Bug#719738: [PATCH] Please install the lvm2 systemd generator
Bastian Blank
waldi at debian.org
Thu Aug 22 10:49:03 UTC 2013
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:24:42AM +0200, Michael Stapelberg wrote:
> Bastian Blank <waldi at debian.org> writes:
> > The init-script calls vgchange -ay. Why does this not work?
> Because the init script is called only once during boot, whereas new
> devices may also appear later. As an example, in the case that Vincent
> Bernat brought up, the lvm2 init script runs after the first hard disk
> is crypto-unlocked and available, but does not run again (obviously)
> after the second hard disk becomes crypto-unlocked (with a key file that
> is stored on the first one).
The lvm2 init-script declares a lazy dependency on the udev init-script,
which is unquestionable available. The later makes sure the hardware is
available by waiting.
The description tells me:
| # Short-Description: Start udevd, populate /dev and load drivers.
If this is not longer true, fix this first.
Bastian
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