[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist or it's really hard to load blacklisted watchdog modules when one really wants one

2024-03-01 Thread Jan Graichen
> I think it's fine. It sounds like there will just be no way to override package-installed blacklists any more. That's unfortunate, but it's a very rare situation. The i6300esb watchdog driver is required for every KVM/qemu virtual machine with an emulated watchdog (https://wiki.openstack.org/wik

[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist or it's really hard to load blacklisted watchdog modules when one really wants one

2019-07-24 Thread Brad Figg
** Tags added: cscc -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767172 Title: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist or it's really hard to load blacklisted watchdog modules when on

[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist or it's really hard to load blacklisted watchdog modules when one really wants one

2019-05-20 Thread Kees Cook
I think it's fine. It sounds like there will just be no way to override package-installed blacklists any more. That's unfortunate, but it's a very rare situation. ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Inva

[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist or it's really hard to load blacklisted watchdog modules when one really wants one

2019-05-17 Thread Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre
Kees, I the fix in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1766052 sufficient to address the situation? Do we still need to do more to systemd (note, the GH issue was closed upstream following Dimitri's input)? ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You

[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist or it's really hard to load blacklisted watchdog modules when one really wants one

2018-05-01 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
** Summary changed: - Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist + Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist or it's really hard to load blacklisted watchdog modules when one really wants one -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which i

[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist

2018-05-01 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
Please note automatic blacklisting of watchdog modules was done to prevent "accidental" watchdog misuse, resulting in "random" shutdowns of production machines. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1432837 for more details. I'm not sure how to reconcile "blacklist as a precauti

[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist

2018-05-01 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
** Description changed: Impossible / hard to force the system to load a watchdog module because it is blacklisted by the kernel auto-generated list of "watchdog" modules. /etc/modules used to "just work" before. + e.g. bcm2835_wdt module on arm64 + === - - Before systemd-modul

[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist

2018-05-01 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
Looking at where the blacklists come from, it looks like kernel autogenerates "blacklist_linux_4.15-0-15-generic.conf" files which have a combination of OSS and watchdog blacklists. this indeed is not very nice/easy to override. I wonder if the "watchdog" like modules should be shipped in separat

[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist

2018-05-01 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
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[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist

2018-05-01 Thread Brian Murray
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[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist

2018-04-26 Thread Kees Cook
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[Bug 1767172] Re: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist

2018-04-26 Thread Brian Murray
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