mkswap in installer does not support space greater than 2GB
Bug #119900 reported by
Bryan McLellan
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| busybox (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: busybox-udeb
mkswap in busybox 1.1.3 limits pagesize to 2GB:
#define V1_OLD_MAX_PAGES ((0x7fffffff / pagesize) - 1)
mkswap is rewritten in Busybox 1.3 and does not contain this limitation, however no longer supports v0 swap space.
| Changed in busybox: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in busybox: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
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Intrepid now has busybox 1.10.2, fixing this bug.