[pkg-lxc-devel] Bug#1057116: bookworm-pu: package lxc/1:5.0.2-1+deb12u2

[Mathias Gibbens]

Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
Tags: bookworm
User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
Usertags: pu
X-Debbugs-Cc: pkg-lxc-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org, gibmat at debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:lxc

[ Reason ]
The version of lxc in bookworm fails to create ephemeral copies of
containers. This is affecting Debian users, as two different bugs have
been reported in addition to an upstream bug report.

A fix was merged into the upstream repo earlier today, and I have
cherry-picked it into the packaging for unstable which I have just
uploaded. I would like to get this fix into bookworm, as it is a
regression compared to lxc in bullseye.

[ Impact ]
The version of lxc currently in bookworm cannot create ephemeral copies
of containers.

[ Tests ]
The changes have been reviewed and accepted by the upstream developers.
I have tested that creation of normal and ephemeral containers works as
expected in bookworm with this patch.

[ Risks ]
Minor/none -- the specific variable being checked was fixed to be a
more correct one that could never be NULL, which was the root cause of
the bug. This does technically change the behavior of lxc by fixing the
bug, but I don't think there is any risk of a regression in other lxc
behavior.

[ Checklist ]
  [*] *all* changes are documented in the d/changelog
  [*] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
  [*] attach debdiff against the package in (old)stable
  [*] the issue is verified as fixed in unstable

[ Changes ]
Cherry-pick and rebase upstream commit
0e932812ae2ac4dec58e413c0d95d581385b9756, which has been merged into
the upstream repo. There is also renaming of the `bdev_type` variable
to `__bdev_type` which was included in the upstream commit; I have left
that in, so the changes to bookworm packaging can be a direct cherry-
pick of the upstream fix.

[ Other info ]
The source debdiff is attached.
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