Re: [OE-core][scarthgap 13/16] systemd: backport patch to fix journal-file issue

["Yoann Congal" <yoann.congal@smile.fr>]

On Mon Mar 30, 2026 at 12:37 AM CEST, Yoann Congal wrote:
> From: sureshha <suresh.ha@bti.bmwgroup.com>
>
> Backport patch to fix systemd journal-file assertion on removed or corrupted files
>
> Extracted from systemd MR:
> https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40378
>
> Signed-off-by: sureshha <suresh.ha@bmwtechworks.in>
> Signed-off-by: Yoann Congal <yoann.congal@smile.fr>
> ---

I did not wanted to send that patch, please ignore.

>  ...not-trigger-assertion-on-removed-or-.patch | 65 +++++++++++++++++++
>  meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_255.21.bb   |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 66 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0023-journal-file-do-not-trigger-assertion-on-removed-or-.patch
>
> diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0023-journal-file-do-not-trigger-assertion-on-removed-or-.patch b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0023-journal-file-do-not-trigger-assertion-on-removed-or-.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..5f5551870ac
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0023-journal-file-do-not-trigger-assertion-on-removed-or-.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
> +From 1350f39db7e72116c3b2423db02da3ddc8e29082 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: Yu Watanabe <watanabe.yu+github@gmail.com>
> +Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:15:31 +0900
> +Subject: [PATCH] journal-file: do not trigger assertion on removed or
> + corrupted journal file
> +
> +When a journal file is removed or corrupted, then the value `p`, which is
> +read from Object.data.entry_offset, may be zero.
> +
> +Note, journal_file_move_to_object() checks the passed offset and return
> +-EBADMSG if it is invalid.
> +
> +Fixes the issue reported at
> +https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40372#issuecomment-3762907261.
> +
> +Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/2185c30de333b09f46ef28b743b123f45e774738]
> +
> +Comment: Patch is refreshed as per codebase of v255
> +
> +Signed-off-by: sureshha <suresh.ha@bmwtechworks.in>
> +---
> + src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c | 7 +++----
> + 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> +
> +diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
> +index 08f3b82..633de5b 100644
> +--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
> ++++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
> +@@ -3305,7 +3305,9 @@ use_extra:
> +
> + static int test_object_offset(JournalFile *f, uint64_t p, uint64_t needle) {
> +         assert(f);
> +-        assert(p > 0);
> ++
> ++        if (p <= 0)
> ++                return -EBADMSG;
> +
> +         if (p == needle)
> +                 return TEST_FOUND;
> +@@ -3341,7 +3343,6 @@ static int test_object_seqnum(JournalFile *f, uint64_t p, uint64_t needle) {
> +         int r;
> +
> +         assert(f);
> +-        assert(p > 0);
> +
> +         r = journal_file_move_to_object(f, OBJECT_ENTRY, p, &o);
> +         if (r < 0)
> +@@ -3382,7 +3383,6 @@ static int test_object_realtime(JournalFile *f, uint64_t p, uint64_t needle) {
> +         int r;
> +
> +         assert(f);
> +-        assert(p > 0);
> +
> +         r = journal_file_move_to_object(f, OBJECT_ENTRY, p, &o);
> +         if (r < 0)
> +@@ -3423,7 +3423,6 @@ static int test_object_monotonic(JournalFile *f, uint64_t p, uint64_t needle) {
> +         int r;
> +
> +         assert(f);
> +-        assert(p > 0);
> +
> +         r = journal_file_move_to_object(f, OBJECT_ENTRY, p, &o);
> +         if (r < 0)
> +--
> +2.34.1
> diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_255.21.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_255.21.bb
> index 87e186bbfac..504d6cbef60 100644
> --- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_255.21.bb
> +++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_255.21.bb
> @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ SRC_URI += " \
>             file://0002-binfmt-Don-t-install-dependency-links-at-install-tim.patch \
>             file://0003-timedated-Respond-on-org.freedesktop.timedate1.SetNT.patch \
>             file://0008-implment-systemd-sysv-install-for-OE.patch \
> +           file://0023-journal-file-do-not-trigger-assertion-on-removed-or-.patch \
>             "
>  
>  # patches needed by musl


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