[Bug 1607920] Re: zfs services fail on firstboot if zfs-utils is integrated into the deployment image

[Eric Desrochers]

Thanks scotte for the feedbacks, I will now start the SRU process.

Eric

** Description changed:

  [Impact]
  
-  * zfs services fail on firstboot if zfs-utils is integrated into the
+  * zfs services fail on firstboot if zfs-utils is integrated into the
  deployment image.
  
-  * Output from systemd - 
- sudo systemctl --failed 
- UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION 
- ● zfs-import-scan.service loaded failed failed Import ZFS pools by device scanning 
- ● zfs-mount.service loaded failed failed Mount ZFS filesystems 
+  * Output from systemd -
+ sudo systemctl --failed
+ UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
+ ● zfs-import-scan.service loaded failed failed Import ZFS pools by device scanning
+ ● zfs-mount.service loaded failed failed Mount ZFS filesystems
  
-  * This is particularly frustrating for users who use automated
+  * This is particularly frustrating for users who use automated
  monitoring as it means virtual machines must always be restarted before
  showing as clean.
  
-  * This failure is due to zfs services starting up before /etc/mtab has
+  * This failure is due to zfs services starting up before /etc/mtab has
  a chance to be symlinked to /proc/mounts.
  
  [Test Case]
  
-  1. Grab a stock xenial image, and unpack it and add zfs-utils to it.  Repack it. 
-  2. Boot machine
-  3. Check systemctl --failed.
+  1. Grab a stock xenial image, and unpack it and add zfs-utils to it.  Repack it.
+  2. Boot machine
+  3. Check systemctl --failed.
  
  [Regression Potential]
  
-  *
+  * none expected, patch has been merged upstream and ubuntu package has
+ been tested by people from the community.
+ 
+ [Other Info]
+ 
+  * Author: Eric Desrochers <eric.desrochers at canonical.com>
   
- [Other Info]
-  
-  * This can likely be resolved in the systemd init scripts, by modifying zfs-linux to depend on /proc/mounts instead, or inclusion of /lib/init/mount-functions.sh in initscripts (sysvinit).
+  * Origin: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/commit/792517389fad5c495a2738b61c2e9c65dedaaa9a
+ 
+  * Bug: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/4680

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Title:
  zfs services fail on firstboot if zfs-utils is integrated into the
  deployment image

Status in sysvinit package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in zfs-linux package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]

   * zfs services fail on firstboot if zfs-utils is integrated into the
  deployment image.

   * Output from systemd -
  sudo systemctl --failed
  UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
  ● zfs-import-scan.service loaded failed failed Import ZFS pools by device scanning
  ● zfs-mount.service loaded failed failed Mount ZFS filesystems

   * This is particularly frustrating for users who use automated
  monitoring as it means virtual machines must always be restarted
  before showing as clean.

   * This failure is due to zfs services starting up before /etc/mtab
  has a chance to be symlinked to /proc/mounts.

  [Test Case]

   1. Grab a stock xenial image, and unpack it and add zfs-utils to it.  Repack it.
   2. Boot machine
   3. Check systemctl --failed.

  [Regression Potential]

   * none expected, patch has been merged upstream and ubuntu package
  has been tested by people from the community.

  [Other Info]

   * Author: Eric Desrochers <eric.desrochers at canonical.com>
   
   * Origin: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/commit/792517389fad5c495a2738b61c2e9c65dedaaa9a

   * Bug: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/4680

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