Bug 2333382

Summary: dkms failure prevents initramfs generation
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Ivan Viktorov <Ivan.qrt>
Component: dkmsAssignee: Simone Caronni <negativo17>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: unspecified    
Version: 41CC: acaringi, adscvr, airlied, alciregi, ales.astone, belegdol, bskeggs, carl, dazo, hdegoede, hpa, josef, kernel-maint, linville, masami256, mchehab, negativo17, pampelmuse, ptalbert, robatino, steved, suraj.ghimire7, Tom.Rix, work.eric
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: dkms-3.1.4-3.fc41 dkms-3.1.4-3.fc40 dkms-3.1.4-3.el10_0 dkms-3.1.4-3.el8 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Description Ivan Viktorov 2024-12-19 18:07:43 UTC 
1. Please describe the problem:

When installing new kernel, if there are dkms modules, which would fail to build, dnf won't generate initramfs.

2. What is the Version-Release number of the kernel:

kernels 6.11.11-300.fc41 and 6.12.4-200.fc41.

3. Did it work previously in Fedora? If so, what kernel version did the issue
   *first* appear?  Old kernels are available for download at
   https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=8 :

It looks ok with kernel 6.11.10-300.fc41, but it's not verified. Maybe problem was not in kernel scripts.

4. Can you reproduce this issue? If so, please provide the steps to reproduce
   the issue below:
- Boot to some not latest kernel.
- run `dnf5 reinstall --setopt=keepcache=True kernel*`
- `ls -lah /boot/initramfs-*` to ensure there is initramfs for latest kernel.
- install dkms, `mkdir /usr/src/tst-1.0`, create `/usr/src/tst-1.0/dkms.conf` with
```
PACKAGE_NAME="tst"
PACKAGE_VERSION="1.0"

BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="$PACKAGE_NAME"
MAKE[0]="make KVERSION=$kernelver M=${dkms_tree}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/${PACKAGE_VERSION}/build"
CLEAN="make KVERSION=$kernelver M=${dkms_tree}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/${PACKAGE_VERSION}/build clean"
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]=/kernel/drivers/usb/serial
AUTOINSTALL=yes
```
- run `dkms add -m tst -v 1.0`
- run `dnf5 reinstall --setopt=keepcache=True kernel*`
- `ls -lah /boot/initramfs-*` to ensure there is no initramfs for latest kernel (it removed on clean and not recreated after dkms failure).
- run `dkms remove -m tst -v 1.0`
- run `dnf5 reinstall --setopt=keepcache=True kernel*`
- `ls -lah /boot/initramfs-*` to ensure there is initramfs for latest kernel.

5. Does this problem occur with the latest Rawhide kernel? To install the
   Rawhide kernel, run ``sudo dnf install fedora-repos-rawhide`` followed by
   ``sudo dnf update --enablerepo=rawhide kernel``:
Not tested.

6. Are you running any modules that not shipped with directly Fedora's kernel?:
Yes, via dkms.

7. Please attach the kernel logs. You can get the complete kernel log
   for a boot with ``journalctl --no-hostname -k > dmesg.txt``. If the
   issue occurred on a previous boot, use the journalctl ``-b`` flag.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Julian Sikorski 2024-12-21 08:45:13 UTC 
The issue is with dkms, not with the kernel. Downgrading to dkms-3.0.13-2.fc41.noarch fixes the problem.
Comment 2 Julian Sikorski 2024-12-21 08:46:46 UTC 
I am seeing this with xone:


$ sudo dnf --enablerepo={,rpmfusion-{,non}free-}updates-testing reinstall kernel*6.12.5*
Aktualisiere und lade Paketquellen:
Paketquellen geladen.
Paket Architektur          Version                     Paketquelle                                Größe
Reinstalliere:
 kernel x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates                                  0.0   B
   ersetze kernel x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates-testing                          0.0   B
 kernel-core x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates                                 73.6 MiB
   ersetze kernel-core x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates-testing                         73.6 MiB
 kernel-devel x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates                                 76.6 MiB
   ersetze kernel-devel x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates-testing                         76.6 MiB
 kernel-devel-matched x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates                                  0.0   B
   ersetze kernel-devel-matched x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates-testing                          0.0   B
 kernel-modules x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates                                 62.5 MiB
   ersetze kernel-modules x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates-testing                         62.5 MiB
 kernel-modules-core x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates                                 37.1 MiB
   ersetze kernel-modules-core x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates-testing                         37.1 MiB
 kernel-modules-extra x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates                                  2.7 MiB
   ersetze kernel-modules-extra x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates-testing                          2.7 MiB
 kernel-tools x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates                                926.2 KiB
   ersetze kernel-tools x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates-testing                        926.2 KiB
 kernel-tools-libs x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates                                 34.3 KiB
   ersetze kernel-tools-libs x86_64               6.12.5-200.fc41                     updates-testing                         34.3 KiB

Transaktionszusammenfasung:
 Reinstalliere:       9 Pakete
 Ersetze:          9 Pakete

Die vollständige Größe eingehender Pakete ist 146 MiB. Heruntergeladen werden müssen 146 MiB.
Nach dieser Operation werden 0 B mehr benötigt (installiere 253 MiB, entferne 253 MiB).
Is this ok [y/N]: y
[1/9] kernel-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |   2.1 MiB/s | 191.0 KiB |  00m00s
[2/9] kernel-tools-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |   4.3 MiB/s | 474.8 KiB |  00m00s
[3/9] kernel-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  33.4 MiB/s |  18.4 MiB |  00m01s
[4/9] kernel-devel-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  38.3 MiB/s |  21.0 MiB |  00m01s
[5/9] kernel-modules-extra-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  30.3 MiB/s |   2.9 MiB |  00m00s
[6/9] kernel-devel-matched-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |   8.5 MiB/s | 191.1 KiB |  00m00s
[7/9] kernel-tools-libs-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |   8.6 MiB/s | 203.6 KiB |  00m00s
[8/9] kernel-modules-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  17.2 MiB/s |  38.4 MiB |  00m02s
[9/9] kernel-modules-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  22.9 MiB/s |  64.2 MiB |  00m03s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[9/9] Total  
                           100% |  49.1 MiB/s | 145.9 MiB |  00m03s
Transaktion wird ausgeführt
[ 1/20] Verifiziere Paket Dateien  
                           100% |  28.0   B/s |   9.0   B |  00m00s
[ 2/20] Transaktion vorbereiten  
                           100% |  34.0   B/s |  18.0   B |  00m01s
[ 3/20] Reinstalliere kernel-modules-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  29.9 MiB/s |  37.6 MiB |  00m01s
[ 4/20] Reinstalliere kernel-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% | 101.0 MiB/s |  26.9 MiB |  00m00s
[ 5/20] Reinstalliere kernel-modules-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  12.9 MiB/s |  62.9 MiB |  00m05s
[ 6/20] Reinstalliere kernel-tools-libs-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% | 321.5 KiB/s |  34.7 KiB |  00m00s
[ 7/20] Reinstalliere kernel-devel-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |   3.0 MiB/s |  80.8 MiB |  00m27s
[ 8/20] Reinstalliere kernel-devel-matched-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |   9.3 KiB/s | 124.0   B |  00m00s
[ 9/20] Reinstalliere kernel-tools-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  22.8 MiB/s | 932.1 KiB |  00m00s
[10/20] Reinstalliere kernel-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  17.3 KiB/s | 124.0   B |  00m00s
[11/20] Reinstalliere kernel-modules-extra-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% | 747.6 KiB/s |   2.7 MiB |  00m04s
[12/20] Entferne kernel-modules-extra-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  39.0   B/s | 143.0   B |  00m04s
[13/20] Entferne kernel-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  10.9 KiB/s | 100.0   B |  00m00s
[14/20] Entferne kernel-modules-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% | 633.0   B/s |   2.3 KiB |  00m04s
[15/20] Entferne kernel-devel-matched-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  16.3 KiB/s | 100.0   B |  00m00s
[16/20] Entferne kernel-tools-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% | 181.0   B/s |  40.0   B |  00m00s
>>> Führe pre-uninstall scriptlet aus: kernel-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64
>>> Fertiggestellt pre-uninstall scriptlet: kernel-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64
>>> Scriptlet Ausgabe:
>>> Module xone/v0.3-57-g29ec357 is not installed for kernel 6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64x86_64). Skipping...
>>> Module xone/v0.3-57-g29ec357 is not built for kernel 6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64x86_64). Skipping...
>>>
[17/20] Entferne kernel-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% | 340.0   B/s |  17.0   B |  00m00s
[18/20] Entferne kernel-modules-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |  39.9 KiB/s |   3.1 KiB |  00m00s
[19/20] Entferne kernel-devel-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% | 202.9 KiB/s |  22.9 KiB |  00m00s
[20/20] Entferne kernel-tools-libs-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64  
                           100% |   0.0   B/s |   2.0   B |  00m08s
>>> Führe post-transaction scriptlet aus: kernel-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64
>>> Nicht-kritischer Fehler in post-transaction scriptlet: kernel-core-0:6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64
>>> Scriptlet Ausgabe:
>>>
>>> Sign command: /lib/modules/6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64/build/scripts/sign-file
>>> Signing key: /etc/pki/akmods/private/private_key.priv
>>> Public certificate (MOK): /etc/pki/akmods/certs/public_key.der
>>>
>>> Cleaning build area... done.
>>> Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)
>>> Failed command:
>>> make -j12 KERNELRELEASE=6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64 -C /lib/modules/6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64/build M=/var/lib/dkms/xone/v0.3-57-g29ec357/build
>>>
>>> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64)
>>> Consult /var/lib/dkms/xone/v0.3-57-g29ec357/build/make.log for more information.
>>> Autoinstall on 6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64 failed for module(s) xone(10).
>>>
>>> Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
>>> Refer to previous errors for more information.
>>> /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/40-dkms.install failed with exit status 11.
>>>
>>> [RPM] %posttrans(kernel-core-6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64) Scriptlet fehlgeschlagen, Beenden-Status 11
Abgeschlossen!
julas@napoleon2:~$ ls -lh /boot
insgesamt 394M
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 272K  5. Dez 01:00 config-6.11.11-300.fc41.x86_64
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 274K  9. Dez 01:00 config-6.12.4-200.fc41.x86_64
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 274K 15. Dez 01:00 config-6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64
drwx------. 5 root root 4,0K  1. Jan 1970  efi
drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4,0K  3. Sep 10:06 EFI
drwxr-xr-x. 4 root root 4,0K  3. Sep 09:53 efibk
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4,0K 30. Okt 19:24 extlinux
drwx------. 4 root root 4,0K 21. Dez 07:19 grub2
-rw-------. 1 root root 103M 25. Okt 2022 initramfs-0-rescue-27a1933039304fc29c28f87be8488499.img
-rw-------. 1 root root  67M 10. Dez 2018 initramfs-0-rescue-27a1933039304fc29c28f87be8488499.img.old
-rw-------. 1 root root  67M  8. Dez 15:55 initramfs-6.11.11-300.fc41.x86_64.img
-rw-------. 1 root root  67M 13. Dez 16:54 initramfs-6.12.4-200.fc41.x86_64.img
drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4,0K 10. Dez 2018  loader
drwx------. 2 root root  16K 10. Dez 2018  lost+found
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 179K  8. Dez 15:55 symvers-6.11.11-300.fc41.x86_64.xz
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 179K 13. Dez 16:54 symvers-6.12.4-200.fc41.x86_64.xz
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 9,6M  5. Dez 01:00 System.map-6.11.11-300.fc41.x86_64
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root  11M  9. Dez 01:00 System.map-6.12.4-200.fc41.x86_64
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root  11M 15. Dez 01:00 System.map-6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root  13M 25. Okt 2022 vmlinuz-0-rescue-27a1933039304fc29c28f87be8488499
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root  16M  5. Dez 01:00 vmlinuz-6.11.11-300.fc41.x86_64
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root  16M  9. Dez 01:00 vmlinuz-6.12.4-200.fc41.x86_64
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root  16M 15. Dez 01:00 vmlinuz-6.12.5-200.fc41.x86_64
Comment 3 Julian Sikorski 2024-12-22 07:49:17 UTC 
dkms-3.1.4-1.fc41.noarch is still affected.
Comment 4 Julian Sikorski 2024-12-22 07:54:47 UTC 
Scriptlet output for 3.0.13-2.fc41 which does not result in missing dracut image:

>>> Scriptlet Ausgabe:
>>> dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64
>>> Sign command: /lib/modules/6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64/build/scripts/sign-file
>>> Signing key: /etc/pki/akmods/private/private_key.priv
>>> Public certificate (MOK): /etc/pki/akmods/certs/public_key.der
>>> 
>>> Building module:
>>> Cleaning build area...
>>> Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)
>>> Failed command:
>>> make -j12 KERNELRELEASE=6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64 -C /lib/modules/6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64/build M=/var/lib/dkms/xone/v0.3-57-g29ec357/build
>>> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64)
>>> Consult /var/lib/dkms/xone/v0.3-57-g29ec357/build/make.log for more information.
>>> dkms autoinstall on 6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64/x86_64 failed for xone(10)
>>> Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
>>> Refer to previous errors for more information.
>>> dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64 Failed. 
>>> dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64
>>> Sign command: /lib/modules/6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64/build/scripts/sign-file
>>> Signing key: /etc/pki/akmods/private/private_key.priv
>>> Public certificate (MOK): /etc/pki/akmods/certs/public_key.der
>>> 
>>> Building module:
>>> Cleaning build area...
>>> Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)
>>> Failed command:
>>> make -j12 KERNELRELEASE=6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64 -C /lib/modules/6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64/build M=/var/lib/dkms/xone/v0.3-57-g29ec357/build
>>> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64)
>>> Consult /var/lib/dkms/xone/v0.3-57-g29ec357/build/make.log for more information.
>>> dkms autoinstall on 6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64/x86_64 failed for xone(10)
>>> Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
>>> Refer to previous errors for more information.
>>> dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64 Failed.
Comment 5 Simone Caronni 2024-12-27 10:12:43 UTC 
Waiting for feedback from Julian: https://github.com/dell/dkms/issues/472
Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2024-12-31 09:45:19 UTC 
FEDORA-EPEL-2024-99d1118882 (dkms-3.1.4-3.el9) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 9.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-99d1118882
Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2024-12-31 09:45:20 UTC 
FEDORA-2024-1aca8cabcd (dkms-3.1.4-3.fc41) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 41.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-1aca8cabcd
Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2024-12-31 09:45:20 UTC 
FEDORA-EPEL-2024-6a1e893ae2 (dkms-3.1.4-3.el10_0) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 10.0.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-6a1e893ae2
Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2024-12-31 09:45:21 UTC 
FEDORA-EPEL-2024-32f86333ca (dkms-3.1.4-3.el8) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 8.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-32f86333ca
Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2025-01-01 03:11:09 UTC 
FEDORA-2024-1aca8cabcd has been pushed to the Fedora 41 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2024-1aca8cabcd`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-1aca8cabcd

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2025-01-01 03:23:00 UTC 
FEDORA-EPEL-2024-6a1e893ae2 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.0 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-6a1e893ae2

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2025-01-01 03:33:02 UTC 
FEDORA-EPEL-2024-99d1118882 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 9 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-99d1118882

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Comment 13 Fedora Update System 2025-01-01 03:43:02 UTC 
FEDORA-EPEL-2024-32f86333ca has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 8 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-32f86333ca

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Comment 14 Fedora Update System 2025-01-01 04:16:09 UTC 
FEDORA-2024-190da6715b has been pushed to the Fedora 40 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2024-190da6715b`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-190da6715b

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Comment 15 Ivan Viktorov 2025-01-03 12:19:29 UTC 
dkms-3.1.4-3.fc41 fixes this issue. Thank you!
Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2025-01-09 02:02:38 UTC 
FEDORA-2024-1aca8cabcd (dkms-3.1.4-3.fc41) has been pushed to the Fedora 41 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 17 Fedora Update System 2025-01-09 02:31:43 UTC 
FEDORA-2024-190da6715b (dkms-3.1.4-3.fc40) has been pushed to the Fedora 40 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 18 Fedora Update System 2025-01-09 02:38:00 UTC 
FEDORA-EPEL-2024-6a1e893ae2 (dkms-3.1.4-3.el10_0) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.0 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 19 Fedora Update System 2025-01-09 03:00:07 UTC 
FEDORA-EPEL-2024-99d1118882 (dkms-3.1.4-3.el9) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 9 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 20 Fedora Update System 2025-01-09 03:00:09 UTC 
FEDORA-EPEL-2024-32f86333ca (dkms-3.1.4-3.el8) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 8 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.