reassign 633423 linux-2.6 retitle 633423 autofs4 interface is broken between x86 and x86_64 affects 633423 systemd thanks
Short summary for readers new to the bug: boot hangs with i386 systemd and an x86_64 kernel. On 2011-10-15 21:51 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > It seems that somebody who is both smarter and more pertinacious than > myself has tried to use a 32-bit systemd under 64-bit kernel and > experienced the hangs, see the thread starting at [1]. > > Thomas Meyer proposed a patch in [2], but it was rejected, arguing that > the incompatibility should be fixed in the kernel. Of course the autofs > maintainer disagrees and wants workarounds in userspace, so we're stuck > in a deadlock. :-/ > > Unhappy, > Sven > > > 1. > http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2011-September/003338.html > 2. > http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2011-September/003396.html > Thankfully this problem has now been communicated to Linus himself, and he agreed that it should be fixed in the kernel. See the following long threads on the LKML: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1255125 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1256405 I will keep an eye on this bug and send an update when a fix appears in Linus' tree that I can test. Cheers, Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87obsoxcua....@turtle.gmx.de
