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Summary

Follow-up to #10313, which isolated serial-getty@ttyGS0 in a private device namespace (PrivateDevices=yes + DeviceAllow=/dev/ttyGS0 rw) to stop the getty deadlocking across USB gadget re-bind cycles.

That fix introduced a regression on the Type-C serial console: the login prompt prints, but login can never succeed and the prompt keeps respawning in a loop.

Root cause (verified against systemd 257 and util-linux 2.41 sources):

  • PrivateDevices= mounts a tmpfs over /dev containing only systemd's minimal node set. DeviceAllow= installs a cgroup device-access filter — it never creates the device node in the private /dev, so /dev/ttyGS0 does not exist in the unit's view.
  • systemd (new-style serial-getty@.service: StandardInput=tty + TTYPath=/dev/%I) opens /dev/ttyGS0 before entering the private mount namespace, so agetty inherits working fds and prints the prompt.
  • util-linux login maps stdin back to a /dev path via ttyname(); with the node absent, ttyname() returns NULL and login exits with FATAL: bad tty. Combined with Restart=always, this becomes the endless login loop.

Fix: wrap /bin/login with nsenter -t 1 -m (login program via agetty -l), so login runs in PID 1's mount namespace where /dev/ttyGS0 resolves again. setns() does not change cgroup membership, so the DeviceAllow filter and the re-bind hang protection from #10313 stay in effect.

Testing

  • reComputer RK35xx, Type-C serial console: login succeeds, shell and logout/respawn work
  • reboot: getty comes back, login still works
  • gadget re-bind cycle (unplug/re-plug host, usbdevice.service restart): getty still recovers (rk35xx: isolate ttyGS0 getty in a private device namespace #10313 behavior preserved)
  • boot with no USB host attached: no deadlock, getty restarts cleanly

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added configurable defaults for USB gadget, Morse, Bluetooth, and USB automount features on supported ReComputer devices.
    • Added support for selecting no additional packages during Seeed software installation.
    • Improved USB serial console login with namespace-aware handling.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved Panthor GPU support by using Mesa graphics components and avoiding conflicting Mali overrides.
    • Simplified Bluetooth setup and added a clear skip path when installation is not needed.

armbian#10313 isolated the ttyGS0 getty in a private device namespace to stop
it deadlocking across USB gadget re-bind cycles. That namespace mounts a
tmpfs over /dev holding only systemd's minimal node set; DeviceAllow=
filters cgroup device access but never creates the ttyGS0 node there.

systemd opens TTYPath=/dev/ttyGS0 before entering the namespace, so
agetty inherits working fds and prints the prompt. util-linux login
however cannot map stdin back to a /dev path via ttyname(), dies with
"FATAL: bad tty", and Restart=always turns that into an endless login
loop over the Type-C serial console.

Wrap /bin/login with `nsenter -t 1 -m` so it runs in PID 1's mount
namespace, where /dev/ttyGS0 exists again. setns does not change cgroup
membership, so the DeviceAllow filter and the re-bind hang protection
from armbian#10313 stay in effect.

Signed-off-by: Mkirin <haohao.wang@seeed.cc>
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The Seeed ReComputer configuration adds feature defaults and opt-outs for optional components. It updates APT installation, serial-getty login handling, and Panthor GPU setup.

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Seeed ReComputer configuration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Feature-gated Seeed installation
config/sources/vendors/seeed-studio/recomputer-rk35xx-common.inc
Adds shared APT helpers and conditional setup for Bluetooth, Morse, USB gadget, and USB automount components.
Namespace-aware serial login
config/sources/vendors/seeed-studio/recomputer-rk35xx-common.inc
Installs a namespace-aware login wrapper and invokes it from the ttyGS0 serial-getty service through agetty.
Panthor GPU setup
config/sources/vendors/seeed-studio/recomputer-rk35xx-common.inc
Removes Mali userspace assets for Panthor, skips Mali EGL overrides, and avoids Mali GBM configuration.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 5099e

The changes can leave desktop images without a usable session and can disable AIC8800 Wi-Fi configuration when Bluetooth is opted out. These bounded functionality regressions should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

Possibly related PRs

  • armbian/build#10313: Modifies the same USB serial-getty setup and adds private device namespace isolation.
  • armbian/build#10358: Continues changes in the same configuration file with feature gates and simplified AIC BlueZ installation.

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@rpardini rpardini changed the title rk35xx: fix ttyGS0 login loop under PrivateDevices recomputer-rk35xx-common.inc‎: fix ttyGS0 login loop under PrivateDevices Aug 19, 2026
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Would this principle work on all platforms?

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The wrapper itself is userspace-generic (POSIX sh + nsenter + agetty -l, no arch or vendor dependencies) — I verified the mechanism against systemd 257 and util-linux 2.41 sources. But it's only needed where the #10313 PrivateDevices= isolation is applied: boards that enable a plain serial-getty@ttyGS0 via SERIALCON (nanopi-r2s, orangepi-zero, pocketbeagle2, …) run against the real devtmpfs and never hit the loop. If we ever promote the gadget re-bind isolation to other USB-console boards, this wrapper ports over unchanged — though a global version should derive ExecStart from the stock unit instead of hardcoding trixie's agetty flags, since other suites differ.

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91-99: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not enable the BlueZ replacement by default on desktop images.

SEEED_DEFAULT_ENABLE=yes enables this hook by default. fcs960k-aic-bluez conflicts with bluez, and the documented APT resolution removes BlueZ-dependent desktop packages such as the GNOME session. This change also removes the prior package reconciliation flow, so the image can finish without a usable desktop session.

Make this replacement explicitly opt-in for affected non-desktop images, or preserve a package set that does not remove the selected desktop environment.

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In `@config/sources/vendors/seeed-studio/recomputer-rk35xx-common.inc` around
lines 91 - 99, Update the BlueZ replacement gating around SEEED_AIC_BLUEZ_ENABLE
so fcs960k-aic-bluez is not installed by default on desktop images; make it
explicitly opt-in for affected non-desktop images, or otherwise preserve the
selected desktop package set and session when resolving the fcs960k-aic-bluez
conflict.

130-133: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Separate the Bluetooth opt-out from AIC8800 Wi-Fi setup.

Line 130 gates the complete wireless hook on SEEED_AIC_BLUEZ_ENABLE. If a user disables BlueZ, the build also omits aic8800-wireless.conf, including the aic8800_fdrv_sdio Wi-Fi driver configuration.

Keep Wi-Fi configuration enabled independently, or add a dedicated AIC8800 wireless feature flag.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@config/sources/vendors/seeed-studio/recomputer-rk35xx-common.inc` around
lines 130 - 133, Update the wireless setup flow around the
SEEED_AIC_BLUEZ_ENABLE guard so disabling BlueZ does not skip AIC8800 Wi-Fi
configuration, including aic8800-wireless.conf and aic8800_fdrv_sdio settings.
Separate Bluetooth opt-out handling from the broader AIC8800 wireless setup,
using a dedicated wireless feature flag if needed.
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In `@config/sources/vendors/seeed-studio/recomputer-rk35xx-common.inc`:
- Around line 91-99: Update the BlueZ replacement gating around
SEEED_AIC_BLUEZ_ENABLE so fcs960k-aic-bluez is not installed by default on
desktop images; make it explicitly opt-in for affected non-desktop images, or
otherwise preserve the selected desktop package set and session when resolving
the fcs960k-aic-bluez conflict.
- Around line 130-133: Update the wireless setup flow around the
SEEED_AIC_BLUEZ_ENABLE guard so disabling BlueZ does not skip AIC8800 Wi-Fi
configuration, including aic8800-wireless.conf and aic8800_fdrv_sdio settings.
Separate Bluetooth opt-out handling from the broader AIC8800 wireless setup,
using a dedicated wireless feature flag if needed.

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