Re: [PATCH 0/2] kbuild: rpm-pkg: Address -debuginfo build regression with RPM < 4.20.0

[Nathan Chancellor]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:04:47 -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> Steve reported a build issue with commit 62089b804895 ("kbuild: rpm-pkg:
> Generate debuginfo package manually") on RHEL9, which has an older
> version of RPM than what I tested. Turns out that RPM 4.20.0 fixed an
> issue with specifying %files for a -debuginfo subpackage.
> 
> The first patch restricts the new -debuginfo package generation process
> to CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=y and RPM >= 4.20.0 to ensure it is actually
> necessary and working. The second patch restores the original -debuginfo
> package generation process from commit a7c699d090a1 ("kbuild: rpm-pkg:
> build a debuginfo RPM") when CONFIG_MODULE_SIG is disabled to keep the
> -debuginfo package around for older versions of RPM.
> 
> [...]

Applied to

  https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kbuild/linux.git kbuild-fixes

Thanks!

[1/2] kbuild: rpm-pkg: Restrict manual debug package creation
      https://git.kernel.org/kbuild/c/6d6b8b0e28c46
[2/2] kernel: rpm-pkg: Restore find-debuginfo.sh approach to -debuginfo package
      https://git.kernel.org/kbuild/c/ffe9ac1ad56df

Please look out for regression or issue reports or other follow up
comments, as they may result in the patch/series getting dropped or
reverted. Patches applied to an "unstable" branch are accepted pending
wider testing in -next and any post-commit review; they will generally
be moved to the main branch in a week if no issues are found.

Best regards,
-- 
Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>