tags 633423 + fixed-upstream patch thanks On 2012-02-24 20:15 +0100, Sven Joachim wrote:
> 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. :-/ >> >> 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. 3.3-rc5 works for me, as does 3.2.7 with the following changes cherry-picked: a32744d4abae (autofs: work around unhappy compat problem on x86-64) 3c761ea05a89 (Fix autofs compile without CONFIG_COMPAT) 048cd4e51d24 (compat: fix compile breakage on s390) The latter two are necessary to fix FTBFS problems on other architectures introduced by a32744d4abae. Cheers, Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org