[PATCH v2] kernel.bbclass: fix -dev files when KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME is PN

[PATCH v2] kernel.bbclass: fix -dev files when KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME is PN

[prasanth]

For a second kernel next to virtual/kernel needs its own package names, e.g.

  KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME:pn-linux-yocto-rt = "linux-yocto-rt"
  PROVIDES:remove:pn-linux-yocto-rt = "virtual/kernel"

FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev and FILES:${PN}-dev from bitbake.conf
are then the same key. Keys expand in sorted order, bitbake.conf wins
and do_package fails with installed-vs-shipped for System.map,
Module.symvers and config. -dbg only gets the collision warning, as the
bitbake.conf value is a superset.

Rename the kernel FILES to the ${PN} names in a RecipePreFinalise
handler. __anonymous() is too late and would drop bbappend :append, and
a class :append would still warn.

-dev now matches kernel-dev, without the bitbake.conf -dev defaults.
The default KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME = "kernel" is unchanged. Drop the bug
11905 warning, as that is expected bitbake behaviour.

AI-Generated: Uses Claude
Signed-off-by: Prasanth R <prasanth.r@lineo.co.jp>
---

Notes:
    v2: added the use case, why the handler is needed, -dbg/-dev notes
    and the comment.
    
    Found while checking the bug 11905 warning in kernel.bbclass. Tested on
    master (qemux86-64): linux-yocto-rt next to linux-yocto fails without
    the patch and builds with no warnings with it. The default "kernel"
    case is unchanged.

 meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass | 22 +++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
index 0a6d754108..77ae9df4c9 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
@@ -60,16 +60,24 @@ KERNEL_VERSION_NAME[vardepvalue] = "${LINUX_VERSION}"
 KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME = "${@legitimize_package_name(d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION'))}"
 KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME[vardepvalue] = "${LINUX_VERSION}"
 
+# With KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME = "${PN}", FILES:${PN}-dev/-dbg from bitbake.conf
+# would replace the kernel values during key expansion, so rename the kernel
+# variables to the ${PN} names first. This must run before key expansion, so
+# it cannot be moved to __anonymous().
+python kernel_package_name_handler () {
+    d = e.data
+    if d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME") != d.getVar("PN"):
+        return
+
+    for pkg in ("dev", "dbg"):
+        d.renameVar("FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-%s" % pkg, "FILES:${PN}-%s" % pkg)
+}
+addhandler kernel_package_name_handler
+kernel_package_name_handler[eventmask] = "bb.event.RecipePreFinalise"
+
 python __anonymous () {
-    pn = d.getVar("PN")
     kpn = d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME")
 
-    # XXX Remove this after bug 11905 is resolved
-    #  FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev doesn't expand correctly
-    if kpn == pn:
-        bb.warn("Some packages (E.g. *-dev) might be missing due to "
-                "bug 11905 (variable KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME == PN)")
-
     # The default kernel recipe builds in a shared location defined by
     # bitbake/distro confs: STAGING_KERNEL_DIR and STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR.
     # Set these variables to directories under ${WORKDIR} in alternate
-- 
2.34.1

[PATCH v2] kernel.bbclass: fix -dev files when KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME is PN

[Prasanth R]

For a second kernel next to virtual/kernel needs its own package names, e.g.

  KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME:pn-linux-yocto-rt = "linux-yocto-rt"
  PROVIDES:remove:pn-linux-yocto-rt = "virtual/kernel"

FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev and FILES:${PN}-dev from bitbake.conf
are then the same key. Keys expand in sorted order, bitbake.conf wins
and do_package fails with installed-vs-shipped for System.map,
Module.symvers and config. -dbg only gets the collision warning, as the
bitbake.conf value is a superset.

Rename the kernel FILES to the ${PN} names in a RecipePreFinalise
handler. __anonymous() is too late and would drop bbappend :append, and
a class :append would still warn.

-dev now matches kernel-dev, without the bitbake.conf -dev defaults.
The default KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME = "kernel" is unchanged. Drop the bug
11905 warning, as that is expected bitbake behaviour.

AI-Generated: Uses Claude
Signed-off-by: Prasanth R <prasanth.r@lineo.co.jp>
---

Notes:
    v2: added the use case, why the handler is needed, -dbg/-dev notes
    and the comment.
    
    Found while checking the bug 11905 warning in kernel.bbclass. Tested on
    master (qemux86-64): linux-yocto-rt next to linux-yocto fails without
    the patch and builds with no warnings with it. The default "kernel"
    case is unchanged.

 meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass | 22 +++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
index 0a6d754108..77ae9df4c9 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
@@ -60,16 +60,24 @@ KERNEL_VERSION_NAME[vardepvalue] = "${LINUX_VERSION}"
 KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME = "${@legitimize_package_name(d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION'))}"
 KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME[vardepvalue] = "${LINUX_VERSION}"
 
+# With KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME = "${PN}", FILES:${PN}-dev/-dbg from bitbake.conf
+# would replace the kernel values during key expansion, so rename the kernel
+# variables to the ${PN} names first. This must run before key expansion, so
+# it cannot be moved to __anonymous().
+python kernel_package_name_handler () {
+    d = e.data
+    if d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME") != d.getVar("PN"):
+        return
+
+    for pkg in ("dev", "dbg"):
+        d.renameVar("FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-%s" % pkg, "FILES:${PN}-%s" % pkg)
+}
+addhandler kernel_package_name_handler
+kernel_package_name_handler[eventmask] = "bb.event.RecipePreFinalise"
+
 python __anonymous () {
-    pn = d.getVar("PN")
     kpn = d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME")
 
-    # XXX Remove this after bug 11905 is resolved
-    #  FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev doesn't expand correctly
-    if kpn == pn:
-        bb.warn("Some packages (E.g. *-dev) might be missing due to "
-                "bug 11905 (variable KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME == PN)")
-
     # The default kernel recipe builds in a shared location defined by
     # bitbake/distro confs: STAGING_KERNEL_DIR and STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR.
     # Set these variables to directories under ${WORKDIR} in alternate
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH v2] kernel.bbclass: fix -dev files when KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME is PN

[Bruce Ashfield]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 2:08 AM Prasanth R <ragaprasanth@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> For a second kernel next to virtual/kernel needs its own package names, e.g.
>
>   KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME:pn-linux-yocto-rt = "linux-yocto-rt"
>   PROVIDES:remove:pn-linux-yocto-rt = "virtual/kernel"
>
[...]

Thanks for the updates. That covers everything I asked for in v1.

Acked-by: Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield@gmail.com>

Bruce