I verified that the -proposed package does create the NVMe disk/by-id/ serial number symlink for each drive. However, there's unfortunately a bug in the way it does it, which still exists upstream. I opened this upstream udev bug for the problem: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4833
The issue is any NVMe drives that include whitespace will break the way udev creates symlinks; e.g. if the model string is "XYZ Corp NVMe drive" then instead of creating: /dev/disk/by-id/nvme-XYZ Corp NVMe drive_SERIAL -> ../../nvme0n1 it creates: /dev/disk/by-id/nvme-XYZ -> ../../nvme0n1 /dev/Corp -> nvme0n1 /dev/NVMe -> nvme0n1 /dev/drive_SERIAL -> nvme0n1 So for NVMe drives that *do not* contain spaces in their model and serial strings, the -proposed package works correctly, but for NVMe drives that *do* contain spaces (or other chars that shouldn't be in a symlink, e.g. /$%?,), the -proposed package will create incorrect symlinks. ** Bug watch added: github.com/systemd/systemd/issues #4833 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4833 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1642903 Title: introduce disk/by-id (model_serial) symlinks for NVMe drives Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in systemd source package in Trusty: In Progress Status in systemd source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in systemd source package in Yakkety: Fix Committed Status in systemd source package in Zesty: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] NVMe drives can't be identified/accessed via /dev/disk/by-id/nvme- SERIAL symlinks. [Test Case] On a system with an NVMe drive, check the /dev/disk/by-id/ directory; with the patch, it will contain link(s) named by the drive serial number. This should be the *only* change in `ls -l /dev/disk/*/*`. On a system without NVMe, verify that `ls -l /dev/disk/*/*` is identical (aside from dates, of course) before and after the upgrade to the -proposed version. [Regression Potential] Errors in udev rules can lead to an unbootable or otherwise completely broken system if they unintentionally break or clobber existing /dev/disks/ symlinks. [Other Info] This patch is already included upstream and in zesty systemd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1642903/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
