void-linux / void-linux/void-packages
Some packages that have kernel.d hooks are always trying to modify vmlinuz-${version} even if dracut-uefi is used.
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Description
Is this a new report?
Yes
System Info
Void 6.6.63_1 x86_64 AuthenticAMD uptodate rFF
Package(s) Affected
efibootmgr-18_1, sbsigntool-0.9.4_6
Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?
No response
Expected behaviour
The packages should include a configurable hook in /etc/default, that allows a user to set the file path of the /etc/kernel.d script, so that UKIs or non standard vmlinuz paths can be affected by these hooks. The file /efi/EFI/BOOT/void/Linux-${VERSION} should be just as affected as the default /boot/vmlinuz-${VERSION}
Actual behaviour
Due to the hardcoded nature of the file paths, only /vmlinuz-${VERSION} is affected by these scripts.
Steps to reproduce
- Install dracut-uefi and the affected packages (efibootmgr-18_1, sbsigntool-0.9.4_6)
- configure the packages using /etc/default to your liking
- run xbps-reconfigure -fa
- Notice that the UKI neither gets registered by efibootmgr, nor gets signed by sbsigntool
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting the efibootmgr-18_1 and sbsigntool-0.9.4_6 package hooks, their /etc/default configuration, and the /etc/kernel.d scripts used during xbps-reconfigure -fa. Verify how dracut-uefi names the UKI at /efi/EFI/BOOT/void/Linux-${VERSION}; done means the configured hook path handles that file as well as the default /boot/vmlinuz-${VERSION}.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, shell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100