I have installed ``` sys-kernel/linux-firmware-20240312::gentoo USE="compress-zstd initramfs redistributable -bindist -compress-xz -deduplicate -savedconfig (-unknown-license)" ``` savedconfig is ``` voyager /etc/portage/savedconfig/sys-kernel # cat linux-firmware-20240312 amdgpu/navy_flounder_sos.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_ta.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_smc.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_dmcub.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_pfp.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_me.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_ce.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_rlc.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_mec.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_mec2.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_sdma.bin amdgpu/navy_flounder_vcn.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_toc.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_ta.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_dmcub.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_pfp.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_me.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_ce.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_rlc.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_mec.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_mec2.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_sdma.bin amdgpu/yellow_carp_vcn.bin regulatory.db regulatory.db.p7s ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/firmware-2.bin ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/amss.bin ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/board-2.bin ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/m3.bin qca/rampatch_usb_00130201.bin ``` files exist (compressed), but some are symlinks. ``` voyager /etc/portage/savedconfig/sys-kernel # file /usr/lib/firmware/ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/board-2.bin.zst /usr/lib/firmware/ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/board-2.bin.zst: symbolic link to ../hw2.0/board-2.bin.zst ``` re-emerging with USE="savedconfig" breaks the symbolic links, which are then later cleaned up. ``` >>> Install sys-kernel/linux-firmware-20240312 into /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/linux-firmware-20240312/image copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_ce.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_dmcub.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_me.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_mec.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_mec2.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_pfp.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_rlc.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_sdma.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_smc.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_sos.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_ta.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/navy_flounder_vcn.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_ce.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_dmcub.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_me.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_mec.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_mec2.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_pfp.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_rlc.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_sdma.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_ta.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_toc.bin copying/compressing file amdgpu/yellow_carp_vcn.bin copying/compressing file qca/rampatch_usb_00130201.bin creating link ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/board-2.bin -> ../hw2.0/board-2.bin creating link ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/amss.bin -> ../hw2.0/amss.bin creating link ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/m3.bin -> ../hw2.0/m3.bin * Removing broken symlinks ... ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/board-2.bin ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/amss.bin ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/m3.bin ``` To work-around, one needs to also list the symlink targets in the saved config, but this is tedious. Perhaps this could be mentioned in the linux-firmware wiki? I dont know what the ideal solution is...? A) dont use symlinks when savedconfig is enabled? B) use hardlinks instead of symlinks ? C) try to be clever, and also preserve link targets?
