[Bug 1571360] [NEW] package memtest86+ 5.01-3ubuntu2 hangs on upgrade from 14.04 to xenial

Luke Faraone luke at faraone.cc
Sun Apr 17 16:41:11 UTC 2016


Public bug reported:

when attempting to upgrade to xenial, memtest86+'s postinst froze.

(ubuntu)lfaraone at aqua:~$ ps aux | grep do-rel
root      7975  0.0  0.0  54668  3784 pts/3    S+   16:15   0:00 sudo do-release-upgrade -d
lfaraone 30444  0.0  0.0  14232   964 pts/7    S+   16:35   0:00 grep do-rel
(ubuntu)lfaraone at aqua:~$ pstree 7975
sudo───screen───screen───xenial─┬─gnome-session-i─┬─{gdbus}
                                │                 └─{gmain}
                                ├─sh───sleep
                                ├─xenial───dpkg───frontend───memtest86+.post
                                ├─{gdbus}
                                └─{gmain}
(ubuntu)lfaraone at aqua:~$ ps aux  | grep memtest86+.post
root     23919  0.0  0.1  63016 17648 pts/8    S+   16:31   0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/memtest86+.postinst configure 5.01-3ubuntu1
root     23926  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/8    Z+   16:31   0:00 [memtest86+.post] <defunct>
lfaraone 31348  0.0  0.0  14232  2620 pts/7    R+   16:37   0:00 grep memtest86+.post

Looks like its subprocess died but dpkg failed to reap it? (The actual
error that triggered apport was me killing the debconf process 23919)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: memtest86+ 5.01-3ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40-generic 4.2.8-ckt5
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 17 16:37:22 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package memtest86+ 5.01-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-17 (0 days ago)

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package xenial

** Description changed:

  when attempting to upgrade to xenial, memtest86+'s postinst froze.
  
  (ubuntu)lfaraone at aqua:~$ ps aux | grep do-rel
  root      7975  0.0  0.0  54668  3784 pts/3    S+   16:15   0:00 sudo do-release-upgrade -d
  lfaraone 30444  0.0  0.0  14232   964 pts/7    S+   16:35   0:00 grep do-rel
  (ubuntu)lfaraone at aqua:~$ pstree 7975
  sudo───screen───screen───xenial─┬─gnome-session-i─┬─{gdbus}
-                                 │                 └─{gmain}
-                                 ├─sh───sleep
-                                 ├─xenial───dpkg───frontend───memtest86+.post
-                                 ├─{gdbus}
-                                 └─{gmain}
+                                 │                 └─{gmain}
+                                 ├─sh───sleep
+                                 ├─xenial───dpkg───frontend───memtest86+.post
+                                 ├─{gdbus}
+                                 └─{gmain}
  (ubuntu)lfaraone at aqua:~$ ps aux  | grep memtest86+.post
  root     23919  0.0  0.1  63016 17648 pts/8    S+   16:31   0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/memtest86+.postinst configure 5.01-3ubuntu1
  root     23926  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/8    Z+   16:31   0:00 [memtest86+.post] <defunct>
  lfaraone 31348  0.0  0.0  14232  2620 pts/7    R+   16:37   0:00 grep memtest86+.post
  
- Looks like its subprocess died but dpkg failed to reap it?
+ Looks like its subprocess died but dpkg failed to reap it? (The actual
+ error that triggered apport was me killing the debconf process 23919)
  
  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: memtest86+ 5.01-3ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40-generic 4.2.8-ckt5
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Apr 17 16:37:22 2016
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
-  dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
-  apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
+  dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
+  apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package memtest86+ 5.01-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-17 (0 days ago)

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Title:
  package memtest86+ 5.01-3ubuntu2 hangs on upgrade from 14.04 to xenial

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  when attempting to upgrade to xenial, memtest86+'s postinst froze.

  (ubuntu)lfaraone at aqua:~$ ps aux | grep do-rel
  root      7975  0.0  0.0  54668  3784 pts/3    S+   16:15   0:00 sudo do-release-upgrade -d
  lfaraone 30444  0.0  0.0  14232   964 pts/7    S+   16:35   0:00 grep do-rel
  (ubuntu)lfaraone at aqua:~$ pstree 7975
  sudo───screen───screen───xenial─┬─gnome-session-i─┬─{gdbus}
                                  │                 └─{gmain}
                                  ├─sh───sleep
                                  ├─xenial───dpkg───frontend───memtest86+.post
                                  ├─{gdbus}
                                  └─{gmain}
  (ubuntu)lfaraone at aqua:~$ ps aux  | grep memtest86+.post
  root     23919  0.0  0.1  63016 17648 pts/8    S+   16:31   0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/memtest86+.postinst configure 5.01-3ubuntu1
  root     23926  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/8    Z+   16:31   0:00 [memtest86+.post] <defunct>
  lfaraone 31348  0.0  0.0  14232  2620 pts/7    R+   16:37   0:00 grep memtest86+.post

  Looks like its subprocess died but dpkg failed to reap it? (The actual
  error that triggered apport was me killing the debconf process 23919)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: memtest86+ 5.01-3ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40-generic 4.2.8-ckt5
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Apr 17 16:37:22 2016
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package memtest86+ 5.01-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-17 (0 days ago)

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