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

From: Hannes Frederic Sowa
Date: Wed Mar 02 2016 - 09:38:18 EST


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@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
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