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To address problems with iSCSI root devices not being checked with the fsck utility, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 introduced the "_rnetdev" mount option. However, this functionality was missing in the package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. With this update, the mount utility has been updated to support this option.
Created attachment 454409[details]
util-linux-ng-2.17-rnetdev.patch
Description of problem:
Start of kdump service fails in RHEL6 iSCSI boot environment. The kdump
service starts successfully in RHEL5 when _rnetdev option is specified for
/boot in fstab.
The _rnetdev mount option was added in RHEL5.2 to address problems where the
iscsi root device never got fscked. The _rnetdev support added to util-linux in
5.2 (bug 435722) is missing from util-linux-ng in RHEL6.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
util-linux-ng-2.17.2-6.el6
How reproducible:
always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. setup system w/ iSCSI boot environment
2. configure kdump (if not auto-enabled)
3. reboot (if crashkernel memory not already reserved)
Actual results:
kdump service fails to start
Expected results:
kdump service starts successfully
Additional info:
note: the support for _rnetdev in util-linux was added to 5.2 in order to fix fsck on iscsi root devs (bug 435722). However the customer who reported it against RHEL6 noticed it because it broke kdump in their iscsi boot environment. I've updated the summary to (hopefully) more accurately describe this bug report.
Comment 10Jaromir Hradilek
2010-12-03 15:28:08 UTC
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To address problems with iSCSI root devices not being checked with the fsck utility, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 introduced the "_rnetdev" mount option. However, this functionality was missing in the package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. With this update, the mount utility has been updated to support this option.
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-2011-0699.html