From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from list by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.71) id 1VmHwq-000498-Q0 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Nov 2013 01:53:08 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44106) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VmHwg-00048n-O4 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Nov 2013 01:53:07 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VmHwY-0004Fz-78 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Nov 2013 01:52:58 -0500 Received: from mail-la0-x22a.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c03::22a]:64754) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VmHwX-0004Ft-VM for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Nov 2013 01:52:50 -0500 Received: by mail-la0-f42.google.com with SMTP id ec20so6687053lab.29 for ; Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:52:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type; bh=I2XaiKjEaTF+Em/uSrAJjpjmh/WEsqy1IqILuFM2vQg=; b=y17eeg1meLzbLgWaFi6Mhce7ftOlJXURtuP66f5sJGOKikRrmmV2BU2cfZN9lLiHZ1 E8YZBowQMwshzKDf1xtvVz/H/QjULoC5CGVm0zHuh+BxVw9ETwPdXeN1cRRuSLI5uNSQ AHXF5bHkvBSy0A357LVwPi0zYv8Jca0Xa200gcCTru0u6t/12wahRZxJf/CRO6K8PsgC 7bK5mggO98JOJV3ucAgFK29mBavec9rRXnxzjFLOMRzZoMTRiJIptkCn+EsQYUlGN8KK 0LRHhKLL3jDf570sGUJd5FJeWkK+EL7zlUkac4g/Se8Um6rB9i+JVDUkZqXdwnwuMXvh HU2Q== X-Received: by 10.112.151.42 with SMTP id un10mr33827098lbb.7.1385707968690; Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:52:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from opensuse.site (ppp91-76-134-134.pppoe.mtu-net.ru. [91.76.134.134]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id c15sm14393744lbq.11.2013.11.28.22.52.47 for (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:52:47 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 10:52:45 +0400 From: Andrey Borzenkov To: grub-devel@gnu.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix using grub device name as install device Message-ID: <20131129105245.6dd8a92c@opensuse.site> In-Reply-To: <529833BA.4030605@gmail.com> References: <1385673108-13091-1-git-send-email-arvidjaar@gmail.com> <529833BA.4030605@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.2 (GTK+ 2.24.18; x86_64-suse-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=PGP-SHA1; boundary="Sig_/zStIlFsD2XZFN_dB35ovuqH"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4010:c03::22a X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:53:07 -0000 --Sig_/zStIlFsD2XZFN_dB35ovuqH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =D0=92 Fri, 29 Nov 2013 07:27:06 +0100 Vladimir '=CF=86-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko =D0=BF=D0=B8= =D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82: > On 28.11.2013 22:11, Andrey Borzenkov wrote: > > Shell version of grub-install called grub-setup which resolved > > install device name and called main setup routine. C version of > > grub-install calls main setup routine directly, which leads > > to the error: > >=20 > Do you have a reason for continuing accepting such input? It was > considered wrong way of doing things for quite some while. Yes - compatibility. At least openSUSE used this syntax during bootloader configuration (together with maintaining device.map) in past releases, so anyone updating will inherit it. How do you think I hit it in the first place? :) And I do not know how many other distros are affected. Patch does not add any new feature - it is plain regression fix.=20 --Sig_/zStIlFsD2XZFN_dB35ovuqH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlKYOb0ACgkQR6LMutpd94ySawCfdYaPGqyV8XdiHJa1hZvtt62W NpcAnie3t6AXBugks/YscTu8HrEewBav =ozC9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/zStIlFsD2XZFN_dB35ovuqH--