#904086 Add fsck.xfs and xfs_repair to the initramfs

Package:
xfsprogs
Source:
xfsprogs
Description:
Utilities for managing the XFS filesystem
Submitter:
Marcos Mello
Date:
2021-02-04 22:33:06 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#904086#5
Date:
2018-07-19 11:30:54 UTC
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Default passno for XFS in fstab is 0:

https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/partman-xfs/blob/63/fstab.d/xfs#L24

Because of this, fsck hook does not add fsck.xfs. Fine up to xfsprogs 4.15.1, since fsck.xfs does nothing.

However, starting with xfsprogs 4.16.0, fsck.xfs runs xfs_repair when called with -f (forcefsck|fsck.mode=force):

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfsprogs-dev.git/commit/?id=7c3e94a3001292946521fb4cfac841e9ac32691b
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfsprogs-dev.git/commit/?id=04a2d5dcdc0486e2b0c9903428a17313b8c92b7d

So having fsck.xfs and xfs_repair in the initramfs is useful now. passno must stay 0 because verification is only done in force mode.

(xfsprogs is outdated in sid right now)
#904086#10
Date:
2018-07-25 06:44:31 UTC
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Control: reassign -1 xfsprogs

I think xfsprogs should take responsibility for adding the necessary
files to the initramfs.  It doesn't make sense for initramfs-tools to
have to know about quirks like this.  (There is precedent for this;
btrfs-progs installs its own initramfs-tools hook.)

Ben.
#904086#23
Date:
2018-07-25 12:57:01 UTC
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I am lost trying to change this bug severity to normal again.
Help appreciated! :-)