[Bug 50437] Re: Resume from hibernation may fail because swap partition UUID does not match /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume

[maximilian attems]

On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 01:38:26AM -0000, Martin Pitt wrote:
> > A bit nasty is the upgrade scenario, but it should not write into
> /etc, as it would just write into the initramfs.
> 
> I agree. I think *if* /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume exists and is
> valid, it should copy that into the initramfs.

Most of the times initramfs-tools generated that crap config file.

It might be easier to just forget about it, but you have a point
that in the meantime it might be admin set and hence should be checked.

> otherwise dynamically create one based on the existing swap partition(s)
> using the ubiquity logic.

No idea what ubiquity does and what logic you point too, afaik that
config file was allways in Debian written by initramfs-tools preinst.

Could you point to the relevant ubiquity code, please.

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Title:
  Resume from hibernation may fail because swap partition UUID does not
  match /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  There are a variety of circumstances which can cause the swap
  partition UUID to get out of sync with the system configuration, for
  example:

  1. User edits /etc/fstab to specify a different swap partition, either by UUID or by hardcoding the device path
  2. User reinitializes their swap partition with a new UUID using mkswap
  3. User repartitions their disk and thereby reinitializes the swap partition with a new UUID

  If this happens, the system will fail to resume from hibernation
  because it continues to look for the swap partition as specified in
  /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume.  Not finding this device, it will
  continue with normal system startup, as if no hibernation had taken
  place.

  It would be better if the system were more robust in the face of such
  changes.

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