https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=873919 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=873919#c0 Summary: root file system should not get mounted ro when fsck failes with uncorrected errors Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 13.1 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 13.1 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: thomas.blume@suse.com QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: Development Services Priority: 1000 Blocker: --- /lib/mkinitrd/boot/83-mount.sh contains the following code snipped: elif [ $ROOTFS_FSCK -gt 3 ] ; then echo "fsck failed. Mounting root device read-only." read_only=1 According to the fsck manpage fsck return code 4 is: 4 - File system errors left uncorrected On my machine, fsck exited with code 4 and system root was mounted readonly: -->-- fsck from util-linux 2.23.2 [/sbin/fsck.ext4 (1) -- /] fsck.ext4 -a /dev/mapper/root /dev/mapper/root: One or more block group descriptor checksums are invalid. FIXED. /dev/mapper/root: Group descriptor 16 checksum is 0x4b1a, should be 0x50e6. /dev/mapper/root: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. (i.e., without -a or -p options) +++ ROOTFS_FSCK=4 +++ export ROOTFS_FSCK +++ mkdir /run/initramfs +++ echo 4 +++ ROOTFS_FSTYPE=ext4 +++ export ROOTFS_FSTYPE +++ '[' 4 -gt 1 -a 4 -lt 4 ']' +++ '[' 4 -gt 3 ']' +++ echo 'fsck failed. Mounting root device read-only.' fsck failed. Mounting root device read-only. +++ read_only=1 +++ opt='-o rw' +++ '[' 1 ']' +++ opt='-o ro' +++ echo 'Mounting root /dev/root' Mounting root /dev/root +++ '[' ext4 = xfs -a -n '' ']' +++ '[' ext4 = reiserfs -a -n '' ']' +++ '[' -n '' ']' +++ '[' -n acl,user_xattr ']' +++ opt='-o ro,acl,user_xattr' +++ '[' -n ext4 ']' +++ opt='-o ro,acl,user_xattr -t ext4' +++ echo mount -o ro,acl,user_xattr -t ext4 /dev/root /root mount -o ro,acl,user_xattr -t ext4 /dev/root /root +++ mount -o ro,acl,user_xattr -t ext4 /dev/root /root [ 20.145236] EXT4-fs (dm-0): ext4_check_descriptors: Checksum for group 16 failed (20710!=19226) [ 20.231110] EXT4-fs (dm-0): ext4_check_descriptors: Checksum for group 32 failed (3769!=5445) [ 20.371701] EXT4-fs (dm-0): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: acl,user_xattr --<-- This leaves me with an unusable system after some systemd services fail due to the readonly root. I don't see any sense in mounting the root fs ro when fsck fails with uncorrected errors. The initrd should rather not mount it and go into an emergency shell. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.