Bug 727436

Summary:	sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.7.0: swapfile has holes
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Julien Delquié <julien.dlq>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	jstein
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Julien Delquié 2020-06-07 16:44:33 UTC

Impossible to mount swapfile during boot.

[    7.766831] swapon: swapfile has holes
[    7.768753] systemd[1]: Started Load/Save Random Seed.
[    7.769423] systemd[1]: swapfile.swap: Swap process exited, code=exited, status=255/EXCEPTION
[    7.769443] systemd[1]: swapfile.swap: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
[    7.769527] systemd[1]: Failed to activate swap /swapfile.
[    7.769540] systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Swap.
[    7.769553] systemd[1]: swap.target: Job swap.target/start failed with result 'dependency'.

Issue happens also using sudo swapon /swapfile.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot Kernel 5.7.0
2. Impossible to mount swapfile
3. No swap
Actual Results:  
Swapfile not mounted.

Expected Results:  
Swapfile mounted.

Comment 1 Julien Delquié 2020-06-07 17:22:49 UTC

Ok, using dd to recreate swapfile, then mkswap, then swap on works!

Comment 2 Jonas Stein gentoo-dev

2020-06-07 22:51:30 UTC

I read it as: Problem on local machine was fixed.
And close here. Please reopen with full set of log if it was wrong.