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RootFS with root.transient still has tmpfs_t label instead of root_t

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Description

I see 2 commits https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/commit/aef71bf817fe89a9803ca534b331491ce64ab253 and https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/commit/28b557c8d2f5ed423a834bc57b55e2572a29ab20 which seem to be trying to fix rootfs mislabeling with root.transient=1 (latter one is related to issue https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/issues/1992), but I currently observe on my system with root.transient that rootfs still has tmpfs_t label instead of root_t

distro: Fedora Silverblue 44.20260817.0
bootc version: 1.16.7
rpm-ostree version: 2026.2
ostree version: 2026.3

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported label on Fedora Silverblue with root.transient enabled, using the listed bootc, rpm-ostree, and ostree versions. Compare commits aef71bf817fe89a9803ca534b331491ce64ab253 and 28b557c8d2f5ed423a834bc57b55e2572a29ab20, then verify that the rootfs receives root_t rather than tmpfs_t.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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