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and subject line Re: /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: copying all files requires too big
/tmp - fails on e.g low memory systems using tmpfs
has caused the Debian Bug report #627592,
regarding /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: copying all files requires too big /tmp -
fails on e.g low memory systems using tmpfs
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Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.99
Severity: important
File: /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs
The new "copy all files" policy makes update-initramfs fail on my virtual
machines
with 128MB RAM and /tmp on a default (20%) tmpfs:
cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F/bin/sh.shared': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F/bin/sleep': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F/bin/sync': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F/bin/true': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F/bin/umount': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F/bin/uname': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F/bin/zcat': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F/lib/klibc-r1_A6R6EwMsdze5h5xz93JiNuoM.so':
No space left on device
cp: writing
`/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F//lib/modules/2.6.39-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.ko':
No space left on device
cp: writing
`/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F//lib/modules/2.6.39-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/acpi/fan.ko':
No space left on device
cp: writing
`/tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F//lib/modules/2.6.39-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/acpi/thermal.ko':
No space left on device
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-1-amd64 with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.39-1-amd64.postinst line 771.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.39-1-amd64 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
So my /tmp filesystem isn't very big, but this is the first time that has been
a problem:
frtest4:~# mount | grep /tmp
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,size=20%,mode=1777)
frtest4:~# df -h /tmp/
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 24M - - - /tmp
frtest4:~# du -s /tmp/*
0 /tmp/mkinitramfs_6QnkFf
24444 /tmp/mkinitramfs_G8WN9F
0 /tmp/mkinitramfs-OL_6YFwE3
0 /tmp/mkinitramfs-OL_OLlr3h
0 /tmp/PajnAm
I don't know if there are exact requirements for the size of /tmp, but until
someone
shows me documentation stating otherwise I will claim that any script or binary
requiring more than 10MB free space on /tmp, without any sane fallback
mechanism, is
seriously buggy.
I see the advantage of the new "copy all files" policy wrt including symlinks
in the
generated initramfs, but I believe this means it has to be generated somewhere
with
more available space - at least as a fallback on failure. Using /tmp by
default is
probably OK as long as there is an automatic fallback to something safer.
I suggest using /var/spool/initramfs
Bjørn
-- Package-specific info:
-- initramfs sizes
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9.3M May 14 07:39 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-2-amd64
-- /proc/cmdline
initrd=/initrd.img root=UUID=0d3e856e-8f99-4b3e-8d4f-37a65486930b ro
console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8 BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz
-- resume
# RESUME=/dev/hda5
RESUME='UUID=70ab49d2-2ac0-47ee-b17a-2fb7258db37f'
-- /proc/filesystems
ext3
-- lsmod
Module Size Used by
nfsd 258504 2
exportfs 12591 1 nfsd
nfs 250037 0
lockd 70844 2 nfsd,nfs
fscache 36071 1 nfs
nfs_acl 12511 2 nfsd,nfs
auth_rpcgss 36692 2 nfsd,nfs
sunrpc 162075 6 nfsd,nfs,lockd,nfs_acl,auth_rpcgss
loop 22515 0
snd_pcm 67327 0
snd_timer 22658 1 snd_pcm
snd 52280 2 snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 13014 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 12969 1 snd_pcm
parport_pc 22191 0
psmouse 55199 0
pcspkr 12579 0
parport 31650 1 parport_pc
evdev 17475 2
i2c_piix4 12536 0
processor 27431 0
button 12994 0
serio_raw 12878 0
i2c_core 23725 1 i2c_piix4
thermal_sys 17939 1 processor
ext3 112218 1
jbd 41698 1 ext3
mbcache 12930 1 ext3
sg 25769 0
sr_mod 21824 0
sd_mod 35501 3
crc_t10dif 12348 1 sd_mod
cdrom 35134 1 sr_mod
ata_generic 12479 0
ata_piix 25319 2
uhci_hcd 26290 0
floppy 56861 0
ehci_hcd 39529 0
libata 147240 2 ata_generic,ata_piix
usbcore 122908 3 uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
scsi_mod 161457 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
e1000 89591 0
nls_base 12753 1 usbcore
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
-- /etc/kernel-img.conf
# Kernel image management overrides
# See kernel-img.conf(5) for details
do_symlinks = yes
relative_links = yes
do_bootloader = no
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=most
BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
COMPRESS=gzip
BOOT=local
DEVICE=
NFSROOT=auto
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
update_initramfs=yes
backup_initramfs=no
-- mkinitramfs hooks
/etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/:
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks:
busybox
dmsetup
keymap
klibc
thermal
udev
uswsusp
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers oldstable
APT policy: (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii cpio 2.11-7 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar
ii findutils 4.4.2-1+b1 utilities for finding files--find,
ii klibc-utils 1.5.22-1 small utilities built with klibc f
ii module-init-tools 3.12-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii udev 169-1 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo
Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends:
ii busybox 1:1.18.4-2 Tiny utilities for small and embed
Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests:
ii bash-completion 1:1.3-1 programmable completion for the ba
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
Version: 0.100
contains this change, without the corresponding close:
* [b9ff58c] mkinitramfs: Use /var/tmp rather then /tmp for space reasons
thus closing now, thank you for your report.
--
maks
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