Bug 681511 - init backtrace if /proc/cmdline is empty
Summary: init backtrace if /proc/cmdline is empty
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: anaconda
Version: 6.1
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: David Cantrell
QA Contact: Release Test Team
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: 670159
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-03-02 12:25 UTC by Marian Ganisin
Modified: 2011-05-19 12:38 UTC (History)
0 users

Fixed In Version: anaconda-13.21.101-1
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-05-19 12:38:36 UTC
Target Upstream Version:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
backtrace screenshot (8.51 KB, image/png)
2011-03-02 12:25 UTC, Marian Ganisin
no flags Details
patch (659 bytes, patch)
2011-03-02 12:26 UTC, Marian Ganisin
no flags Details | Diff


Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0530 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE anaconda bug fix and enhancement update 2011-05-18 17:44:52 UTC

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]
patch

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


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