[Bug 2054303] Re: [SRU] New allwinner jammy kernel is -generic flavor

[Dave Jones]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 2054304 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2054304

** Description changed:

+ [ Impact ]
+ 
  The new allwinner kernel in jammy (20.04) no longer has the "-allwinner"
  flavour suffix, but "-generic". This results in flash-kernel failing to
- match the kernel when running. The "Kernel-Flavor:" field for all boards
- which are currently limited to "allwinner riscv64" should be changed to
- "any"; this matches the state in noble.
+ match the kernel when running (and f-k failing to run causes apt upgrade
+ to fail). The "Kernel-Flavor:" field for all boards which are currently
+ limited to "allwinner riscv64" should be changed to "any"; this matches
+ the state in noble.
+ 
+ 
+ [ Test Plan ]
+ 
+ There are three entries in the f-k database which are affected:
+ 
+ * Allwinner D1 Nezha
+ * Sipeed Lichee RV
+ * Sipeed Lichee RV Dock
+ 
+ Ideally, a jammy image should be tested on each of these three boards as
+ follows:
+ 
+ * Install jammy image
+ * Enable proposed (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed)
+ * sudo apt install -t jammy-proposed flash-kernel
+ * sudo apt update; sudo apt full-upgrade
+ * Upgrade should run successfully without apt dying during flash-kernel
+ * Verify freshly installed kernel is from the 6.5 series and is "-generic" flavour
+ * sudo reboot
+ * Check system reboots and is operational afterward
+ 
+ 
+ [ Regression Potential ]
+ 
+ Database changes in flash-kernel should only affect the listed boards,
+ and the move to "any" makes the entry less restrictive which is
+ generally a "safer" change. However if, for any reason, one of these
+ boards has an unsupported kernel flavour with a later version installed,
+ that will cause a regression as flash-kernel will now select that kernel
+ for installation. This shouldn't be the case in any supported
+ configuration, but is a possibility to be aware of.

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 2054304
   Jammy RISC-V nezha and licheerv (allwinner kernel) images failing to build

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Title:
  [SRU] New allwinner jammy kernel is -generic flavor

Status in flash-kernel package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in flash-kernel source package in Jammy:
  New

Bug description:
  [ Impact ]

  The new allwinner kernel in jammy (20.04) no longer has the
  "-allwinner" flavour suffix, but "-generic". This results in flash-
  kernel failing to match the kernel when running (and f-k failing to
  run causes apt upgrade to fail). The "Kernel-Flavor:" field for all
  boards which are currently limited to "allwinner riscv64" should be
  changed to "any"; this matches the state in noble.

  
  [ Test Plan ]

  There are three entries in the f-k database which are affected:

  * Allwinner D1 Nezha
  * Sipeed Lichee RV
  * Sipeed Lichee RV Dock

  Ideally, a jammy image should be tested on each of these three boards
  as follows:

  * Install jammy image
  * Enable proposed (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed)
  * sudo apt install -t jammy-proposed flash-kernel
  * sudo apt update; sudo apt full-upgrade
  * Upgrade should run successfully without apt dying during flash-kernel
  * Verify freshly installed kernel is from the 6.5 series and is "-generic" flavour
  * sudo reboot
  * Check system reboots and is operational afterward

  
  [ Regression Potential ]

  Database changes in flash-kernel should only affect the listed boards,
  and the move to "any" makes the entry less restrictive which is
  generally a "safer" change. However if, for any reason, one of these
  boards has an unsupported kernel flavour with a later version
  installed, that will cause a regression as flash-kernel will now
  select that kernel for installation. This shouldn't be the case in any
  supported configuration, but is a possibility to be aware of.

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