group.of.nepali.translators team mailing list archive

Thread
Date
[Bug 1742560] Re: zfsutils-linux recommends dkms when it's not needed

To: group.of.nepali.translators@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Scott Moser <ssmoser2+ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 01:24:03 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1742560 <1742560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sender: bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
** Changed in: zfs-linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

** Changed in: zfs-linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Also affects: zfs-linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: zfs-linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: zfs-linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Also affects: zfs-linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
   Importance: Medium
       Status: Fix Released

** Also affects: zfs-linux (Ubuntu Artful)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: zfs-linux (Ubuntu Artful)
       Status: New => Fix Released

** Changed in: zfs-linux (Ubuntu Artful)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of नेपाली
भाषा समायोजकहरुको समूह, which is subscribed to Xenial.
Matching subscriptions: Ubuntu 16.04 Bugs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1742560

Title:
  zfsutils-linux recommends dkms when it's not needed

Status in zfs-linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in zfs-linux source package in Xenial:
  Confirmed
Status in zfs-linux source package in Artful:
  Fix Released
Status in zfs-linux source package in Bionic:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  1.
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  2.
  $ apt-cache policy zfsutils-linux
  zfsutils-linux:
    Installed: 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu18
    Candidate: 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu18
    Version table:
   *** 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu18 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       0.6.5.6-0ubuntu8 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages

  3. apt install zfsutils-linux does not install dkms,spl-dkms and
  dependencies since 16.04 kernel already contains zfs.ko

  4. apt install zfsutils-linux installs all of the following:

  dkms fakeroot gcc gcc-5 libasan2 libatomic1 libc-dev-bin libc6-dev libcc1-0 libcilkrts5 libfakeroot libfreetype6 libgcc-5-dev libgomp1 libitm1
    liblsan0 libmpx0 libquadmath0 libtsan0 libubsan0 linux-libc-dev manpages-dev spl spl-dkms

  and then any kernel install/update then attempts to dkms rebuild zfs
  and spl even though the modules are already provided.

  % dpkg -S /lib/modules/4.13.0-19-generic/kernel/zfs/zfs/zfs.ko
  linux-image-4.13.0-19-generic: /lib/modules/4.13.0-19-generic/kernel/zfs/zfs/zfs.ko
  % dpkg -S /lib/modules/4.13.0-19-generic/kernel/zfs/spl/spl.ko
  linux-image-4.13.0-19-generic: /lib/modules/4.13.0-19-generic/kernel/zfs/spl/spl.ko

  
  We can see from the package requirements, that it Recommends zfs-dkms, but only on Xenial.  Releases newer than Xenial do not have this package requirement.  

  % apt-cache show zfsutils-linux
  Package: zfsutils-linux
  Architecture: amd64
  Version: 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu18
  Priority: extra
  Section: admin
  Source: zfs-linux
  Origin: Ubuntu
  Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Original-Maintainer: Darik Horn <dajhorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
  Installed-Size: 779
  Provides: zfs
  Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), zfs-doc (= 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu18), libblkid1 (>= 2.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libnvpair1linux, libuuid1 (>= 2.16), libuutil1linux, libzfs2linux, libzpool2linux, python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), python3
  Recommends: zfs-dkms, zfs-zed
  Suggests: samba-common-bin (>= 3.0.23), nfs-kernel-server, zfs-initramfs
  Conflicts: zfs, zfs-fuse
  Replaces: zfs
  Filename: pool/main/z/zfs-linux/zfsutils-linux_0.6.5.6-0ubuntu18_amd64.deb
  Size: 275970
  MD5sum: 02ead25f1fed812980d70865da916468
  SHA1: e6736c223c3b2198bba8777153836bb8d4789518
  SHA256: c4ad2b81ee13072cb3f4e31fd3aed93cf66c7c50872fc542cc2425120b222eed
  Homepage: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-0.6.5.6
  Description-en: Native OpenZFS management utilities for Linux
   This package provides the zpool and zfs commands that are used to
   manage OpenZFS filesystems.
  Description-md5: 7b0f98269f6c33505790717cd478736c
  Supported: 5y

  
  Here's Artful
  ~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 17.10
  Release:	17.10
  $ apt-cache show zfsutils-linux
  Package: zfsutils-linux
  Architecture: amd64
  Version: 0.6.5.11-1ubuntu3
  Priority: extra
  Section: admin
  Source: zfs-linux
  Origin: Ubuntu
  Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Original-Maintainer: Debian ZFS on Linux maintainers <pkg-zfsonlinux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
  Installed-Size: 1100
  Provides: zfsutils
  Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libblkid1 (>= 2.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libnvpair1linux, libuuid1 (>= 2.16), libuutil1linux, libzfs2linux, libzpool2linux, python3:any, python3
  Recommends: lsb-base, zfs-zed
  Suggests: nfs-kernel-server, samba-common-bin (>= 3.0.23), zfs-initramfs | zfs-dracut
  Conflicts: zfs, zfs-fuse, zutils
  Filename: pool/main/z/zfs-linux/zfsutils-linux_0.6.5.11-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
  Size: 328574
  MD5sum: d1ce7f5ffa75c9b46e7d5285430efff3
  SHA1: 8a8ab05186b83c3f25e07d4e8fe04e60ec314640
  SHA256: c462a555dda50ed12424a51158666bd3cbe1befb93a34ac81f03548051fa0b50
  Homepage: http://www.zfsonlinux.org/
  Description-en: command-line tools to manage OpenZFS filesystems
   The Z file system is a pooled filesystem designed for maximum data
   integrity, supporting data snapshots, multiple copies, and data
   checksums.
   .
   This package provides the zfs and zpool commands to create and administer
   OpenZFS filesystems.
  Description-md5: 3b2c00b92882937cb7252c01e41d8975
  Supported: 9m

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: zfsutils-linux 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu18
  ProcVersionSignature: User Name 4.13.0-19.22~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jan 10 22:26:33 2018
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: zfs-linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.zfs: [deleted]

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zfs-linux/+bug/1742560/+subscriptions