Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal Tags: stretch User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org Usertags: pu
Dear release team, I started maintaining OpenVSwitch long after the Stretch release, and discovered #858418, which is very annoying for OpenVSwitch users. tl;dr: #858418 prevent anyone that has a valid /etc/network/interfaces with OpenVSwitch directive from having a working network at boot. The init script uses a non-documented, not-to-be-used systemd internal, which is miserably failing. After a long discussion with the bug reporter (which can be read on the BTS), I came to the conclusion that he's right, and that the most reasonable and safe way to fix the current situation is to apply the patch he suggested (and which resulting debdiff I attached to this bug). The resulting sbuild binary package is available here: http://sid.gplhost.com/stretch-proposed-updates/openvswitch/ Please allow me to upload it to Stretch. I'll try to come with a better way to fix in Sid, probably importing the work from Ubuntu that they did with an ifupdown hook. Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo)
diff -Nru openvswitch-2.6.2~pre+git20161223/debian/changelog openvswitch-2.6.2~pre+git20161223/debian/changelog --- openvswitch-2.6.2~pre+git20161223/debian/changelog 2017-01-09 23:46:48.000000000 +0100 +++ openvswitch-2.6.2~pre+git20161223/debian/changelog 2018-01-19 13:46:44.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +openvswitch (2.6.2~pre+git20161223-3+deb9u1) stretch; urgency=medium + + * Added SYSTEMCTL_SKIP_REDIRECT=yes on top of existing + _SYSTEMCTL_SKIP_REDIRECT=yes in the openvswitch-switch init script + (Closes: #858418). + + -- Thomas Goirand <z...@debian.org> Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:46:44 +0100 + openvswitch (2.6.2~pre+git20161223-3) unstable; urgency=medium * Avoid installing ovs-vswitchd.conf.db.5 manpage into directory for diff -Nru openvswitch-2.6.2~pre+git20161223/debian/openvswitch-switch.init openvswitch-2.6.2~pre+git20161223/debian/openvswitch-switch.init --- openvswitch-2.6.2~pre+git20161223/debian/openvswitch-switch.init 2016-09-30 17:27:55.000000000 +0200 +++ openvswitch-2.6.2~pre+git20161223/debian/openvswitch-switch.init 2018-01-19 13:46:44.000000000 +0100 @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ (test -x /usr/sbin/ovs-vswitchd && test -x /usr/sbin/ovsdb-server) || exit 0 _SYSTEMCTL_SKIP_REDIRECT=yes +SYSTEMCTL_SKIP_REDIRECT=yes . /usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-lib test -e /etc/default/openvswitch-switch && . /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
