Bug 99521 - mkinitrd fails when /tmp is a tempfs
Summary: mkinitrd fails when /tmp is a tempfs
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
Classification: Red Hat
Component: mkinitrd
Version: 2.1
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Katz
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-07-21 15:23 UTC by James White
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:06 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: 3.3.9-1
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2003-07-21 17:19:03 UTC
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Description James White 2003-07-21 15:23:56 UTC 
Description of problem:

On a kernel upgrade, mkinitrd fails when /tmp is a tempfs leaving the system
without an initrd for the new kernel.  The error message given is: All loopback
devices are in use!

How reproducible:
Take a kernel upgrade with /tmp as a tempfs.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Setup /tmp as a tempfs.
2. Take a kernel upgrade or manually invoke mkinitrd.

    
Additional info:

Workaround -- change /tmp references to /var/tmp (not a tempfs) in the mkinitrd
script.
Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2003-07-21 17:19:03 UTC 
Fixed in at least 3.3.9-1 and later.
Comment 2 James White 2003-07-22 17:13:36 UTC 
On pulling updates via RHN up2date, mkinitrd at rev. 3.2.6-1 is  the latest
offered.  When will mkinitrd-3.3.9-1 be made available via up2date?  Also, where
might I obtain it in the interim?
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