resolved [Re: heads up: new rawhide kernel doesn't boot for me

[Jim Meyering]

Harald Hoyer wrote:
> Am 08.04.2011 12:38, schrieb Jim Meyering:
>> So maybe there *is* a bug to report after all:
>>
>>     With TMPDIR pointing to a directory with context not like /tmp,
>>     the kernel's initramfs-building code fails and gives a diagnostic
>>     (calling it Non-fatal), but lets the installation of a losing
>>     kernel succeed.
>
> Then again... "just don't do that" ... root-gun-foot ...

Hi Harald,

That's one way to see it.
However, what are the odds that the offending code ignores
all write failures, and not just AVC-induced ones?

And what if you're unlucky enough to run out of space in /tmp
at just the wrong moment -- or what if someone malicious knows
about this?  Some script kiddies might think it's cool to make
the sysadmin install a broken kernel.  I hope you have
convenient and reliable console access to that server.