I added an SRU Template already, but need to 1. backport for SRUs 2. test backports
If one of them fails or gets more complex than expected we have to reconsider the SRU, but let me try first. ** Description changed: + [Impact] + + * virtinst not usable on s390x lacking proper image parsing + * virtinst extra-args missed (actually cross arch) + + * Especially on s390x people are even more conservative, so getting back + to LTS is the only way to make it available were it is needed + + * Fix consists of 2 backports from Upstream + + [Test Case] + + * All on s390x + * Create a test image file + $ sudo qemu-img create -f qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu.qcow2 6G + * Use virt inst to install into that + $ sudo virt-install --name ubuntu2 --ram 512 --disk /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu2.qcow2,bus=virtio --location http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer-s390x --extra-args="s390_iommu=strict" --extra-args="hvc_iucv=2" + + * Without the fix it will + 1. fail on: + ERROR Error validating install location: Could not find an installable distribution at 'http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer-s390x' + 2. clobber one of the extra args + + * With the fix applied it will + 1. work to get the image and start it + 2. Further on in the install have all extra args from the example passed to the kernel like: + [ 0.386098] Kernel command line: s390_iommu=strict hvc_iucv=2 [...] + + [Regression Potential] + + * Change #1 is only having effect on s390x (so lower risk). There it + fixes the formerly broken location (and not more than that). I don't + see an issue in the change, but there might be some due to e.g. older + python - but testing should confirm that this is no issue. + + * Change #2 is making a python arg that is a string being paased later to + become an append (a list that is concatenated and then passed as one + string like before. I think the change is fine as all former usage was + only with one (1) arg which is behaving the same as it always did. Just + any use case with more than one arg was broken and therefore fixed now. + Again older python might be an unknown here, so testing required. + + [Other Info] + + * n/a + + ---- + + ---Problem Description--- virt-install fails on s390x with options --location and --extra-args - + ---uname output--- Linux s3560022 4.4.0-72-generic #93-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 31 14:06:48 UTC 2017 s390x s390x s390x GNU/Linux - - Machine Type = IBM z13 - + + Machine Type = IBM z13 + ---Debugger--- A debugger is not configured - + ---Steps to Reproduce--- - Run the following command: + Run the following command: sudo virt-install --name ubuntu --ram 1024 --disk /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu.qcow2,bus=virtio --location http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer-s390x --extra-args="preseed/url=http://192.168.122.1/tmp/preseed"; Expected result: A KVM virtual machine "ubuntu" is installed using a local preseed file. Observed result: Error message sudo virt-install --name ubuntu --ram 1024 --disk /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu.qcow2,bus=virtio --location http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer-s390x - - Userspace tool common name: virt-install - - The userspace tool has the following bit modes: 64 + + Userspace tool common name: virt-install + + The userspace tool has the following bit modes: 64 Userspace rpm: virt-manager Userspace tool obtained from project website: na The following upstream commit solves the location validation problem: f248088 virtinst: adjust media paths for s390x However, the extra-args are ignored. For this it is necessary to pick the following commit 4c3e796 virt-install: concatenate all extra-args argument Without these fixes it is not possible to perform a Ubuntu installation of a KVM guest using virt-install. Minor correction: the binary package (not rpm) is virtinst, built from the virt-manager source package. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1713990 Title: virt-install fails on s390x with options --location and --extra-args To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-z-systems/+bug/1713990/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
