On 2015-09-13 at 05:57 -0700, Jose R R wrote: > Here is some additional info: > > A while back, I installed Debian Jessie AMD64 into a KVM virtual > machine and also included the initial non-systemd boot argument: > preseed/late_command="in-target apt-get install -y sysvinit-core" > < https://wiki.debian.org/systemd#Installing_without_systemd > > > Afterwards a previous reiser4-patched Linux kernel 4.0.x was > installed > into the virtual machine and its root fs was subsequently formatted > to > reiser4.. The virtual machine was working fine: > < https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKIKgoZUAAIFx12.png:large > > > Yesterday, I installed into the vm a newer 4.1.6 kernel built "the > debian way" except that it was customized with the newer 4.0.1 > Reiser4 > patch. Upon rebooting the VM, I captured a sequence of 4 snapshots > (by > paging down) that basically recreate the fail that I experienced > priorly in the physical machine: > > < https://metztli.it/blog/index.php/ixiptli/non-systemd-debian-sid-re > iser4 > > > Accordingly, seems the *lack of systemd* is enough for a Debian Sid > instance to create a bad initrd.img. I have no idea if issue only > appears with Reiser4 root fs or if it includes other file systems as > root. Work in progress...
It's presence/absence of crc32c module that matters. Reiser4 does not specify that it needs one. -- Ivan Shapovalov / intelfx /
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