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

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Message-ID: <aYznn-a-pzDay2KX@derry.ads.avm.de>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:33:35 +0100
From: Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>
To: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] kbuild: rpm-pkg: Address -debuginfo build regression
 with RPM < 4.20.0

On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 12:04:47AM -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.
> 
> ---
> Nathan Chancellor (2):
>       kbuild: rpm-pkg: Restrict manual debug package creation
>       kernel: rpm-pkg: Restore find-debuginfo.sh approach to -debuginfo package
> 
>  scripts/package/kernel.spec | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  scripts/package/mkspec      | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 05f7e89ab9731565d8a62e3b5d1ec206485eeb0b
> change-id: 20260209-kbuild-fix-debuginfo-rpm-718f81dbcaa6
> 
> Best regards,
> --  
> Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
> 

Thanks!

I cannot test this properly right now, but the changes look good to me.

Acked-by: Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>

-- 
Nicolas