hv-kvp-daemon-init incompatible with kernel 3.11
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hv-kvp-daemon-init (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
The /usr/sbin/
The hv-kvp-daemon-init package is still required as it installs various other support utilities as well as the init script itself used to start the KVP (Key-Value Pair) daemon. I believe this issue has arisen as the /usr/sbin/
A simple workaround for now is to remove the divert and restore the script installed by linux-tools-common:
sudo dpkg-divert --remove /usr/sbin/
sudo mv /usr/sbin/
sudo mv /usr/sbin/
sudo service hv-kvp-daemon-init start
ps -ef | grep kvp # Verify the daemon is actually running
For the unaware, the daemon is non-critical from the guest OS's perspective, however, it is used by the Hyper-V host to exchange information with the guest OS instance, such as IP addressing and system state information. When not running various information usually accessible to the hypervisor won't be which can impact scripting tasks as well as in some cases system functions (e.g. some backup types may be affected where they rely on the daemon to communicate with the host).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: hv-kvp-daemon-init 0.3ubuntu4~12.04.0 [modified: usr/sbin/
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat May 17 21:08:42 2014
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.4 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20140204)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: hv-kvp-daemon-init
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
I'll clarify in advance that the "modified: usr/sbin/ hv_kvp_ daemon" is due to me inserting a hack in the original script to make it work. The stock unmodified script is broken as per the bug report.