install: honor discoverable-partitions in to-filesystem/to-existing-root#2156
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When discoverable-partitions=true is set in the install config, the to-filesystem and to-existing-root paths now correctly omit root= from the kernel command line. The fix has two parts: 1. After computing root_info, check discoverable_partitions and if true, override mount_spec to empty string while preserving root_info.kargs (so things like rootflags=subvol=... are kept for btrfs systems). 2. When building the final kargs with an empty mount_spec, use root_info.kargs instead of Vec::new() so that other root-related kargs (rootflags=, rd.* device-unlock args) are preserved even when root= is omitted. Unlike the to-disk path, we intentionally do NOT auto-enable this for systemd-boot because to-filesystem/to-existing-root operates on pre-existing partitions whose type GUIDs may not be DPS-compliant. Only an explicit opt-in is safe here. Add three unit tests to cover: - discoverable-partitions=true clears mount_spec - discoverable-partitions=false preserves root= karg - empty mount_spec preserves other root kargs (rootflags=) Assisted-by: GitHub Copilot (Claude Sonnet 4.5) Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/sessions/7dbb3976-a279-4956-9def-781e7159fc8f Co-authored-by: jmarrero <1894385+jmarrero@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Fix Fedora 43+ DPS root auto-discovery for readonly test
install: honor discoverable-partitions in to-filesystem/to-existing-root
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this just added unit tests... and pakit/tmt never ran :/ |
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discoverable-partitions=truewas only wired up in theto-diskpath (baseline.rs). Theto-filesystemandto-existing-rootpaths always injectedroot=UUID=..., causing052-test-bli-detectionto fail on Fedora 43+ systems usingsystem-reinstall-bootc.Changes
install_to_filesystem(): After computingroot_info, checkdiscoverable_partitionsfrom install config. When true, clearmount_spec(which triggers the existing empty-spec logic to omitroot=) while preservingroot_info.kargsfor other root-related args (rootflags=subvol=...,rd.*device-unlock args).Empty mount-spec karg building: Was using
Vec::new(), discarding inherited root kargs whenmount_specis empty. Now usesroot_info.kargssorootflags=etc. survive even whenroot=is omitted.completion.rs/reconcile_kargs: No changes needed — it only appends to existing deployment kargs and never synthesizesroot=itself.Unlike
to-disk, this deliberately does not auto-enable for systemd-boot: pre-existing partitions may lack DPS-compliant type GUIDs, so only an explicit opt-in is safe.With this config present,
bootc install to-existing-root(andto-filesystem) will now produce a BLS entry withoutroot=, lettingsystemd-gpt-auto-generatorhandle discovery via the partition's DPS type GUID.Tests
Three unit tests added covering:
discoverable-partitions=trueclearsmount_spec;=falsepreserves it; emptymount_specretainsrootflags=and other root kargs.Original prompt
Update PR #2155 in repository bootc-dev/bootc to fully fix Fedora 43+ DPS root auto-discovery so the readonly test
tmt/tests/booted/readonly/052-test-bli-detection.nupasses.Context:
discoverable-partitions=trueininstall_to_filesystem()/install_to_existing_root()by omittingroot=when explicitly enabled./proc/cmdlineand asserts Fedora 43+ has noroot=.to-diskincrates/lib/src/install/baseline.rsalready appears to omitroot=when discoverable partitions are enabled.root=later, especially in install completion / karg reconciliation.Please investigate and implement the complete fix directly on the PR branch for PR #2155.
Likely areas to inspect:
crates/lib/src/install.rscrates/lib/src/install/baseline.rscrates/lib/src/install/completion.rsroot=despitediscoverable-partitions = trueRequirements:
discoverable-partitions=trueis honored consistently forto-filesystem,to-existing-root, and any completion/reconciliation path.rootflags=and device-unlock args) while omittingroot=..github/copilot-instructions.md, README.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, and REVIEW.md if relevant.Signed-off-bytrailer unless explicitly requested by a human.Assisted-by:trailer.Deliverable:
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User: https://artifacts.dev.testing-farm.io/95243450-6dd4-418d-bf02-9d81a2f3dd60/work-plan-01-readonlyddc9ptdb/tmt/plans/integration/plan-01-readonly/execute/data/guest/default-0/tmt/tests/tests/test-01-readonly-1/output.txt still looks bad can you review the changes here and the log to see what is missing
Assistant: From the PR, your change does wire
discoverable-partitions=trueinto theto-filesystem/to-existing-rootflow by forcing an emptymount_spec, which (per the existing logic) is the signal to omitroot=. That part looks conceptually correct.What’s likely still “missing” (i.e., why the Testing Farm output still “looks bad”) is one of these gaps:
discoverable-partitions=truein the install config (so your new branch never triggers), or the config file isn’t being found/merged in that environment.root=style, or it validates the final BLS/bootloader entry content in a way that still fails).root=and the log is pointing at a different issue, but we can’t confirm without the log content.What I can verify from the code change
In
crates/lib/src/install.rs, insideinstall_to_filesystem()you now do:state.install_config.discoverable_partitions == true:RootMountInfo.mount_spec = ""RootMountInfo.kargs(good: keeps things likerootflags=subvol=...)mount_specis empty, you now setkargs = root_info.kargsinstead ofVec::new(), which is also good (previous behavior dropped those inherited root-related args).So the “plumbing” seems correct for the intended behavior: no
root=but keep rootflags/rd. args*.Why I can’t directly confirm against the Testing Farm output (yet)
I tried to open your Testing Farm artifact URL, but the web fetch failed with a cache-miss/internal error on my side, so I can’t see the contents of
output.txtfrom here.What I need from you (minimal) to pinpoint what’s missing
Please paste (or attach) the relevant part of
output.txt, specifically:bootc install ...command)Quick self-checks you can do immediately in that log
Search in
output.txtfor these strings and paste the matching sections:discoverable-partitions(do you see your new debug/warn?)discoverable-partitions enabled, omitting root= kargdiscoverable-partitions overrides root-mount-spec; root= will be omittedRoot mount:(it logsroot_info.mount_spec)options(often where the final kernel cmdline / BLS options show up)root=(does it still appear in the generated entry?)If none of the
discoverable-partitions ...lines appear, then what’s “missing” is very likely **the config isn’t being set/loaded...This pull request was created from Copilot chat.