Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.70b Severity: critical Justification: renders system unbootable
initramfs-tools no longer provides the RAID functionality but leaves
that to mdadm, which started to provide it with the 2.5-1 release.
As part of this transition, I thought it was agreed that
initramfs-tools would conflict with << 2.5-1 as soon as it drops the
RAID functionality. This conflict does not exist in the 0.70b
release. If someone with root on RAID ends up upgrading only
initramfs-tools (slow upgrade to etch, backports, etc.) without
upgrading mdadm to 2.5-1 or beyond, the initramfs will fail to bring
up the root system and hence render the system unbootable.
Please fix.
For completeness, here's the related IRC discussion:
15:18:11 < madduck> maks: uh, why exactly does initramfs-tools not conflict
with mdadm?
15:19:08 < maks> madduck: no reason to do so
15:19:33 < madduck> except that if mdadm < 2.5.2-X is installed and
initramfs-tools upgraded, RAID systems won't boot anymore?
15:19:48 < madduck> as they used to?
15:20:08 < madduck> i thought we had discussed this.
15:20:29 < maks> madduck: no i don't add gratious conflicts
15:20:48 < madduck> wtf?
15:21:21 < madduck> this sounds like a grave bug to me.
15:21:40 < maks> madduck: i'm watching you entering testing
15:21:47 < maks> and won't be there before so be cool
15:22:22 < madduck> maks: i disagree. we don't have package relations to
manually make sure we don't need them.
15:22:25 < maks> madduck: and yes evms already handled that phase
15:22:29 < madduck> please add the conflict or do i need to go approach ctte?
15:25:13 < maks> madduck: it was not agreed
15:25:34 < madduck> maks: you still did not provide a reason. and you're
starting to annoy me.
15:25:41 < maks> madduck: as i already told you mdadm will be in testing before
initramfs-tools so get out of the way
15:25:56 < madduck> maks: i will now file a grave bug, and if you don't handle
it appropriately which means fix or argue properly, i'l;;
go to ctte.
15:26:12 < maks> madduck: loose your time if you feel so
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