Bug#512601: multipath-tools: kpartx does not handle multi-Tb filesystems on i386

[Guido Günther]

tags 512601 + patch

Hi Vincent,
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 09:24:03AM +1100, Vincent.McIntyre at csiro.au wrote:
[..snip..] 
>>> A patch against debian's 0.4.8-13 is attached. We haven't tested it yet,
>>> we would like some advice on what is likely to explode if we just build
>>> the patched 0.4.8 on an 'etch' system and install it.
>> You'll need an updated dmsetup/libdevmapper to make it work on lenny.
>
> I need to get it to work on 'etch', was your saying 'lenny' a typo?
Yes, I meant to say etch.

>> Packages are available here:
>> http://debian.bzed.de/etch-backports/
>
> I looked here. devmapper_1.02.24.orig.tar.gz seems to be missing.
> Also the backport of multipath-tools is 0.4.8-7.
That's even better since newer multipath-tools versions also need newer
udev. So if you want to run on etch sticking to 0.4.8-7 isn't that bad.

You should also be able to fetch 1.0.24.orig.tar.gz from
archive.debian.net.

> I assume I should just get devmapper_1.02.27-4 from the official
> 'testing' suite and use that with 0.4.8-13 from testing?
If you can run lenny, yes. 

[..snip..] 
> Am I applying the git patch too early?
Attached is a patch that should be applied as last one in the patch
queue.

>>> We could install a lenny machine and test on that.
>> That would probably be easier.
>
> I will try this but it will take a few days to arrange.
That would be great since I'm currently able to test much beside
loopback devices.
 -- Guido