Activity log for bug #817187

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2011-07-27 19:31:28 Jamie Strandboge bug added bug
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge nominated for series Ubuntu Hardy
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge bug task added libvirt (Ubuntu Hardy)
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge nominated for series Ubuntu Lucid
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge bug task added libvirt (Ubuntu Lucid)
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge nominated for series Ubuntu Natty
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge bug task added libvirt (Ubuntu Natty)
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge nominated for series Ubuntu Maverick
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge bug task added libvirt (Ubuntu Maverick)
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge nominated for series Ubuntu Oneiric
2011-07-27 19:32:43 Jamie Strandboge bug task added libvirt (Ubuntu Oneiric)
2011-07-27 19:32:59 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Oneiric): status New Invalid
2011-07-27 19:33:41 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Lucid): status New Triaged
2011-07-27 19:33:43 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Lucid): importance Undecided High
2011-07-27 19:33:44 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Maverick): status New Triaged
2011-07-27 19:33:46 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Maverick): importance Undecided High
2011-07-27 19:33:48 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Natty): status New Triaged
2011-07-27 19:33:49 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Natty): importance Undecided High
2011-07-27 19:33:51 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Hardy): status New Triaged
2011-07-27 19:33:52 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Hardy): importance Undecided High
2011-07-27 19:34:10 Jamie Strandboge bug task added linux (Ubuntu)
2011-07-27 19:35:15 Jamie Strandboge linux (Ubuntu Hardy): status New Invalid
2011-07-27 19:35:46 Jamie Strandboge linux (Ubuntu Lucid): status New Invalid
2011-07-27 19:35:48 Jamie Strandboge linux (Ubuntu Maverick): status New Invalid
2011-07-27 19:35:50 Jamie Strandboge linux (Ubuntu Natty): status New Invalid
2011-07-27 19:36:13 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Hardy): milestone hardy-updates
2011-07-27 19:36:25 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Lucid): milestone lucid-updates
2011-07-27 19:36:40 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Maverick): milestone maverick-updates
2011-07-27 19:36:49 Brad Figg linux (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2011-07-27 19:36:53 Jamie Strandboge libvirt (Ubuntu Natty): milestone natty-updates
2011-07-27 19:38:16 Jamie Strandboge linux (Ubuntu Oneiric): status Incomplete Confirmed
2011-07-27 19:39:51 Jamie Strandboge attachment added reduced test case https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/linux/+bug/817187/+attachment/2237126/+files/test-readlink.c
2011-07-27 19:40:21 Jamie Strandboge bug watch added http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630902
2011-07-27 19:40:21 Jamie Strandboge bug task added m4 (Debian)
2011-07-27 19:41:35 Jamie Strandboge summary libvirt FTBFS on 2.6.39 and later kernels change in readlink() errno in 2.6.39 and later kernels causes FTBFS for packages with older gnulib
2011-07-27 19:46:28 Jamie Strandboge description This is due to the following: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-03/msg00308.html "coreutils' "make check" failed on rawhide due to a kernel change in how readlink and readlinkat treat the empty file name. Before, they'd fail with ENOENT. Now, it's EINVAL." This will affect more than libvirt, (see Debian http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630902) but the patch in the above bug can be applied to gnulib/tests/test-areadlink.h to get these building again on newer releases. This is SRU-worthy, as libvirt will not build once the buildds are running newer kernels. This is due to the following: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-03/msg00308.html "coreutils' "make check" failed on rawhide due to a kernel change in how readlink and readlinkat treat the empty file name. Before, they'd fail with ENOENT. Now, it's EINVAL." This was discovered when preparing security updates for libvirt, but will affect more than libvirt, (see Debian http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630902). For libvirt, the patch in the above bug can be applied to gnulib/tests/test-areadlink.h to get these building again on newer releases. This is SRU-worthy, as libvirt will not build once the buildds are running newer kernels. If it is not SRUd before the next security update, the security team will do it as part of their update process.
2011-07-27 19:55:38 Jamie Strandboge description This is due to the following: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-03/msg00308.html "coreutils' "make check" failed on rawhide due to a kernel change in how readlink and readlinkat treat the empty file name. Before, they'd fail with ENOENT. Now, it's EINVAL." This was discovered when preparing security updates for libvirt, but will affect more than libvirt, (see Debian http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630902). For libvirt, the patch in the above bug can be applied to gnulib/tests/test-areadlink.h to get these building again on newer releases. This is SRU-worthy, as libvirt will not build once the buildds are running newer kernels. If it is not SRUd before the next security update, the security team will do it as part of their update process. This is due to the following: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-03/msg00308.html "coreutils' "make check" failed on rawhide due to a kernel change in how readlink and readlinkat treat the empty file name. Before, they'd fail with ENOENT. Now, it's EINVAL." This was discovered when preparing security updates for libvirt, but will affect more than libvirt, (see Debian http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630902). For libvirt, the patch in the above bug can be applied to gnulib/tests/test-areadlink.h to get these building again on newer releases. This is SRU-worthy, as libvirt will not build once the buildds are running newer kernels. If it is not SRUd before the next security update, the security team will do it as part of their update process. Upstream commit that introduced the change: 65cfc6722361570bfe255698d9cd4dccaf47570d
2011-07-27 20:03:01 Jamie Strandboge description This is due to the following: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-03/msg00308.html "coreutils' "make check" failed on rawhide due to a kernel change in how readlink and readlinkat treat the empty file name. Before, they'd fail with ENOENT. Now, it's EINVAL." This was discovered when preparing security updates for libvirt, but will affect more than libvirt, (see Debian http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630902). For libvirt, the patch in the above bug can be applied to gnulib/tests/test-areadlink.h to get these building again on newer releases. This is SRU-worthy, as libvirt will not build once the buildds are running newer kernels. If it is not SRUd before the next security update, the security team will do it as part of their update process. Upstream commit that introduced the change: 65cfc6722361570bfe255698d9cd4dccaf47570d When building packages in a chroot with gnulib testcases for readlink() on a 2.6.39 (Oneiric or newer) kernel, these packages may FTBFS. This is due to the following: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-03/msg00308.html "coreutils' "make check" failed on rawhide due to a kernel change in how readlink and readlinkat treat the empty file name. Before, they'd fail with ENOENT. Now, it's EINVAL." This was discovered when preparing security updates for libvirt, but will affect more than libvirt, (see Debian http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630902). For libvirt, the patch in the above bug can be applied to gnulib/tests/test-areadlink.h to get these building again on newer releases. This is SRU-worthy, as libvirt will not build once the buildds are running newer kernels. If it is not SRUd before the next security update, the security team will do it as part of their update process. Upstream commit that introduced the change: 65cfc6722361570bfe255698d9cd4dccaf47570d
2011-07-27 20:04:16 Jamie Strandboge description When building packages in a chroot with gnulib testcases for readlink() on a 2.6.39 (Oneiric or newer) kernel, these packages may FTBFS. This is due to the following: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-03/msg00308.html "coreutils' "make check" failed on rawhide due to a kernel change in how readlink and readlinkat treat the empty file name. Before, they'd fail with ENOENT. Now, it's EINVAL." This was discovered when preparing security updates for libvirt, but will affect more than libvirt, (see Debian http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630902). For libvirt, the patch in the above bug can be applied to gnulib/tests/test-areadlink.h to get these building again on newer releases. This is SRU-worthy, as libvirt will not build once the buildds are running newer kernels. If it is not SRUd before the next security update, the security team will do it as part of their update process. Upstream commit that introduced the change: 65cfc6722361570bfe255698d9cd4dccaf47570d When building packages in a chroot with gnulib testcases for readlink() on a 2.6.39 (Oneiric or newer) kernel, these packages may FTBFS. This is due to the following: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-03/msg00308.html "coreutils' "make check" failed on rawhide due to a kernel change in how readlink and readlinkat treat the empty file name. Before, they'd fail with ENOENT. Now, it's EINVAL." This was discovered when preparing security updates for libvirt, but will affect more than libvirt, (see Debian http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630902). For libvirt, the patch in the above bug can be applied to gnulib/tests/test-areadlink.h to get these building again on newer releases. This is SRU-worthy, as libvirt will not build once the buildds are running newer kernels. If it is not SRUd before the next security update, the security team will do it as part of their update process. Upstream kernel commit that introduced the change: 65cfc6722361570bfe255698d9cd4dccaf47570d
2011-07-27 20:18:16 Andy Whitcroft linux (Ubuntu Oneiric): status Confirmed In Progress
2011-07-27 20:18:16 Andy Whitcroft linux (Ubuntu Oneiric): assignee Andy Whitcroft (apw)
2011-08-11 06:52:43 Bug Watch Updater m4 (Debian): status Unknown Fix Released
2012-05-03 10:19:13 JC Hulce libvirt (Ubuntu Maverick): status Triaged Invalid
2013-05-10 15:19:19 dino99 libvirt (Ubuntu Hardy): status Triaged Invalid
2013-05-10 15:19:40 dino99 libvirt (Ubuntu Natty): status Triaged Invalid
2013-05-10 15:20:14 dino99 linux (Ubuntu Oneiric): status In Progress Invalid
2013-05-10 15:20:35 dino99 linux (Ubuntu): status In Progress Invalid
2015-06-17 11:01:37 Rolf Leggewie libvirt (Ubuntu Lucid): status Triaged Won't Fix