[PATCH v2 23/53] klp-build: Fix hang on out-of-date .config

From: Josh Poimboeuf

Date: Fri May 01 2026 - 00:13:00 EST


If .config is out of date with the kernel source, 'make syncconfig'
hangs while waiting for user input on new config options. Detect the
mismatch and return an error.

Fixes: 6f93f7b06810 ("livepatch/klp-build: Fix inconsistent kernel version")
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/livepatch/klp-build | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/klp-build b/scripts/livepatch/klp-build
index 0ad7e6631314..e19d93b78fcb 100755
--- a/scripts/livepatch/klp-build
+++ b/scripts/livepatch/klp-build
@@ -306,7 +306,12 @@ set_kernelversion() {

stash_file "$file"

- kernelrelease="$(cd "$SRC" && make syncconfig &>/dev/null && make -s kernelrelease)"
+ if [[ -n "$(make -s listnewconfig 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
+ die ".config mismatch, check your .config or run 'make olddefconfig'"
+ fi
+ make syncconfig &>/dev/null || die "make syncconfig failed"
+
+ kernelrelease="$(make -s kernelrelease)"
[[ -z "$kernelrelease" ]] && die "failed to get kernel version"

sed -i "2i echo $kernelrelease; exit 0" scripts/setlocalversion
--
2.53.0