Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: Apply critical git diffs from version 18

[Fabian Lichtenegger-Lukas]

We are currently using clevis (Version 12) for automatic unlocking our disks at boot on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and facing serious problems. All current problems are fixed with version 18.

The following clevis packages are installed on the system:
clevis (12-1ubuntu2.3)
clevis-luks (12-1ubuntu2.3)
clevis-systemd (12-1ubuntu2.3)
clevis-initramfs (12-1ubuntu2.3)

I am kindly asking if there is any chance of getting the below listed git diffs included in clevis Debian package for Ubuntu 20.04 Focal or completely upgrade to version 18?

  # After a reboot, Clevis will attempt to unlock all devices listed in
    https://github.com/latchset/clevis/commit/7c17448bdd440575cb62378265323f7d36c4cd7e

  # Updated initramfs-tools to work on 18.04 and 20.04 - also made it ret…
    https://github.com/latchset/clevis/commit/06dea604542ceddf4eb9ee602a808acda5ec9b59#diff-0eabc11c84fcc73bc501d5b3f54a688fd9dc468a4d0f6e2af94bf19aaa8cb706

lsb_release -rd:
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Release: 20.04

thank you for your help and time!

if you need any further information, please let me know.

[dann frazier (dannf)]

Marking as Fix Released since version 18 is in jammy, but creating a task for focal.

It isn't clear to me that the first patch would meet SRU criteria - i.e., I'm not sure how to demonstrate that it is free of regression.

Note that the 2nd patch is already in focal:

clevis (12-1ubuntu2) focal; urgency=medium

  * d/p/Updated-initramfs-tools-to-work-on-18.04-and-20.04-a.patch:
    Add retry support and compatibility with older cryptsetup versions.

 -- dann frazier <email address hidden> Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:06:12 -0600

[Fabian Lichtenegger-Lukas (flichtenegger-lukas)]

Hi Dann,

any updates on this? Do you need any help to demonstrate that the 1st patch could be backported to focal?

thx

[dann frazier (dannf)]

It's not a question of if it *could* be backported - it's a question of whether or not we can demonstrate that such a backport has a negligible risk of regression to existing 20.04 users. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates for details.