[Bug 1195291] New: initrd is being rebuilt when kernel is being removed after kernel update
http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1195291 Bug ID: 1195291 Summary: initrd is being rebuilt when kernel is being removed after kernel update Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 15.3 Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel Assignee: kernel-bugs@opensuse.org Reporter: Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Despite of the problem that initrds are needlessy rebuilt when installing kernel modules (bug 1100885, bug 1191322), there are also needless rebuilds when removing obsolete kernels: Still on the next boot when older kernels are removed, their initrds are being rebuilt before the kernels are removed (it seems at least). Example (combining extracts from journal and /var/log/zypp/history): Jan 27 21:36:03 i7.site [RPM][7347]: install kernel-default-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success Jan 27 21:36:04 i7.site [RPM][17173]: erase kernel-macros-5.3.18-59.40.1.noarch: success Jan 27 21:36:05 i7.site [RPM][17173]: install kernel-macros-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.noarch: success Jan 27 21:36:06 i7.site [RPM][17173]: erase kernel-macros-5.3.18-59.40.1.noarch: success Jan 27 21:36:06 i7.site [RPM][17173]: install kernel-macros-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.noarch: success Jan 27 21:37:32 i7.site [RPM][17175]: install kernel-preempt-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success Jan 27 21:37:47 i7.site [RPM][27390]: install kernel-default-extra-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success Jan 27 21:37:55 i7.site [RPM][27492]: install kernel-devel-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.noarch: success Jan 27 21:37:55 i7.site [RPM][27492]: install kernel-devel-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.noarch: success Jan 27 21:38:03 i7.site [RPM][27497]: install kernel-preempt-extra-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success Jan 27 21:38:25 i7.site [RPM][27675]: install kernel-default-optional-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success Jan 27 21:38:28 i7.site [RPM][27776]: install kernel-preempt-devel-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success Jan 27 21:38:28 i7.site [RPM][27776]: install kernel-preempt-devel-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success Jan 27 21:38:31 i7.site [RPM][27782]: install kernel-default-devel-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success Jan 27 21:38:31 i7.site [RPM][27782]: install kernel-default-devel-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success Jan 27 21:38:37 i7.site [RPM][27788]: install kernel-preempt-optional-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64: success # 2022-01-27 21:43:41 Output of kernel-default-extra-5.3.18-150300.59.43.1.x86_64.rpm %posttrans script: # Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-5.3.18-150300.59.43-default # Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-5.3.18-150300.59.43-preempt # Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-5.3.18-59.40-default # Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-5.3.18-59.40-preempt ### Reboot ### Jan 28 20:24:49 i7 zypper[1916]: The following 9 packages are going to be REMOVED: Jan 28 20:24:49 i7 zypper[1916]: kernel-default-5.3.18-59.37.2 kernel-default-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2 kernel-default-extra-5.3.18-59.37.2 kernel-default-optional-5.3.18-59.37.2 kernel-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2 kernel-preempt-5.3.18-59.37.2 kernel-preempt-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2 kernel-preempt-extra-5.3.18-59.37.2 kernel-preempt-optional-5.3.18-59.37.2 Jan 28 20:24:49 i7 zypper[1916]: 9 packages to remove. Jan 28 20:27:04 i7.site [RPM][2887]: erase kernel-default-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:27:07 i7.site [RPM][2887]: erase kernel-default-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:27:07 i7.site zypper[1916]: (1/9) Removing kernel-default-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64 [.....done] Jan 28 20:27:08 i7.site [RPM][4137]: erase kernel-default-optional-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:31:10 i7.site [RPM][4137]: erase kernel-default-optional-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:31:10 i7.site zypper[1916]: (2/9) Removing kernel-default-optional-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64 [.....done] Jan 28 20:31:11 i7.site [RPM][11952]: erase kernel-preempt-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:31:20 i7.site [RPM][11952]: erase kernel-preempt-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:31:20 i7.site zypper[1916]: (3/9) Removing kernel-preempt-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64 [.....done] Jan 28 20:31:20 i7.site [RPM][11958]: erase kernel-preempt-optional-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:32:24 i7.site [RPM][11958]: erase kernel-preempt-optional-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:32:24 i7.site zypper[1916]: (4/9) Removing kernel-preempt-optional-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64 [.....done] Jan 28 20:32:25 i7.site [RPM][19401]: erase kernel-default-extra-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:33:13 i7.site [RPM][19401]: erase kernel-default-extra-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:33:13 i7.site zypper[1916]: (5/9) Removing kernel-default-extra-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64 [.....done] Jan 28 20:33:13 i7.site zypper[1916]: Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-5.3.18-59.37-default # Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-5.3.18-59.37-default Jan 28 20:33:17 i7.site [RPM][26818]: erase kernel-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2.noarch: success Jan 28 20:33:24 i7.site [RPM][26818]: erase kernel-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2.noarch: success Jan 28 20:33:24 i7.site zypper[1916]: (6/9) Removing kernel-devel-5.3.18-59.37.2.noarch [.....done] Jan 28 20:33:24 i7.site [RPM][26819]: erase kernel-preempt-extra-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:34:11 i7.site [RPM][26819]: erase kernel-preempt-extra-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:34:11 i7.site zypper[1916]: (7/9) Removing kernel-preempt-extra-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64 [.....done] Jan 28 20:34:11 i7.site zypper[1916]: Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-5.3.18-59.37-preempt # Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-5.3.18-59.37-preempt Jan 28 20:34:12 i7.site [RPM][1784]: erase kernel-default-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:34:43 i7.site [RPM][1784]: erase kernel-default-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:34:43 i7.site zypper[1916]: (8/9) Removing kernel-default-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64 [.....done] Jan 28 20:34:44 i7.site [RPM][4725]: erase kernel-preempt-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:35:15 i7.site [RPM][4725]: erase kernel-preempt-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64: success Jan 28 20:35:15 i7.site zypper[1916]: (9/9) Removing kernel-preempt-5.3.18-59.37.2.x86_64 [.....done] Jan 28 20:35:15 i7.site systemd[1]: purge-kernels.service: Succeeded. In addition to rebuiling the initrds, the bootloader was reinstalled (including the os-prober), so the removal of the old kernels took 10 minutes alltogether! # grep run_command.*grub2 /var/log/pbl.log 2022-01-27 21:35:35 <1> update-bootloader-7882 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-27 21:36:03 <1> bootloader_entry-1449 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-27 21:37:03 <1> update-bootloader-9958 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-27 21:37:32 <1> bootloader_entry-8996 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-27 21:41:39 <1> update-bootloader-8968 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-27 21:42:20 <1> update-bootloader-0547 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-27 21:43:00 <1> update-bootloader-6949 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-27 21:43:41 <1> update-bootloader-7629 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-28 20:31:09 <1> update-bootloader-0043 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-28 20:32:23 <1> update-bootloader-4882 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-28 20:33:12 <1> update-bootloader-4790 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-28 20:34:11 <1> update-bootloader-4190 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-28 20:34:43 <1> bootloader_entry-0829 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: 2022-01-28 20:35:14 <1> bootloader_entry-7074 run_command.294: '/usr/lib/bootloader/grub2/config' = 0, output: Reinstalling the boot loader 15 times when updating two kernels!? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
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--- Comment #8 from Martin Wilck
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Felix Miata
We (myself, at least) won't work on this before 15.4 is released. I simply have no time for it.
How about for 15.5? How many nouveau.ko users are there? Is nouveau.ko really still "experimental"? These users surely must represent most of the people being subjected this insane rebuilding with instant removal immediately following, besides the overhead of all the other kernel-*-extra content on disk AMD & Intel graphics users aren't forced to host. Are there enough such users to warrant a separate package be provided for it that can be installed even though the matching kernel hasn't been (yet), and dropping it out of the extra package, if it can't be restored to the company of amdgpu.ko, i915.ko, and radeon.ko in the kernel packages? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
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--- Comment #15 from Felix Miata
I don't understand how this issue relates to nouveau. That's just one driver out of many.
Many not. Nouveau is the sore thumb drm .ko among AMD, Intel and NVidia providers in -extra: # rpm -ql kernel-default-5.14.21-150400.24.33.2 | grep drm | grep .ko | wc -l 24 # rpm -ql kernel-default-extra-5.14.21-150400.24.33.2 | grep drm | grep .ko /lib/modules/.../gpu/drm/gma500/gma500_gfx.ko.zst # 2008 Intel Atom /lib/modules/.../gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.ko.zst # current & past NVidia /lib/modules/.../gpu/drm/tiny/gm12u320.ko.zst # USB projector /lib/modules/.../gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vboxvideo.ko.zst # ??? # NVidia users who wish to use exclusively FOSS are being functionally penalized by needing -extra for the singular purpose of decent GPU support, unlike AMD, (the vast majority of) Intel, & rPI graphics users. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
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