Ubuntu
initramfs-tools-ubuntu-core package

Bootloader type detection ignores the actual bootloader in use

Bug #1563737 reported by Jian Luo
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Snappy
Fix Released
Medium
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initramfs-tools-ubuntu-core (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Critical
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Bug Description

I was trying to seed U-Boot on an x86 image. scripts/ubuntu-core-rootfs can not detect the bootloader actually in use. In my case, U-Boot will be completely ignored on x86. Snappy can however detect bootloader type successfully with other criteria on boot_partition instead of on rootmount, which is inconsistent with initramfs-tools-ubuntu-core.

initramfs-tools-ubuntu-core should either
1. take over system-boot mount and use /boot/uboot/uboot.env and /boot/grub/grub.cfg to detect the desired bootloader type, or
2. support bootloader type override through kernel cmdline, e.g. new parameter "snappy_bootloader=uboot"

Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in initramfs-tools-ubuntu-core (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Changed in snappy:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in initramfs-tools-ubuntu-core (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in initramfs-tools-ubuntu-core (Ubuntu):
importance: Medium → Critical
status: Triaged → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

This is fixed in core 16

Changed in initramfs-tools-ubuntu-core (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Changed in snappy:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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