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

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Date:	Wed, 2 Mar 2016 15:38:11 +0100
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild/mkspec: clean boot loader configuration on rpm
 removal

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@...hat.com>
> ---
>   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