[Bug 1260368] [NEW] If there's no rootfs entry in /etc/fstab, mountall never completes

[Adam Conrad]

Public bug reported:

So, if there's no rootfs entry in fstab (or, in my case, nothing in
fstab at all), mountall never gets around to remounting / read-write,
never exits, and one's boot hangs there, patiently waiting for an event
that will never be emitted.

Given that this appears to be literally the only thing an
upstart/mountall system *needs* fstab for, I consider it a misfeature
and/or flat-out bug that I had to add a root entry to fstab just for
this.

** Affects: mountall (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  If there's no rootfs entry in /etc/fstab, mountall never completes

Status in “mountall” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  So, if there's no rootfs entry in fstab (or, in my case, nothing in
  fstab at all), mountall never gets around to remounting / read-write,
  never exits, and one's boot hangs there, patiently waiting for an
  event that will never be emitted.

  Given that this appears to be literally the only thing an
  upstart/mountall system *needs* fstab for, I consider it a misfeature
  and/or flat-out bug that I had to add a root entry to fstab just for
  this.

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