service: Installed new job docker.service/start as 1897 Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: docker.service: Enqueued job docker.service/start as 1897 Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: docker.service: Start request repeated too quickly. Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: docker.service: Job docker.service/start finished, result=failed Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: Failed to start Docker Application Container Engine. Mar 08 06:06:54 kernel02 systemd[1]: docker.service: Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'. Please find attachment for partial log from journalctl -xe ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: docker.io 1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-40.43-generic 4.8.17 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-40-generic s390x NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: s390x Date: Wed Mar 8 06:17:52 2017 SourcePackage: docker.io UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1671058/+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
