Re: [PATCH] rpi: Fix kernel file name for arm64 target

[Anton Mikanovich <amikan@ilbers.de>]

26.05.2026 12:40, MOESSBAUER, Felix wrote:
> On Tue, 2026-05-26 at 12:00 +0300, Anton Mikanovich wrote:
>> For generic arm64 targets KERNEL_FILE is set by override, so if we need
>> to change it, override ':arm64' should be used. Otherwize generic value
>> still will be used.
> The override is in bitbake.conf, namely:
>
> KERNEL_FILE ?= "vmlinuz"
> KERNEL_FILE:mipsel ?= "vmlinux"
> KERNEL_FILE:riscv64 ?= "vmlinux"
> KERNEL_FILE:arm64 ?= "vmlinux"
>
>> Signed-off-by: Anton Mikanovich <amikan@ilbers.de>
>> ---
>>   meta-isar/conf/machine/rpi-common.conf | 1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/meta-isar/conf/machine/rpi-common.conf b/meta-isar/conf/machine/rpi-common.conf
>> index 9dd70f99..c9b59125 100644
>> --- a/meta-isar/conf/machine/rpi-common.conf
>> +++ b/meta-isar/conf/machine/rpi-common.conf
>> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ INSTALLER_WKS_FILE ?= "installer-rpi.wks"
>>   
>>   # RPi have custom kernel file names
>>   KERNEL_FILE = "${KERNEL_NAME}.img"
>> +KERNEL_FILE:arm64 = "${KERNEL_NAME}.img"
> It is hard to explain why this is needed and probably other downstream
> targets stumble upon this as well. How about keeping it as-is, but
> change the definition in bitbake.conf by using an anonymous function
> (untested)?
>
> E.g.
>
> KERNEL_FILE = "${@'vmlinux' if d.getVar('DISTRO_ARCH') in ['mipsel',
> 'riscv64', 'arm64'] else 'vmlinuz'}"
Anyway let's give it a try.
I've prepared a patch which passed some manual checks, but still not 
fully sure
about native case covered in kernel recipe previously:

[PATCH] meta: Remove overrides from kernel filename selection

It probably need some testing on downstreams. If it will be ok we can 
drop this
rpi hotfix.
>
> Best regards,
> Felix
>
>>   
>>   KERNEL_TYPE = "raspios"
>>   KERNEL_IMAGE_PKG ?= "raspberrypi-kernel"
>> -- 
>> 2.34.1
>>
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