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Bug 144365 - sys-apps/mkinitrd-3.5.7 copies softlinks to initrd volume
Summary: sys-apps/mkinitrd-3.5.7 copies softlinks to initrd volume
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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Depends on: 324741
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Reported: 2006-08-18 17:04 UTC by Jim Brownfield
Modified: 2010-07-21 12:51 UTC (History)
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Description Jim Brownfield 2006-08-18 17:04:49 UTC 
mkinitrd 3.5.7
kernel 2.6.17-gentoo-r4
mknod GNU 5.94

When creating Gentoo on a raid (md) root device, mknod appears to want to create the "/dev/md?" files as soft links pointing to the "real" nodes at "/dev/md/?".  However, mkinitrd copies the "/dev/md?" nodes to the initrd volume as softlinks, causing a kernel panic at boot time since there is no real device on the volume.  Using "cp -aL" instead of "cp -a" in mkinitrd for the device copying seems to resolve this issue.
Comment 1 Sergey Belyashov 2007-06-03 08:55:17 UTC 
same problem in sys-apps/mkinitrd-4.2.0.3 and in newer RH release - 4.2.1.10.
Comment 2 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-07-21 12:51:40 UTC 
gone