Bug 29732 - grub2 fails to boot if /boot is on xfs filesystem
Summary: grub2 fails to boot if /boot is on xfs filesystem
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: 8
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal critical
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Thierry Vignaud
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Reported: 2021-12-06 10:13 CET by Stephen Usher
Modified: 2021-12-06 20:37 CET (History)
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Source RPM: grub2-2.06-1.1.mga8.src.rpm
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Errors from grub2-install (3.03 KB, text/plain)
2021-12-06 10:14 CET, Stephen Usher 		Details
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Description Stephen Usher 2021-12-06 10:13:46 CET 
Description of problem:

If the /boot filesystem is XFS then a recent update to grub2 will prevent it from booting (or installing correctly) giving "attempt to read or write outside of partition" errors.

See: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2000887

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:

Fully.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a system using and XFS filesystem for /boot
2. Try to install grub2
3. Reboot
Comment 1 Stephen Usher 2021-12-06 10:14:23 CET 
Created attachment 13023 [details]
Errors from grub2-install
Comment 2 Lewis Smith 2021-12-06 20:37:07 CET 
Thank you for the report, and RedHat reference. Which says:
- Fault introduced by 2.06-2.fc34
- Works by regressing to 2.06~rc1-3.fc34
- Hoped for fix in 2.06-9.fc36 [feedback awaited]

How our current 2.06-1.1 relates is unclear. Note that the attached error output sample is 32-bit, the related RH bug is for x86.

Assigning this to tv, who maintains grub2.

Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud
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