kernel plugin: use latest stable core snap
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Current evaluation
Merged PR #1624 via commit aa8a8429b, changing the kernel plugin to use the stable core snap instead of obsolete ubuntu-core and updating tests.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: The approved change was merged as commit aa8a8429b after reviewers agreed to use the stable channel, resolving the outdated snap selection.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
The plugin was downloading ubuntu-core instead of core, which is
nowadays a very old version of the later.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #1624 via commit aa8a8429b, changing the kernel plugin to use the stable core snap instead of obsolete ubuntu-core and updating tests. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #1624, updating the kernel plugin from obsolete ubuntu-core to the stable core snap; landed as commit aa8a8429b. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged as commit aa8a8429b: the kernel plugin now downloads the stable core snap instead of obsolete ubuntu-core, with tests updated. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #1624 (2017) by alfonsosanchezbeato switched the kernel plugin's os.snap from obsolete ubuntu-core to the core snap on the stable channel, with test updates. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #1624, switching the kernel plugin from obsolete ubuntu-core to the stable core snap and updating tests. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged changes to the kernel plugin to download the core snap instead of the outdated ubuntu-core. Reviewers agreed to use the stable channel to prevent build breakages from daily updates. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged after updating the kernel plugin to fetch the stable core snap instead of the outdated ubuntu-core. The stable channel was selected for reliability, integration tests were fixed, and the change was approved and merged. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#1839
(confidence 90%)
Merged follow-up addressing the separate initrd path issue raised during PR #1624's review.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2566 kernel plugin: correctly download the os.snap | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2566 fixed kernel-plugin os.snap downloads by supplying missing Store API request data and moved tests to spread for cross-base coverage. | |
| #1794791 Update the kernel plugin to be base aware | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Kernel and KBuild plugins gained base support via merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#2368 (commit ddbda36b5). | |
| #6418 core26: kernel plugin fails to run | snapcraft | closed | Fixed by merged PR canonical/snapcraft#6425 (commit be405aad6), updating the kernel plugin to handle modules packaged under usr/lib on usrmerged core26 systems. | |
| #1115 kernel plugin: fix kernel snap layout | snapcraft | merged | Merged via commit 86017cdef: kernel plugin now places modules/ and firmware/ at the top level of prime/ for kernel snaps, plus corrected required build packages; unit and manual tests updated per review. | |
| #1606903 kernel plugin: can't snap a kernel using launchpad | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed by merged PR canonical/snapcraft#903 (commit 603948e1d), allowing Store part downloads without snapcraft login and resolving Launchpad kernel builds. | |
| #1655008 Kernel plugin: Avoid redownloading os.snap on a local Git repo | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as won't fix: the legacy core16/core18 kernel plugin behavior only affects Snapcraft 4.x, which receives fixes only for critical bugs. | |
| #4200 kernel plugin: change location where snapd deb is unpacked | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #4200 updated the kernel plugin to unpack the snapd Debian package into ubuntu-core-initramfs's --root directory. | |
| #366 New plugin: kernel | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #366 by sergiusens into master via merge commit b7c1e8bbb (head commit 6da4ee672), adding the new kernel and kbuild snapcraft plugins with two example projects, closing LP #1552168. | |
| #1567564 kernel plugin should use initrd from /boot in the os snap, not from /usr/lib | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Kernel plugin initrd lookup was fixed by switching to /boot/initrd.img-core in snapcraft PR #1839, merged as commit aaf5e68b1. | |
| #1650597 Update kernel plugin to use get_build_properties | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Kernel plugin migration merged in commit fbd8887ac via snapcore/snapcraft#995, replacing schema mutation with get_build_properties() and adding tests. |