Bug 2546264 - systemd-repart doesn't work in disk images due to misaligned GPT layouts
Summary: systemd-repart doesn't work in disk images due to misaligned GPT layouts
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kiwi
Version: 45
Hardware: aarch64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Neal Gompa
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL: https://github.com/OSInside/kiwi/issu...
Whiteboard: AcceptedFreezeException
Depends On:
Blocks: F45FinalFreezeException, FinalFreezeException
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Reported: 2026-10-06 01:37 UTC by Neal Gompa
Modified: 2026-10-08 22:50 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kiwi-11.1.1-2.fc45
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2026-10-08 22:50:19 UTC
Type: ---
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Description Neal Gompa 2026-10-06 01:37:19 UTC 
Because the alignment of the last partition boundary is wrong, repart can't correctly resize the disk on first boot.

This causes repart to fail on Fedora images for ARM devices.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2026-10-06 01:37:48 UTC 
FEDORA-2026-fc184d8011 (kiwi-11.1.1-2.fc45) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 45.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-fc184d8011
Comment 2 Fedora Blocker Bugs Application 2026-10-06 01:38:39 UTC 
Proposed as a Freeze Exception for 45-final by Fedora user ngompa using the blocker tracking app because:

 This fixes systemd-repart usage in Fedora ARM disk images due to implicitly incorrect alignment for the end of the GPT disk.
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-10-07 01:59:14 UTC 
FEDORA-2026-fc184d8011 has been pushed to the Fedora 45 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-fc184d8011`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-fc184d8011

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Comment 4 Adam Williamson (Fedora) 2026-10-07 16:15:01 UTC 
+3 in https://forge.fedoraproject.org/quality/blocker-review/issues/2201 , marking accepted FE.
Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-10-08 22:50:19 UTC 
FEDORA-2026-fc184d8011 (kiwi-11.1.1-2.fc45) has been pushed to the Fedora 45 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
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