Re: [BUGFIX PATCH 1/1] bootconfig: Fix to remove bootconfig data from initrd while boot

[Masami Hiramatsu]

On Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:58:33 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Apr 2020 01:34:12 +0900
> Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > If there is a bootconfig data in the tail of initrd/initramfs,
> > initrd image sanity check caused an error while decompression
> > stage as follows.
> > 
> > [    0.883882] Unpacking initramfs...
> > [    2.696429] Initramfs unpacking failed: invalid magic at start of compressed archive
> > 
> > This error will be ignored if CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=n,
> > but CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y the kernel failed to mount rootfs
> > and causes a panic.
> > 
> > To fix this issue, shrink down the initrd_end for removing
> > tailing bootconfig data while boot the kernel.
> > 
> > Fixes: 7684b8582c24 ("bootconfig: Load boot config from the tail of initrd")
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ---
> >  init/main.c |   62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> >  1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> > 
> > 
> 
> A build with
> 
>  $ make allnoconfig
> 
> Produces this:
> 
>   MODPOST vmlinux.o
>   MODINFO modules.builtin.modinfo
>   GEN     modules.builtin
>   LD      vmlinux
> ld: init/main.o: in function `start_kernel':
> main.c:(.init.text+0x37f): undefined reference to `initrd_end'
> ld: main.c:(.init.text+0x3a7): undefined reference to `initrd_start'
> ld: main.c:(.init.text+0x3ae): undefined reference to `initrd_end'
> make[1]: *** [/work/git/linux-trace.git/Makefile:1106: vmlinux] Error 1

Oops, that depends on initrd. OK, I'll fix it.

Thanks!

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>