[202012] Fix fast-reboot issue where cold restart is performed due to missing FAST_REBOOT system flag #16669
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Why I did it
Fast reboot is failing on 202012 after PR #15685 was cherrypicked to 202012 as part of #16225
The master branch change is good, but the cherry pick to 202012 is bad.
Change was needed on master as the code added here was not effective (as it was unreachable) and not required (as fast-reboot on master uses warm-reboot infra of db dump and reconc).
However, this code was still being used in 202012, and should not have been removed. The DB flag needs to be set to allow services do fast recovery. In the latest 202012 images, fast reboot fails as syncd does cold restart:
Good case on 202012 (before PR 16225)
Bad case on 202012 (after PR 16225)
Work item tracking
How I did it
Set system flag for fast reboot during boot up path
How to verify it
Change restores the state as it was before PR 16225, and fast-reboot worked before 16225
Tested locally w/ the change by replacing database.sh on the device.
Which release branch to backport (provide reason below if selected)
Tested branch (Please provide the tested image version)
Description for the changelog
Link to config_db schema for YANG module changes
A picture of a cute animal (not mandatory but encouraged)