Bug#989432: extlinux writes ldlinux.c32 and ldlinux.sys in multiple fragments

[Josh Triplett]

Package: extlinux
Version: 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: j...@joshtriplett.org

On a freshly created and nearly empty filesystem, after extlinux
--install creates ldlinux.c32 and ldlinux.sys, they're both fragmented:

$ filefrag ldlinux.*
ldlinux.c32: 3 extents found
ldlinux.sys: 2 extents found

extlinux could avoid this in several different ways, most easily by
reserving enough space for the file up-front using ftruncate.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.0
  APT prefers unstable-debug
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 
'experimental-debug'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: arm64

Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-7-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads)
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages extlinux depends on:
ii  libc6  2.31-12

Versions of packages extlinux recommends:
ii  syslinux-common  3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3

extlinux suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

Re: Finding a tentative bullseye release date

[Paul Gevers]

Hi all,

On 30-05-2021 09:09, Paul Gevers wrote:
> 26 June
> 3 July
> 10 July
> 17 July [Steve (CD), press]
> 24 July [Steve (CD), press]
> 31 July
> 7 August
> 14 August

This can now be updated to:

26 June   [Ansgar (ftp)]
3 July[Ansgar (ftp), Sebastian (release), Paul (release)]
10 July   [Steve (CD) MAYBE , Ansgar (ftp), Paul (release)]
17 July   [Steve (CD), press, Ansgar (ftp), Paul (release)]
24 July   [Steve (CD), press, Ansgar (ftp), Sebastian (release)]
31 July   [Steve (CD), press, Ansgar (ftp), Sebastian (release)]
7 August  [Steve (CD), press, Ansgar (ftp), Sebastian (release)]
14 August [Steve (CD), press, Ansgar (ftp), Sebastian (release)]

For those following along on IRC, we still have to figure out who from
the release team that has access to the keys can join (if only for the
signing). I hope we can update you on that shortly.

On 30-05-2021 18:48, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> We've been slowly working up to getting other people able to do image
> releases, but I don't think we're *quite* there yet. Maybe on the next
> point release Andy could do it all without me watching and helping,
> but we want to work that out and I'm not sure a new major release is
> the right time to try this!

Again, without wanting to push, as we now have a point release before
any of the mentioned dates, would any of the earlier dates be still a
possibility from CD point of view? Andy, are you available? Donald, did
you look at the earlier days and is press not available, or didn't you
bother because of Steve's availability?

Paul

PS: I'm starting to realize I may feel uncomfortably direct for some
people/cultures. The Dutch are known for it (some call it rude).
Probably because I was raised like that, I don't want to read peoples
mind, I rather hear what they mean.



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