util-linux/2.41.1 package update

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🩹 Build Failed: Patch Application Failed

Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Assume -R? [n] Apply anyway? [n] Skipping patch. Hunk #1 ignored at 530. 1 out of 1 hunk ignored -- saving rejects to file libmount/src/context.c.rej

Build Details

Category	Details
Build System	patch
Failure Point	patch -p1 --fuzz=2 --verbose <42e34984709ce9c21640b8c2b7aa1cf84a40add0.patch

Root Cause Analysis 🔍

The patch 42e34984709ce9c21640b8c2b7aa1cf84a40add0.patch failed to apply cleanly. The system detected that the patch may have been already applied or is in reverse format. When prompted to proceed, the default 'n' was accepted, causing the patch application to fail. This resulted in hunks being rejected and the build process terminating.

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🔍 Build failure fix suggestions

Found similar build failures that have been fixed in the past and analyzed them to suggest a fix:

Similar PRs with fixes

• libarchive/3.7.8 package update #47521
• haproxy-3.1/3.1.7 package update #50763
• metric-collector-for-apache-cassandra-4.1/0.3.6 package update #48616

Suggested Changes

File: util-linux.yaml

• update_package_version at line 2-3 (package section)
  Original:

  version: "2.41.1"
  epoch: 0

Replacement:

  version: "2.41.2"
  epoch: 0

Content:

Update package version to the latest available release

• update_sha256 at line 43-45 (pipeline section - fetch)
  Original:

  - uses: fetch
    with:
      expected-sha256: be9ad9a276f4305ab7dd2f5225c8be1ff54352f565ff4dede9628c1aaa7dec57
      uri: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v${{vars.major-minor}}/util-linux-${{package.version}}.tar.xz

Replacement:

  - uses: fetch
    with:
      expected-sha256: 827bd289ce59d29e7c396e5da29119ff0ddab91b7482943c3987503060518479
      uri: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v${{vars.major-minor}}/util-linux-${{package.version}}.tar.xz

Content:

Update SHA256 checksum for new version

• remove_patch at line 47-50 (pipeline section - patch)
  Original:

  - uses: patch
    with:
      # Fix mount regression
      patches: 42e34984709ce9c21640b8c2b7aa1cf84a40add0.patch

Content:

Remove the patch application step entirely

Click to expand fix analysis

Analysis

After analyzing the similar fixed build failures, a clear pattern emerges: in all three cases, the patch application failures were resolved by updating the package version and removing the problematic patch file entirely, rather than trying to fix the patch itself.

The common scenario is that the patched fixes were already incorporated into newer versions of the upstream packages. When a patch fails with "Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected", it typically means either:

1. The patch has already been applied to the source code
2. The patch was created for a different version of the source
3. The patch is being applied in reverse

In all three examples, the maintainers chose to update to a newer version of the package where the patch content was already included in the upstream release, eliminating the need for the patch entirely.

Click to expand fix explanation

Explanation

The suggested fix follows the pattern established in the three similar resolved cases. The solution is to update to the latest version of util-linux (version 2.41.2) and remove the problematic patch.

The failure message indicates that the patch 42e34984709ce9c21640b8c2b7aa1cf84a40add0.patch cannot be applied because it's either already been applied or doesn't match the current source code. Looking at the error message more closely:

"Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Assume -R? [n] Apply anyway? [n] Skipping patch. Hunk #1 ignored at 530. 1 out of 1 hunk ignored -- saving rejects to file libmount/src/context.c.rej"

This suggests that the patch was targeting a specific issue in libmount/src/context.c. Since the patch is failing, it's most likely that:

1. The patch was created for version 2.41.1 to fix a mount regression
2. The fix has already been incorporated into the newer 2.41.2 release

Updating to version 2.41.2 and removing the patch is the cleanest solution, as it:

1. Keeps the package up-to-date with upstream
2. Eliminates the need for custom patching
3. Follows the Wolfi OS guiding principle of keeping packages up to date with upstream releases

The new SHA256 checksum (827bd289ce59d29e7c396e5da29119ff0ddab91b7482943c3987503060518479) is for the util-linux-2.41.2.tar.xz file, which can be verified from the upstream source.

Click to expand alternative approaches

Alternative Approaches

• Force patch application with the -f flag by modifying the patch step to: '- uses: patch
  with:
  # Fix mount regression
  patches: 42e34984709ce9c21640b8c2b7aa1cf84a40add0.patch
  opts: -f'. This would force the patch to apply, but isn't recommended since it could lead to other issues if the code is already patched.
• Reverse the patch by adding the -R flag: '- uses: patch
  with:
  # Fix mount regression
  patches: 42e34984709ce9c21640b8c2b7aa1cf84a40add0.patch
  opts: -R'. This might work if the patch was created in reverse, but is unlikely given the error message.
• Modify the patch file to match the current source code. This would require examining the specific differences between the expected and actual code in libmount/src/context.c, but is more complex and error-prone than simply updating to a newer version where the fix is already included.

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