Re: [PATCH] kbuild/mkspec: clean boot loader configuration on rpm removal

Hannes Frederic Sowa
2016-03-02T14:38:14Z

On 02.03.2016 15:28, Paolo Abeni wrote:
> This patch add a rpm preuninstall scriptlet to cleanup the
> boot loader configuration on kernel package uninstall.
> The initrd for the to-be-removed kernel is deleted, too.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
> ---
> scripts/package/mkspec | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
> index fe44d68..b6de63c 100755
> --- a/scripts/package/mkspec
> +++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
> @@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ echo "/sbin/installkernel $KERNELRELEASE /boot/.vmlinuz-$KERNELRELEASE-rpm /boot
> echo "rm -f /boot/.vmlinuz-$KERNELRELEASE-rpm /boot/.System.map-$KERNELRELEASE-rpm"
> echo "fi"
> echo ""
> +echo "%preun"
> +echo "if [ -x /sbin/new-kernel-pkg ]; then"
> +echo "new-kernel-pkg --remove $KERNELRELEASE --rminitrd --initrdfile=/boot/initramfs-$KERNELRELEASE.img"
> +echo "fi"
> +echo ""
> echo "%files"
> echo '%defattr (-, root, root)'
> echo "/lib/modules/$KERNELRELEASE"
>

Maybe we should also switch to new-kernel-pkg for the postinstall call?
How about switching to kernel-install?

Thanks,
Hannes