Rpm-ostree override replace on android aboot doesn't trigger aboot-update

[BeeGrech]

Discussed in #4925

^{Originally posted by BeeGrech April 18, 2024}
Attempting to replace the current image kernel package on android-boot deployment does not trigger aboot-update therefore the newly installed kernel is not updated, and thus not booted.

 rpm-ostree override replace /root/kernel*.rpm
Checking out tree 935f68d... done
Enabled rpm-md repositories: cki-1229133128-aarch64 epel-next epel beaker-harness rhivos rhivos-debug rhivos-source osbuild epel-cisco-openh264
Importing rpm-md... done
rpm-md repo 'cki-1229133128-aarch64' (cached); generated: 2024-03-27T03:51:24Z solvables: 13
rpm-md repo 'epel-next' (cached); generated: 2024-04-17T02:46:00Z solvables: 1069
rpm-md repo 'epel' (cached); generated: 2024-04-17T02:41:23Z solvables: 25307
rpm-md repo 'beaker-harness' (cached); generated: 2024-04-15T19:48:49Z solvables: 95
rpm-md repo 'rhivos' (cached); generated: 2024-04-17T00:11:27Z solvables: 6361
rpm-md repo 'rhivos-debug' (cached); generated: 2024-04-17T00:12:09Z solvables: 4007
rpm-md repo 'rhivos-source' (cached); generated: 2024-04-17T00:11:29Z solvables: 2413
rpm-md repo 'osbuild' (cached); generated: 2024-04-15T09:15:41Z solvables: 18
rpm-md repo 'epel-cisco-openh264' (cached); generated: 2023-05-22T16:19:21Z solvables: 4
Resolving dependencies... done
Applying 4 overrides and 2 overlays
Processing packages... done
Running pre scripts... done
Running post scripts... done
Running posttrans scripts... done
Writing rpmdb... done
Generating initramfs... done
Writing OSTree commit... done
Staging deployment... done
Downgraded:
  kernel-automotive 5.14.0-437.389.el9iv -> 5.14.0-433.385.el9iv
  kernel-automotive-core 5.14.0-437.389.el9iv -> 5.14.0-433.385.el9iv
  kernel-automotive-modules 5.14.0-437.389.el9iv -> 5.14.0-433.385.el9iv
  kernel-automotive-modules-core 5.14.0-437.389.el9iv -> 5.14.0-433.385.el9iv
Added:
  epel-next-release-9-7.el9.noarch
  epel-release-9-7.el9.noarch
Use "rpm-ostree override reset" to undo overrides
Run "systemctl reboot" to start a reboot
[root@qti-snapdragon-ride4-sa8775p-18 ~]# uname -r
5.14.0-437.389.el9iv.aarch64
snapdragon-ride4-sa8775p-18 ~]# reboot
[root@qti-snapdragon-ride4-sa8775p-18 ~]# Connection to qti-snapdragon-ride4-s[REDACTED] closed by remote host.
Connection to qti-snapdragon-ride4-s[REDACTED] closed.
[user@fedora]~% ssh root@qti-snapdragon-ride4-s[REDACTED]
Boot Status is GREEN - Health Check SUCCESS
Last login: Wed Apr 17 18:28:31 2024 from [REDACTED]
[root@qti-snapdragon-ride4-sa8775p-18 ~]# uname -r
5.14.0-437.389.el9iv.aarch64
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[ericcurtin]

Local kernel upgrades/downgrades are not fun in rpm-ostree.

[jlebon]

This is probably an ostree issue instead. I would check for journal logs of failures from ostree-finalize-staged.service on the previous boot (or rpm-ostree status may also show it). Likely finalization might not be going right, or possibly the call to aboot-deploy.