Bug 676758 - firstboot doesn't recognize the new crashkernel syntax
Summary: firstboot doesn't recognize the new crashkernel syntax
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kexec-tools
Version: 6.0
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
urgent
urgent
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Cong Wang
QA Contact: Chao Ye
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-02-11 03:28 UTC by Cong Wang
Modified: 2014-03-18 06:48 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kexec-tools-2_0_0-165_el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-05-19 14:16:03 UTC
Target Upstream Version:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
Proposed patch (1.45 KB, patch)
2011-02-11 06:12 UTC, Cong Wang
no flags Details | Diff


Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0736 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE kexec-tools bug fix update 2011-05-18 18:09:18 UTC

Description Cong Wang 2011-02-11 03:28:39 UTC
Description of problem:
Boot with the new crashkernel= syntax, e.g. crashkernel=4G-:256M, firstboot kdump will crash.

How reproducible:
Always

Comment 1 Cong Wang 2011-02-11 06:12:51 UTC
Created attachment 478186 [details]
Proposed patch

This patch can fix the problem.

Comment 3 Chao Ye 2011-02-14 02:16:18 UTC
Verified with kexec-tools-2.0.0-165.el6:
=======================================
[root@dell-pesc440-01 ~]# rpm -q kexec-tools
kexec-tools-2.0.0-165.el6.x86_64
[root@dell-pesc440-01 ~]# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf 
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_dellpesc44001-lv_root
#          initrd /initrd-[generic-]version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
serial --port=0x03f8 --speed=115200
terminal --timeout=5 serial console
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux (2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_dellpesc44001-lv_root rd_LVM_LV=vg_dellpesc44001/lv_root rd_LVM_LV=vg_dellpesc44001/lv_swap rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYTABLE=us console=ttyS0,115200n81 crashkernel=1G-:256M
	initrd /initramfs-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64.img
[root@dell-pesc440-01 ~]# firstboot

No crash was found. Change status to VERIFIED.

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 14:16:03 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-2011-0736.html


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