[OE-core] [PATCH v5] kernel: Add support for multiple kernel packages

Wold, Saul saul.wold at intel.com
Tue Aug 15 20:36:45 UTC 2017


On Mon, 2017-08-14 at 16:29 -0500, Haris Okanovic wrote:
> 
> On 08/08/2017 05:33 PM, Wold, Saul wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, 2017-08-08 at 10:30 -0500, Haris Okanovic wrote:
> > > 
> > > Some distros may want to provide alternate kernel "flavors" via
> > > feeds
> > > or
> > > within bootable images. For example, readily available builds
> > > which
> > > provide certain diagnostic features can enable developers and
> > > testers
> > > to
> > > more quickly resolve issues by avoiding lengthy kernel builds.
> > > 
> > > This change allows for building multiple flavors of the kernel
> > > and
> > > module packages by templatizing kernel package names via a new
> > > KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME variable in kernel.bbclass. It defaults to
> > > the
> > > old
> > > name of "kernel", but can be overridden by certain recipes
> > > providing
> > > alternate kernel flavors.
> > > 
> > > To maintain compatibility, recipes providing alternate kernel
> > > flavors
> > > cannot be the "preferred provider" for virtual/kernel. This is
> > > because
> > > OE puts the preferred provider's build and source at
> > > "tmp-glibc/work-shared/$MACHINE/kernel-build-artifacts/" and
> > > "tmp-glibc/work-shared/$MACHINE/kernel-source/" instead of
> > > "tmp-glibc/work/*/$PN/" like other recipes. Therefore, recipes
> > > using
> > > the
> > > default KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME="kernel" follows the old semantics --
> > > build
> > > in the old location and may be preferred provider -- while
> > > recipes
> > > using
> > > all other KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME's build from the normal WORKDIR and
> > > don't
> > > provide "virtual/kernel".
> > > 
> > > Testing:
> > >   1. Prepended `KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME = "tiny-linux"` to
> > >      linux-yocto-tiny_4.9.bb so that it may build alongside
> > >      the main kernel.
> > >   2. `bitbake linux-yocto linux-yocto-tiny` to build both kernel
> > > flavors.
> > >   3. Verified image and modules IPKs exist for both:
> > >      tmp-glibc/deploy/ipk/qemux86/kernel-* for linux-yocto
> > >      tmp-glibc/deploy/ipk/qemux86/tiny-linux* for linux-yocto-
> > > tiny
> > >   4. Verified linux-yocto is the "preferred provider", and was
> > > built
> > > in
> > >      shared directory: tmp-glibc/work-shared/qemux86/kernel-*
> > >   5. Appended `CORE_IMAGE_BASE_INSTALL += "tiny-linux"` to
> > >      core-image-base.bb to include both kernel flavors.
> > >   6. `bitbake core-image-base` to build an image.
> > >   7. Verified image contains two bzImage's under /boot/, with
> > >      "yocto-standard" selected to boot via symlink.
> > > 
> > Thank you for continuing to work on this.  I did a simple test of
> > building a single kernel and lttng-modules without your change and
> > then
> > added this patch and tried lttng-modules with no additional changes
> > to
> > my local.conf, just regular single kernel workflow.
> > 
> > I got the following issue:
> > 
> > ERROR: lttng-modules-2.9.3-r0 do_package: Error executing a python
> > function in exec_python_func() autogenerated:
> > 
> > The stack trace of python calls that resulted in this
> > exception/failure
> > was:
> > File: 'exec_python_func() autogenerated', lineno: 2, function:
> > <module>
> >       0001:
> >   *** 0002:split_kernel_module_packages(d)
> >       0003:
> > File: '/srv/sdb/releases/master/meta/classes/kernel-module-
> > split.bbclass', lineno: 139, function: split_kernel_module_packages
> >       0135:    module_regex = '^(.*)\.k?o$'
> >       0136:
> >       0137:    module_pattern_prefix =
> > d.getVar('KERNEL_MODULE_PACKAGE_PREFIX')
> >       0138:    module_pattern_suffix =
> > d.getVar('KERNEL_MODULE_PACKAGE_SUFFIX')
> >   *** 0139:    module_pattern = module_pattern_prefix +
> > kernel_package_name + '-module-%s' + module_pattern_suffix
> >       0140:
> >       0141:    postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_modules')
> >       0142:    postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_modules')
> >       0143:
> > Exception: TypeError: Can't convert 'NoneType' object to str
> > implicitly
> > 
> > ERROR: lttng-modules-2.9.3-r0 do_package: Function failed:
> > split_kernel_module_packages
> > ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in:
> > /srv/sdb/releases/master/builds/corei7/tmp/work/genericx86_64-poky-
> > linux/lttng-modules/2.9.3-r0/temp/log.do_package.80115
> > NOTE: recipe lttng-modules-2.9.3-r0: task do_package: Failed
> > 
> > I believe the problem is that I tried to build lttng-modules
> > standalone
> > and so the kernel.bbclass does not get involved to set the
> > KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME default.
> > 
> 
> Correct. I mistakenly though everything relating to kernel builds 
> sources kernel.bbclass.
> 
> I added a default KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME to kernel-module-
> split.bbclass, 
> for the module-only case. However, I'm not sure if there's a better 
> place for it. Thoughts? (PATCH v6 incoming)
> 
I think the better idea might be to put in a check if it's not set then
use the default value of kernel, rather than adding another default
setting of KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME, since that variable will be set anytime
multi-kernel is enabled.

Sau!

> > 
> > I see that your procedure above works for.
> > 
> > Thanks again for your work, sorry I am finding interesting issues
> > still.
> > 
> 
> Np. I'm glad we're resolving all these issues up front instead of 
> dealing with a pile of bug reports!
> 
> > 
> > Sau!
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Discussion thread:
> > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.openemb
> > > edded.org_pipermail_openembedded-2Dcore_2015-
> > > 2DDecemb&d=DwIGaQ&c=I_0YwoKy7z5LMTVdyO6YCiE2uzI1jjZZuIPelcSjixA&r
> > > =8Bziuw3IaCGjyrSAphuGwHmVdHcVwza-
> > > srUYwL9U_Ms&m=iuC18jvFNmy37KjmclOXXAfHiXfxfSi5MfqscPB9ips&s=Ikiyc
> > > fArbVDluMaryQbZLW8sYavV651AD-nHbJYSXEw&e=
> > > er/thread.html#114122
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Ioan-Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu at ni.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Gratian Crisan <gratian.crisan at ni.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Haris Okanovic <haris.okanovic at ni.com>
> > > Coauthored-by: Gratian Crisan <gratian.crisan at ni.com>
> > > Coauthored-by: Haris Okanovic <haris.okanovic at ni.com>
> > > Coauthored-by: Josh Hernstrom <josh.hernstrom at ni.com>
> > > ---
> > > [PATCH v2] Change STAGING_KERNEL_DIR and STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR
> > > to
> > > the
> > > "work" directory in alternate kernel builds, instead of "work-
> > > shared",
> > > so
> > > that the two builds don't clobber each other.
> > > 
> > > [PATCH v3] An updated version of this change rebased onto the
> > > current
> > > OE-core master. Changes:
> > >   - Remove PREFERRED_PROVIDER check in linux-yocto.inc in
> > > alternate
> > >     kernel builds, since alternate kernels aren't the
> > >     PREFERRED_PROVIDER for virtual/kernel by definition.
> > >   - Remove "virtual/kernel" from PROVIDES in alternate kernel
> > > builds.
> > > 
> > > [PATCH v4] Another rebase onto master; no functional change.
> > > Improved description and testing steps.
> > > 
> > > [PATCH v5]
> > >   - Warn when PN == KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME (bug # 11905)
> > >   - Add KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR to avoid DEPLOYDIR collisions
> > > 
> > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_h
> > > arisokanovic_openembedded-
> > > 2Dcore_tree_dev_hokanovi_&d=DwIGaQ&c=I_0YwoKy7z5LMTVdyO6YCiE2uzI1
> > > jjZZuIPelcSjixA&r=8Bziuw3IaCGjyrSAphuGwHmVdHcVwza-
> > > srUYwL9U_Ms&m=iuC18jvFNmy37KjmclOXXAfHiXfxfSi5MfqscPB9ips&s=fxS_f
> > > 3xD-AUKt4mPcvNNA-I1eyvs30_Z30sVQwdRlqs&e=
> > > multi-kernel-packages-v5
> > > ---
> > >   meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass  |   9 ++-
> > >   meta/classes/kernel.bbclass               | 114
> > > +++++++++++++++++++-
> > > ----------
> > >   meta/conf/documentation.conf              |   1 +
> > >   meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dtb.inc   |   2 +-
> > >   meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc |   2 +-
> > >   5 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass
> > > b/meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass
> > > index 1035525dac..9716c5937b 100644
> > > --- a/meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass
> > > +++ b/meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass
> > > @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ do_install_append() {
> > >   
> > >   PACKAGESPLITFUNCS_prepend = "split_kernel_module_packages "
> > >   
> > > -KERNEL_MODULES_META_PACKAGE ?= "kernel-modules"
> > > +KERNEL_MODULES_META_PACKAGE ?= "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules"
> > >   
> > >   KERNEL_MODULE_PACKAGE_PREFIX ?= ""
> > >   KERNEL_MODULE_PACKAGE_SUFFIX ?= "-${KERNEL_VERSION}"
> > > @@ -129,16 +129,19 @@ python split_kernel_module_packages () {
> > >              postfix = format.split('%s')[1]
> > >              d.setVar('RPROVIDES_' + pkg, pkg.replace(postfix,
> > > ''))
> > >   
> > > +    kernel_package_name = d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME", True)
> > > +    kernel_version = d.getVar("KERNEL_VERSION", True)
> > > +
> > >       module_regex = '^(.*)\.k?o$'
> > >   
> > >       module_pattern_prefix =
> > > d.getVar('KERNEL_MODULE_PACKAGE_PREFIX')
> > >       module_pattern_suffix =
> > > d.getVar('KERNEL_MODULE_PACKAGE_SUFFIX')
> > > -    module_pattern = module_pattern_prefix + 'kernel-module-%s'
> > > +
> > > module_pattern_suffix
> > > +    module_pattern = module_pattern_prefix + kernel_package_name
> > > +
> > > '-module-%s' + module_pattern_suffix
> > >   
> > >       postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_modules')
> > >       postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_modules')
> > >   
> > > -    modules = do_split_packages(d,
> > > root='${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules', file_regex=module_regex,
> > > output_pattern=module_pattern, description='%s kernel module',
> > > postinst=postinst, postrm=postrm, recursive=True,
> > > hook=frob_metadata,
> > > extra_depends='kernel-%s' % (d.getVar("KERNEL_VERSION")))
> > > +    modules = do_split_packages(d,
> > > root='${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules', file_regex=module_regex,
> > > output_pattern=module_pattern, description='%s kernel module',
> > > postinst=postinst, postrm=postrm, recursive=True,
> > > hook=frob_metadata,
> > > extra_depends='%s-%s' % (kernel_package_name, kernel_version))
> > >       if modules:
> > >           metapkg = d.getVar('KERNEL_MODULES_META_PACKAGE')
> > >           d.appendVar('RDEPENDS_' + metapkg, ' '+'
> > > '.join(modules))
> > > diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
> > > b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
> > > index 7670c7107a..0760bfb2c9 100644
> > > --- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
> > > +++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
> > > @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
> > >   inherit linux-kernel-base kernel-module-split
> > >   
> > > -PROVIDES += "virtual/kernel"
> > > +KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME ??= "kernel"
> > > +KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR ??= "${@ "" if
> > > (d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME",
> > > True) == "kernel") else d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME", True) }"
> > > +
> > > +PROVIDES += "${@ "virtual/kernel" if
> > > (d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME", True) == "kernel") else "" }"
> > >   DEPENDS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils
> > > virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc kmod-native bc-native lzop-native"
> > >   PACKAGE_WRITE_DEPS += "depmodwrapper-cross virtual/update-
> > > alternatives-native"
> > >   
> > > @@ -32,11 +35,32 @@ KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME = "${@legitimize_pack
> > > age_
> > > name(d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION')
> > >   KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME[vardepvalue] = "${LINUX_VERSION}"
> > >   
> > >   python __anonymous () {
> > > +    pn = d.getVar("PN", True)
> > > +    kpn = d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME", True)
> > > +
> > > +    # XXX Remove this after bug 11905 is resolved
> > > +    #  FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev doesn't expand correctly
> > > +    if kpn == pn:
> > > +        bb.warn("Some packages (E.g. *-dev) might be missing due
> > > to
> > > "
> > > +                "bug 11905 (variable KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME ==
> > > PN)")
> > > +
> > > +    # The default kernel recipe builds in a shared location
> > > defined
> > > by
> > > +    # bitbake/distro confs: STAGING_KERNEL_DIR and
> > > STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR.
> > > +    # Set these variables to directories under ${WORKDIR} in
> > > alternate
> > > +    # kernel recipes (I.e. where KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME != kernel)
> > > so
> > > that they
> > > +    # may build in parallel with the default kernel without
> > > clobbering.
> > > +    if kpn != "kernel":
> > > +        workdir = d.getVar("WORKDIR", True)
> > > +        sourceDir = os.path.join(workdir, 'kernel-source')
> > > +        artifactsDir = os.path.join(workdir, 'kernel-build-
> > > artifacts')
> > > +        d.setVar("STAGING_KERNEL_DIR", sourceDir)
> > > +        d.setVar("STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR", artifactsDir)
> > >   
> > >       # Merge KERNEL_IMAGETYPE and KERNEL_ALT_IMAGETYPE into
> > > KERNEL_IMAGETYPES
> > >       type = d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGETYPE') or ""
> > >       alttype = d.getVar('KERNEL_ALT_IMAGETYPE') or ""
> > >       types = d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGETYPES') or ""
> > > +    kname = d.getVar('KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME', True) or "kernel"
> > >       if type not in types.split():
> > >           types = (type + ' ' + types).strip()
> > >       if alttype not in types.split():
> > > @@ -53,22 +77,22 @@ python __anonymous () {
> > >           typelower = type.lower()
> > >           imagedest = d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGEDEST')
> > >   
> > > -        d.appendVar('PACKAGES', ' ' + 'kernel-image-' +
> > > typelower)
> > > +        d.appendVar('PACKAGES', ' %s-image-%s' % (kname,
> > > typelower))
> > >   
> > > -        d.setVar('FILES_kernel-image-' + typelower, '/' +
> > > imagedest
> > > + '/' + type + '-${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME}')
> > > +        d.setVar('FILES_' + kname + '-image-' + typelower, '/' +
> > > imagedest + '/' + type + '-${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME}')
> > >   
> > > -        d.appendVar('RDEPENDS_kernel-image', ' ' + 'kernel-
> > > image-' +
> > > typelower)
> > > +        d.appendVar('RDEPENDS_%s-image' % kname, ' %s-image-%s'
> > > %
> > > (kname, typelower))
> > >   
> > > -        d.setVar('PKG_kernel-image-' + typelower, 'kernel-image-
> > > ' +
> > > typelower + '-${KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME}')
> > > +        d.setVar('PKG_%s-image-%s' % (kname,typelower), '%s-
> > > image-
> > > %s-${KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME}' % (kname, typelower))
> > >   
> > > -        d.setVar('ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel-image-' + typelower, '1')
> > > +        d.setVar('ALLOW_EMPTY_%s-image-%s' % (kname, typelower),
> > > '1')
> > >   
> > >           priority = d.getVar('KERNEL_PRIORITY')
> > >           postinst = '#!/bin/sh\n' + 'update-alternatives --
> > > install /'
> > > + imagedest + '/' + type + ' ' + type + ' ' + type + '-
> > > ${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME} ' + priority + ' || true' + '\n'
> > > -        d.setVar('pkg_postinst_kernel-image-' + typelower,
> > > postinst)
> > > +        d.setVar('pkg_postinst_' + kname + '-image-' +
> > > typelower,
> > > postinst)
> > >   
> > >           postrm = '#!/bin/sh\n' + 'update-alternatives --remove' 
> > > + '
> > > ' + type + ' ' + type + '-${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME} || true' + '\n'
> > > -        d.setVar('pkg_postrm_kernel-image-' + typelower, postrm)
> > > +        d.setVar('pkg_postrm_%s-image-%s' % (kname, typelower),
> > > postrm)
> > >   
> > >       image = d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE')
> > >       if image:
> > > @@ -126,9 +150,9 @@ base_do_unpack_append () {
> > >   
> > >   inherit kernel-arch deploy
> > >   
> > > -PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "^kernel-module-.*"
> > > -PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "^kernel-image-.*"
> > > -PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "^kernel-firmware-.*"
> > > +PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "^${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-module-.*"
> > > +PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "^${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image-.*"
> > > +PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "^${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-firmware-.*"
> > >   
> > >   export OS = "${TARGET_OS}"
> > >   export CROSS_COMPILE = "${TARGET_PREFIX}"
> > > @@ -371,9 +395,9 @@ do_shared_workdir_setscene () {
> > >   
> > >   emit_depmod_pkgdata() {
> > >   	# Stash data for depmod
> > > -	install -d ${PKGDESTWORK}/kernel-depmod/
> > > -	echo "${KERNEL_VERSION}" > ${PKGDESTWORK}/kernel-
> > > depmod/kernel-abiversion
> > > -	cp ${B}/System.map ${PKGDESTWORK}/kernel-
> > > depmod/System.map-
> > > ${KERNEL_VERSION}
> > > +	install -d ${PKGDESTWORK}/${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-depmod/
> > > +	echo "${KERNEL_VERSION}" >
> > > ${PKGDESTWORK}/${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-
> > > depmod/${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-
> > > abiversion
> > > +	cp ${B}/System.map
> > > ${PKGDESTWORK}/${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-
> > > depmod/System.map-${KERNEL_VERSION}
> > >   }
> > >   
> > >   PACKAGEFUNCS += "emit_depmod_pkgdata"
> > > @@ -388,7 +412,7 @@ do_shared_workdir () {
> > >   	# Store the kernel version in sysroots for module-
> > > base.bbclass
> > >   	#
> > >   
> > > -	echo "${KERNEL_VERSION}" > $kerneldir/kernel-abiversion
> > > +	echo "${KERNEL_VERSION}" >
> > > $kerneldir/${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-abiversion
> > >   
> > >   	# Copy files required for module builds
> > >   	cp System.map $kerneldir/System.map-${KERNEL_VERSION}
> > > @@ -486,28 +510,28 @@ EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_compile do_install
> > > do_configure
> > >   
> > >   # kernel-base becomes kernel-${KERNEL_VERSION}
> > >   # kernel-image becomes kernel-image-${KERNEL_VERSION}
> > > -PACKAGES = "kernel kernel-base kernel-vmlinux kernel-image
> > > kernel-
> > > dev kernel-modules"
> > > +PACKAGES = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME} ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base
> > > ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-vmlinux ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image
> > > ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules"
> > >   FILES_${PN} = ""
> > > -FILES_kernel-base =
> > > "${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.order
> > > ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.builtin"
> > > -FILES_kernel-image = ""
> > > -FILES_kernel-dev = "/boot/System.map* /boot/Module.symvers*
> > > /boot/config* ${KERNEL_SRC_PATH}
> > > ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/build"
> > > -FILES_kernel-vmlinux = "/boot/vmlinux-${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME}"
> > > -FILES_kernel-modules = ""
> > > -RDEPENDS_kernel = "kernel-base"
> > > +FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base =
> > > "${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.order
> > > ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.builtin"
> > > +FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image = ""
> > > +FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev = "/boot/System.map*
> > > /boot/Module.symvers* /boot/config* ${KERNEL_SRC_PATH}
> > > ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/build"
> > > +FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-vmlinux = "/boot/vmlinux-
> > > ${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME}"
> > > +FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules = ""
> > > +RDEPENDS_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME} = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base"
> > >   # Allow machines to override this dependency if kernel image
> > > files
> > > are
> > >   # not wanted in images as standard
> > > -RDEPENDS_kernel-base ?= "kernel-image"
> > > -PKG_kernel-image = "kernel-image-${@legitimize_package_name('${K
> > > ERNE
> > > L_VERSION}')}"
> > > -RDEPENDS_kernel-image += "${@base_conditional('KERNEL_IMAGETYPE'
> > > ,
> > > 'vmlinux', 'kernel-vmlinux', '', d)}"
> > > -PKG_kernel-base = "kernel-${@legitimize_package_name('${KERNEL_V
> > > ERSI
> > > ON}')}"
> > > -RPROVIDES_kernel-base += "kernel-${KERNEL_VERSION}"
> > > -ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel = "1"
> > > -ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel-base = "1"
> > > -ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel-image = "1"
> > > -ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel-modules = "1"
> > > -DESCRIPTION_kernel-modules = "Kernel modules meta package"
> > > -
> > > -pkg_postinst_kernel-base () {
> > > +RDEPENDS_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base ?= "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-
> > > image"
> > > +PKG_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-
> > > image-${@
> > > legitimize_package_name('${KERNEL_VERSION}')}"
> > > +RDEPENDS_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image += "${@base_conditional('K
> > > ERNE
> > > L_IMAGETYPE', 'vmlinux', '${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-vmlinux', '',
> > > d)}"
> > > +PKG_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-${@leg
> > > itim
> > > ize_package_name('${KERNEL_VERSION}')}"
> > > +RPROVIDES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base +=
> > > "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-
> > > ${KERNEL_VERSION}"
> > > +ALLOW_EMPTY_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME} = "1"
> > > +ALLOW_EMPTY_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base = "1"
> > > +ALLOW_EMPTY_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image = "1"
> > > +ALLOW_EMPTY_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules = "1"
> > > +DESCRIPTION_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules = "Kernel modules
> > > meta
> > > package"
> > > +
> > > +pkg_postinst_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base () {
> > >   	if [ ! -e "$D/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}" ]; then
> > >   		mkdir -p $D/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}
> > >   	fi
> > > @@ -521,7 +545,7 @@ pkg_postinst_kernel-base () {
> > >   PACKAGESPLITFUNCS_prepend = "split_kernel_packages "
> > >   
> > >   python split_kernel_packages () {
> > > -    do_split_packages(d, root='${nonarch_base_libdir}/firmware',
> > > file_regex='^(.*)\.(bin|fw|cis|csp|dsp)$',
> > > output_pattern='kernel-
> > > firmware-%s', description='Firmware for %s', recursive=True,
> > > extra_depends='')
> > > +    do_split_packages(d, root='${nonarch_base_libdir}/firmware',
> > > file_regex='^(.*)\.(bin|fw|cis|csp|dsp)$',
> > > output_pattern='${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-firmware-%s',
> > > description='Firmware for %s', recursive=True, extra_depends='')
> > >   }
> > >   
> > >   # Many scripts want to look in arch/$arch/boot for the bootable
> > > @@ -604,21 +628,27 @@ MODULE_TARBALL_SYMLINK_NAME ?= "modules-
> > > ${MACHINE}.tgz"
> > >   MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY ?= "1"
> > >   
> > >   kernel_do_deploy() {
> > > +	deployDir="${DEPLOYDIR}"
> > > +	if [ -n "${KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR}" ]; then
> > > +		deployDir="${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR}"
> > > +		mkdir "$deployDir"
> > > +	fi
> > > +
> > >   	for type in ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPES} ; do
> > >   		base_name=${type}-${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME}
> > > -		install -m 0644 ${KERNEL_OUTPUT_DIR}/${type}
> > > ${DEPLOYDIR}/${base_name}.bin
> > > +		install -m 0644 ${KERNEL_OUTPUT_DIR}/${type}
> > > $deployDir/${base_name}.bin
> > >   	done
> > >   	if [ ${MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY} = "1" ] && (grep -q -i -e
> > > '^CONFIG_MODULES=y$' .config); then
> > >   		mkdir -p ${D}/lib
> > > -		tar -cvzf
> > > ${DEPLOYDIR}/${MODULE_TARBALL_BASE_NAME}
> > > -C ${D} lib
> > > -		ln -sf ${MODULE_TARBALL_BASE_NAME}
> > > ${DEPLOYDIR}/${MODULE_TARBALL_SYMLINK_NAME}
> > > +		tar -cvzf $deployDir/${MODULE_TARBALL_BASE_NAME}
> > > -C
> > > ${D} lib
> > > +		ln -sf ${MODULE_TARBALL_BASE_NAME}
> > > $deployDir/${MODULE_TARBALL_SYMLINK_NAME}
> > >   	fi
> > >   
> > >   	for type in ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPES} ; do
> > >   		base_name=${type}-${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME}
> > >   		symlink_name=${type}-
> > > ${KERNEL_IMAGE_SYMLINK_NAME}
> > > -		ln -sf ${base_name}.bin
> > > ${DEPLOYDIR}/${symlink_name}.bin
> > > -		ln -sf ${base_name}.bin ${DEPLOYDIR}/${type}
> > > +		ln -sf ${base_name}.bin
> > > $deployDir/${symlink_name}.bin
> > > +		ln -sf ${base_name}.bin $deployDir/${type}
> > >   	done
> > >   
> > >   	cd ${B}
> > > @@ -628,8 +658,8 @@ kernel_do_deploy() {
> > >   			echo "Copying deploy ${type} kernel-
> > > initramfs image and setting up links..."
> > >   			initramfs_base_name=${type}-
> > > ${INITRAMFS_BASE_NAME}
> > >   			initramfs_symlink_name=${type}-
> > > initramfs-
> > > ${MACHINE}
> > > -			install -m 0644
> > > ${KERNEL_OUTPUT_DIR}/${type}.initramfs
> > > ${DEPLOYDIR}/${initramfs_base_name}.bin
> > > -			ln -sf ${initramfs_base_name}.bin
> > > ${DEPLOYDIR}/${initramfs_symlink_name}.bin
> > > +			install -m 0644
> > > ${KERNEL_OUTPUT_DIR}/${type}.initramfs
> > > $deployDir/${initramfs_base_name}.bin
> > > +			ln -sf ${initramfs_base_name}.bin
> > > $deployDir/${initramfs_symlink_name}.bin
> > >   		fi
> > >   	done
> > >   }
> > > diff --git a/meta/conf/documentation.conf
> > > b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
> > > index 35b9103b4a..e061b98de3 100644
> > > --- a/meta/conf/documentation.conf
> > > +++ b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
> > > @@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ KERNEL_IMAGETYPE[doc] = "The type of kernel
> > > to
> > > build for a device, usually set b
> > >   KERNEL_IMAGETYPES[doc] = "The list of types of kernel to build
> > > for a
> > > device, usually set by the machine configuration files and
> > > defaults
> > > to KERNEL_IMAGETYPE."
> > >   KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD[doc] = "Lists kernel modules that need
> > > to be
> > > auto-loaded during boot"
> > >   KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF[doc] = "Lists kernel modules for which
> > > the
> > > build system expects to find module_conf_* values that specify
> > > configuration for each of the modules"
> > > +KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME[doc] = "Name prefix for kernel packages.
> > > Defaults to 'kernel'."
> > >   KERNEL_PATH[doc] = "The location of the kernel sources. This
> > > variable is set to the value of the STAGING_KERNEL_DIR within the
> > > module class (module.bbclass)."
> > >   KERNEL_SRC[doc] = "The location of the kernel sources. This
> > > variable
> > > is set to the value of the STAGING_KERNEL_DIR within the module
> > > class
> > > (module.bbclass)."
> > >   KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION[doc] = "Provides a short description of a
> > > configuration fragment. You use this variable in the .scc file
> > > that
> > > describes a configuration fragment file."
> > > diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dtb.inc
> > > b/meta/recipes-
> > > kernel/linux/linux-dtb.inc
> > > index 0174c80d85..da6467bf9f 100644
> > > --- a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dtb.inc
> > > +++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dtb.inc
> > > @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FILES_kernel-devicetree =
> > > "/${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/devicetree*"
> > >   PACKAGE_WRITE_DEPS += "virtual/update-alternatives-native"
> > >   
> > >   python __anonymous () {
> > > -    d.appendVar("PACKAGES", " kernel-devicetree")
> > > +    d.appendVar("PACKAGES", " ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-
> > > devicetree")
> > >   }
> > >   
> > >   normalize_dtb () {
> > > diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
> > > b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
> > > index 637506a2a8..4e0ce029da 100644
> > > --- a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
> > > +++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
> > > @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ INC_PR = "r4"
> > >   # PREFERRED_PROVIDER for virtual/kernel. This avoids network
> > > access
> > > required
> > >   # by the use of AUTOREV SRCREVs, which are the default for this
> > > recipe.
> > >   python () {
> > > -    if d.getVar("PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel") !=
> > > d.getVar("PN"):
> > > +    if d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME", True) == "kernel" and
> > > d.getVar("PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel", True) !=
> > > d.getVar("PN",
> > > True):
> > >           d.delVar("BB_DONT_CACHE")
> > >           raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("Set
> > > PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel to %s to enable it" %
> > > (d.getVar("PN")))
> > >   }
> > > -- 
> > > 2.13.2


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