Bug 681511

Summary: init backtrace if /proc/cmdline is empty
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Marian Ganisin <mganisin>
Component: anacondaAssignee: David Cantrell <dcantrell>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team>
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Priority: medium    
Version: 6.1Keywords: Regression
Target Milestone: rc   
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Fixed In Version: anaconda-13.21.101-1 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2011-05-19 12:38:36 UTC Type: ---
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Description Marian Ganisin 2011-03-02 12:25:03 UTC 
Description of problem:
If there is no option specified on boot command line, anaconda fails to start with init backtrace. Screenshot attached.

As error message in backtrace claims, local variable GError* has to initialized to NULL.

This issue didn't occur with RHEL-6.0.

Impact: No or very low impact, it is not blocking installation, actually every supported installation method very likely contain at least some options on boot command line.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-13.21.100

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use grub to load kernel and initrd,
2. keep kernel image alone on the line without any option.
Comment 1 Marian Ganisin 2011-03-02 12:25:51 UTC 
Created attachment 481850 [details]
backtrace screenshot

Promised screenshot
Comment 2 Marian Ganisin 2011-03-02 12:26:26 UTC 
Created attachment 481851 [details]
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Proposed patch
Comment 4 RHEL Program Management 2011-03-02 15:00:15 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion
in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release. Product Management has 
requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed 
products. This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update release.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 12:38:36 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0530.html