Bug 837566

Summary:	sys-boot/refind: '-r*' ending on kernels versions breaks automatic loading
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Randall <ran.dall>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Viorel Munteanu <ceamac>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	major	CC:	jstein, mgorny, proxy-maint, ran.dall, sveyret
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	refind.conf

Description Randall 2022-04-10 01:17:36 UTC

The '-r*' versioning of kernels ending with '*.*.*-gentoo-r*' is causing refind's automatic loading capabilities to break.

In my case, my kernel version is 5.15.32-r1; so in my refind.conf (attached), "initrd=initramfs-%v-gentoo-r1.img" (I'm using Dracut) should work, but it doesn't.

Furthermore, IMO, "initrd=initramfs-%v-gentoo-r1.img" beats the purpose of the automatic loading feature, as it would require the user to keep updating (or remove) the '-r*' parts. Ideally, all kernel versions should end "*.*.*.-gentoo" or in a more predictable manner; therefore, the user could keep your refind.conf consistent and the auto finding featuring working. (In my use case, "initrd=initramfs-%v-gentoo.img")

As a workaround, I did end up having to hard line the version in refind.conf. However, genr8eofl (on IRC) also suggested it possible simply remove the '-r*' from /boot, /EFI and /lib/modules, and avoid having to modify refind.conf

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Randall 2022-04-10 01:18:13 UTC

Created attachment 769712 [details]
refind.conf

Comment 2 Michał Górny archtester

2022-04-10 16:22:47 UTC

I suppose you're building your own kernel and not using sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel*?

Comment 3 Randall 2022-04-10 16:24:10 UTC

Yes.

Comment 4 Randall 2022-04-10 16:25:20 UTC

Which is actually a good point, cause the makes this problem is specific to sys-kernel/gentoo-sources.

Comment 5 Viorel Munteanu gentoo-dev

2023-09-07 10:55:11 UTC

I don't know what is the default naming scheme for kernels, but if your kernel is named for example bzImage-5.15.32-gentoo-r1.efi, %v would be `5.15.32-gentoo-r1`, so refind_linux.conf should only contain `initrd=initramfs-%v.img` (%v contains everything from the first digit to the last digit).

If that is not the case, please post a ls in that directory, so I can see what they look like.

Comment 6 Viorel Munteanu gentoo-dev

2024-10-30 09:28:19 UTC

I installed sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.6.58-r2 and the files in /boot are:

/boot/vmlinuz-6.6.58-gentoo-dist
/boot/initramfs-6.6.58-gentoo-dist.img

There is no -r2 in the generated name, so I will assume this bug is resolved.

Please reopen if you have a concrete example based on current kernel sources.