aufs CONFIG_AUFS_EXPORT build option should be enabled

[Grugnog]

This is needed to export aufs filesystems via nfs.

This was set in a previous version (in Debian - http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490079), and released in Ubuntu build for aufs 0+20080719-4 (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aufs/0+20080719-4), so this could perhaps be considered a regression (although to be fair aufs and its packaging has undergone significant rewriting since then).

Regardless considering aufs is a popular method of supporting large storage systems (among other things) and nfs is a popular method of exporting large storage systems, it would be great if this could be enabled in a future build, unless there is some known contraindication.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1121699

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Grugnog (grugnog)]

apport does not find anything of relevance. I am using Ubuntu Server 12.10 amd64, with standard kernel, aufs and nfs packages. I have confirmed that CONFIG_AUFS_EXPORT appears to be disabled both in the distributed kernel and in the Ubuntu Kernel git HEAD. This flag is documented as a requirement for NFS exports in http://aufs.sourceforge.net/aufs3/man.html.

[Grugnog (grugnog)]

I have also recompiled the Ubuntu kernel with this flag enabled and can confirm that NFS exports are now working. Trivial patch (for amd64, I am happy to reroll for other platforms if desired) is attached.

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

This cirtainly has not been enabled in any Ubuntu release Lucid or later, and didn't exist in Hardy. That said it doesn't sound a particularly disasterous option to enable. I will investigate.

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

Pushed a config change to raring to allow testing.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.8.0-6.13

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linux (3.8.0-6.13) raring; urgency=low

  [Tim Gardner]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1125364
  * Add ahci modules to d-i
    - LP: #1124415

  [ Chris Wilson ]

  * SAUCE: drm/i915: Wait for pending flips to complete before tearing down
    the encoders
    - LP: #1097315
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:16:48 -0700

[Hornett83 (hornett83)]

Is there any chance that this option can be enabled in 12.04 please?

[Adam Conrad (adconrad)]

The verification of this Stable Release Update has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

[Norbert (nrbrtx)]

This bug exists in Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS on 3.2.0-69-generic kernel.
Please fix it in 3.2 kernel tree too.

[Norbert (nrbrtx)]

I did some research - CONFIG_AUFS_EXPORT=y in the following kernels for Ubuntu 12.04.5:
   linux-image-generic-lts-trusty (linux-image-3.13.0-36-generic),
   linux-image-generic-lts-saucy (linux-image-3.11.0-26-generic),
   linux-image-generic-lts-raring (linux-image-3.8.0-44-generic),

and not set in:
   linux-image-generic-lts-quantal (linux-image-3.5.0-54-generic),
   linux-image-generic (linux-image-3.2.0-69-generic).

So the fix is needed for 3.2 and 3.5 kernels in Ubuntu 12.04. Please release it.

[Xiangzhou (kxzkxz7139)]

Seems the flag is disabled again in linux-4.2.0-16-generic.

I've upgraded from Ubuntu 15.04 to Ubuntu 15.10 and my exporting of AuFS is broken now.

[Luis Henriques (henrix)]

This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-wily' to 'verification-done-wily'.

If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed.

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.2.0-19.23

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linux (4.2.0-19.23) wily; urgency=low

  [ Luis Henriques ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1515157

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * [Config] re-enable OSS support and blacklist
    - LP: #1434842

  [ dann frazier ]

  * Revert "[Config] CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_843419=n"
    - LP: #1502946

  [ Paolo Pisati ]

  * [SRU] [Config] armhf: LEDS_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT=y
    - LP: #1510165

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * [Config] Add iscsi_ibft and iscsi_boot_sysfs to generic inclusion list
    - LP: #1511006
  * [Config] CONFIG_AUFS_EXPORT=y
    - LP: #1121699

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * Revert "KVM: x86: apply guest MTRR virtualization on host reserved
    pages"
    - LP: #1509886
  * Revert "KVM: SVM: use NPT page attributes"
    - LP: #1509886
  * Revert "KVM: SVM: Sync g_pat with guest-written PAT value"
    - LP: #1509886
  * Revert "cgroup: simplify threadgroup locking"
    - LP: #1509886
  * Revert "sched, cgroup: replace signal_struct->group_rwsem with a global
    percpu_rwsem"
    - LP: #1509886
  * Revert "ARM64: unwind: Fix PC calculation"
    - LP: #1514889
  * Revert "serial: 8250_dma: don't bother DMA with small transfers"
    - LP: #1514889
  * Revert "md: allow a partially recovered device to be hot-added to an
    array."
    - LP: #1514889
  * arm64: Change memcpy in kernel to use the copy template file
    - LP: #1508471
  * arm64: copy_to-from-in_user optimization using copy template
    - LP: #1508471
  * Input: elan_i2c - enable ELAN0600 acpi panels
    - LP: #1439111
  * e1000e: Fix tight loop implementation of systime read algorithm
  * arm: KVM: Fix incorrect device to IPA mapping
    - LP: #1509886
  * KVM: vmx: fix VPID is 0000H in non-root operation
    - LP: #1509886
  * kvm: don't try to register to KVM_FAST_MMIO_BUS for non mmio eventfd
    - LP: #1509886
  * kvm: fix zero length mmio searching
    - LP: #1509886
  * kvm: factor out core eventfd assign/deassign logic
    - LP: #1509886
  * kvm: fix double free for fast mmio eventfd
    - LP: #1509886
  * arm: KVM: Disable virtual timer even if the guest is not using it
    - LP: #1509886
  * kvm: svm: reset mmu on VCPU reset
    - LP: #1509886
  * KVM: x86: trap AMD MSRs for the TSeg base and mask
    - LP: #1509886
  * KVM: PPC: Book3S: Take the kvm->srcu lock in
    kvmppc_h_logical_ci_load/store()
    - LP: #1509886
  * KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Pass the correct trap argument to
    kvmhv_commence_exit
    - LP: #1509886
  * time: Fix timekeeping_freqadjust()'s incorrect use of abs() instead of
    abs64()
    - LP: #1509886
  * target/iscsi: Fix np_ip bracket issue by removing np_ip
    - LP: #1509886
  * scsi: fix scsi_error_handler vs. scsi_host_dev_release race
    - LP: #1509886
  * target: Attach EXTENDED_COPY local I/O descriptors to xcopy_pt_sess
    - LP: #1509886
  * target: Fix PR registration + APTPL RCU conversion regression
    - LP: #1509886
  * iser-target: remove command with state ISTATE_REMOVE
    - LP: #1509886
  * iser-target: Put the reference on commands waiting for unsol data
    - LP: #1509886
  * toshiba_acpi: Fix hotkeys registration on some toshiba models
    - LP: #1509886
  *...

[Norbert (nrbrtx)]

Bug still exists in Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS with linux-image-generic 3.2.0.97.113.
Please fix this bug.

[Robert Hooker (sarvatt)]

This has regressed again in 16.04 but it is still needed

sarvatt@sarvatt-ThinkPad-X1-Carbon{~/}:grep CONFIG_AUFS_EXPORT /boot/config-4.4.0-22-generic
# CONFIG_AUFS_EXPORT is not set

[Norbert (nrbrtx)]

What is about Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS - Precise Pangolin?
I think you should support all LTS releases as they are supported.

[Kamal Mostafa (kamalmostafa)]

This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-xenial' to 'verification-done-xenial'.

If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed.

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.4.0-25.44

---------------
linux (4.4.0-25.44) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Kamal Mostafa ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1591289

  * Xenial update to v4.4.13 stable release (LP: #1590455)
    - MIPS64: R6: R2 emulation bugfix
    - MIPS: math-emu: Fix jalr emulation when rd == $0
    - MIPS: MSA: Fix a link error on `_init_msa_upper' with older GCC
    - MIPS: Don't unwind to user mode with EVA
    - MIPS: Avoid using unwind_stack() with usermode
    - MIPS: Fix siginfo.h to use strict posix types
    - MIPS: Fix uapi include in exported asm/siginfo.h
    - MIPS: Fix watchpoint restoration
    - MIPS: Flush highmem pages in __flush_dcache_page
    - MIPS: Handle highmem pages in __update_cache
    - MIPS: Sync icache & dcache in set_pte_at
    - MIPS: ath79: make bootconsole wait for both THRE and TEMT
    - MIPS: Reserve nosave data for hibernation
    - MIPS: Loongson-3: Reserve 32MB for RS780E integrated GPU
    - MIPS: Use copy_s.fmt rather than copy_u.fmt
    - MIPS: Fix MSA ld_*/st_* asm macros to use PTR_ADDU
    - MIPS: Prevent "restoration" of MSA context in non-MSA kernels
    - MIPS: Disable preemption during prctl(PR_SET_FP_MODE, ...)
    - MIPS: ptrace: Fix FP context restoration FCSR regression
    - MIPS: ptrace: Prevent writes to read-only FCSR bits
    - MIPS: Fix sigreturn via VDSO on microMIPS kernel
    - MIPS: Build microMIPS VDSO for microMIPS kernels
    - MIPS: lib: Mark intrinsics notrace
    - MIPS: VDSO: Build with `-fno-strict-aliasing'
    - affs: fix remount failure when there are no options changed
    - ASoC: ak4642: Enable cache usage to fix crashes on resume
    - Input: uinput - handle compat ioctl for UI_SET_PHYS
    - ARM: mvebu: fix GPIO config on the Linksys boards
    - ARM: dts: at91: fix typo in sama5d2 PIN_PD24 description
    - ARM: dts: exynos: Add interrupt line to MAX8997 PMIC on exynos4210-trats
    - ARM: dts: imx35: restore existing used clock enumeration
    - ath9k: Add a module parameter to invert LED polarity.
    - ath9k: Fix LED polarity for some Mini PCI AR9220 MB92 cards.
    - ath10k: fix debugfs pktlog_filter write
    - ath10k: fix firmware assert in monitor mode
    - ath10k: fix rx_channel during hw reconfigure
    - ath10k: fix kernel panic, move arvifs list head init before htt init
    - ath5k: Change led pin configuration for compaq c700 laptop
    - hwrng: exynos - Fix unbalanced PM runtime put on timeout error path
    - rtlwifi: rtl8723be: Add antenna select module parameter
    - rtlwifi: btcoexist: Implement antenna selection
    - rtlwifi: Fix logic error in enter/exit power-save mode
    - rtlwifi: pci: use dev_kfree_skb_irq instead of kfree_skb in
      rtl_pci_reset_trx_ring
    - aacraid: Relinquish CPU during timeout wait
    - aacraid: Fix for aac_command_thread hang
    - aacraid: Fix for KDUMP driver hang
    - hwmon: (ads7828) Enable internal reference
    - mfd: intel-lpss: Save register context on suspend
    - mfd: intel_soc_pmic_core: Terminate panel control GPIO lookup table
      correctly
    - PM / Runtime: Fix error path in pm_runtime_force_resume()
    - cpuidle: Indicate when a device has been unregiste...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.4.0-28.47

---------------
linux (4.4.0-28.47) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Luis Henriques ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1595874

  * Linux netfilter local privilege escalation issues (LP: #1595350)
    - netfilter: x_tables: don't move to non-existent next rule
    - netfilter: x_tables: validate targets of jumps
    - netfilter: x_tables: add and use xt_check_entry_offsets
    - netfilter: x_tables: kill check_entry helper
    - netfilter: x_tables: assert minimum target size
    - netfilter: x_tables: add compat version of xt_check_entry_offsets
    - netfilter: x_tables: check standard target size too
    - netfilter: x_tables: check for bogus target offset
    - netfilter: x_tables: validate all offsets and sizes in a rule
    - netfilter: x_tables: don't reject valid target size on some architectures
    - netfilter: arp_tables: simplify translate_compat_table args
    - netfilter: ip_tables: simplify translate_compat_table args
    - netfilter: ip6_tables: simplify translate_compat_table args
    - netfilter: x_tables: xt_compat_match_from_user doesn't need a retval
    - netfilter: x_tables: do compat validation via translate_table
    - netfilter: x_tables: introduce and use xt_copy_counters_from_user

  * Linux netfilter IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE memory corruption (LP: #1555338)
    - netfilter: x_tables: validate e->target_offset early
    - netfilter: x_tables: make sure e->next_offset covers remaining blob size
    - netfilter: x_tables: fix unconditional helper

linux (4.4.0-27.46) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Kamal Mostafa ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1594906

  * Support Edge Gateway's Bluetooth LED (LP: #1512999)
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: Bluetooth: Support for LED on Marvell modules"

linux (4.4.0-26.45) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Kamal Mostafa ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1594442

  * linux: Implement secure boot state variables (LP: #1593075)
    - SAUCE: UEFI: Add secure boot and MOK SB State disabled sysctl

  * failures building userspace packages that include ethtool.h (LP: #1592930)
    - ethtool.h: define INT_MAX for userland

linux (4.4.0-25.44) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Kamal Mostafa ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1591289

  * Xenial update to v4.4.13 stable release (LP: #1590455)
    - MIPS64: R6: R2 emulation bugfix
    - MIPS: math-emu: Fix jalr emulation when rd == $0
    - MIPS: MSA: Fix a link error on `_init_msa_upper' with older GCC
    - MIPS: Don't unwind to user mode with EVA
    - MIPS: Avoid using unwind_stack() with usermode
    - MIPS: Fix siginfo.h to use strict posix types
    - MIPS: Fix uapi include in exported asm/siginfo.h
    - MIPS: Fix watchpoint restoration
    - MIPS: Flush highmem pages in __flush_dcache_page
    - MIPS: Handle highmem pages in __update_cache
    - MIPS: Sync icache & dcache in set_pte_at
    - MIPS: ath79: make bootconsole wait for both THRE and TEMT
    - MIPS: Reserve nosave data for hibernation
    - MIPS: Loongson-3: Reserve 32MB for RS780E integrated GPU
    - MIPS: Use copy_s.fmt rather than copy_u.fmt
    - MIPS: Fix MSA ld_*/st_* asm macros to use PTR_ADDU
    - MIPS: Prevent "restoration" of MSA c...

[Norbert (nrbrtx)]

I ask again - What is about Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS - Precise Pangolin?
I think you should support all LTS releases as they are supported!