kernel only option; persistent ccache; single kernel deb; CI support; robust resize2fs; cross compile fixes; custom kernel headers; arch postinstall; amd64 deb

.github/workflows/dispatch.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
-          repository: resulknad/ps5-vps-setup
+          repository: ps5-linux/ps5-linux-updates
           event-type: image-builder-updated
           client-payload: '{"sha": "${{ github.sha }}"}'

build_image.sh

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ done
 LINUX_REPO="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
 LINUX_DEFAULT_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/work/linux"
 
-PATCHES_REPO="https://github.com/resulknad/ps5-linux-patches.git"
+PATCHES_REPO="https://github.com/ps5-linux/ps5-linux-patches.git"
 PATCHES_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/work/ps5-linux-patches"
 
 if [ -z "$KERNEL_SRC" ]; then
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ else
     if [ ! -d "$KERNEL_SRC/.git" ]; then
         REPO_URL="$PATCHES_REPO"
         [ -n "$PATCHES_TOKEN" ] && REPO_URL="${PATCHES_REPO/https:\/\//https:\/\/${PATCHES_TOKEN}@}"
-        
 
 
         mkdir -p "$PATCHES_DIR"

distros/alpine/grow-rootfs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ DISK=$(lsblk -ndo PKNAME "$ROOT_DEV")
 PART_NUM=$(cat /sys/class/block/$(basename "$ROOT_DEV")/partition)
 
 growpart "/dev/$DISK" "$PART_NUM" || true
+partprobe "/dev/$DISK"
 resize2fs "$ROOT_DEV" || true
 
 rc-update del grow-rootfs default

distros/arch/grow-rootfs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ DISK="/dev/$(lsblk -ndo PKNAME "$ROOT_DEV")"
 PART_NUM=$(cat /sys/class/block/$(basename "$ROOT_DEV")/partition)
 
 parted -s "$DISK" resizepart "$PART_NUM" 100%
+partprobe "$DISK"
 resize2fs "$ROOT_DEV"
 
 systemctl disable grow-rootfs.service

distros/arch/image.yaml

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ actions:
 
     # Install custom kernel packages
     if ls /opt/pkgs/*.pkg.tar.zst 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        pacman -U --noconfirm /opt/pkgs/*.pkg.tar.zst
+        pacman -U --noconfirm --ask 4 /opt/pkgs/*.pkg.tar.zst
         rm -rf /opt/pkgs
         KVER=$(ls -1t /lib/modules | head -1)
         # mkinitcpio may warn about missing optional modules; don't fail on those

distros/cachyos/files/grow-rootfs

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ ROOT_DEV=$(findmnt -no SOURCE /)
 DISK="/dev/$(lsblk -ndo PKNAME "$ROOT_DEV")"
 PART_NUM=$(cat /sys/class/block/$(basename "$ROOT_DEV")/partition)
 
-growpart "$DISK" "$PART_NUM"
+growpart "$DISK" "$PART_NUM" || true
-
+partprobe "$DISK"
-resize2fs "$ROOT_DEV"
+resize2fs "$ROOT_DEV" || true
 
 systemctl disable grow-rootfs.service

distros/ubuntu2604/grow-rootfs

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Grows the root partition and filesystem to fill the disk.
 # Runs once on first boot, then disables itself.
-set -e
+# If resize fails, the service stays enabled and retries next boot.
 
-ROOT_DEV=$(findmnt -no SOURCE /)
+ROOT_DEV=$(findmnt -no SOURCE /) || { echo "Cannot find root device"; exit 1; }
 DISK=$(lsblk -ndo PKNAME "$ROOT_DEV")
-PART_NUM=$(cat /sys/class/block/$(basename "$ROOT_DEV")/partition)
+PART_NUM=$(cat /sys/class/block/$(basename "$ROOT_DEV")/partition 2>/dev/null)
+
+if [ -z "$DISK" ] || [ -z "$PART_NUM" ]; then
+    echo "Cannot determine disk layout (DISK=$DISK PART_NUM=$PART_NUM)"
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 growpart "/dev/$DISK" "$PART_NUM" || true
-resize2fs "$ROOT_DEV" || true
+partprobe "/dev/$DISK"
+resize2fs "$ROOT_DEV"
 
 systemctl disable grow-rootfs.service

distros/ubuntu2604/grow-rootfs.service

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Grow root filesystem to fill disk
-DefaultDependencies=no
+After=local-fs.target
-Before=local-fs.target
-After=local-fs-pre.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/grow-rootfs
-RemainAfterExit=yes
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=local-fs.target
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

docker/kernel-builder-arch/Dockerfile

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ WORKDIR /out/staging
 # Output packages go to /out
 
 COPY docker/kernel-builder-arch/build.sh /build.sh
+COPY docker/kernel-builder-arch/install.sh /install.sh
 RUN chmod +x /build.sh
 
 CMD ["/build.sh"]

docker/kernel-builder-arch/build.sh

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 # Determine version from staged modules directory
 KVER=$(ls /out/staging/lib/modules/)
-PKGNAME="linux-custom"
+PKGNAME="linux-ps5"
 VERSION=${KVER%%-*}
 
 echo "==> Packaging kernel $KVER as pacman package"
@@ -24,10 +24,22 @@ cp /out/staging/boot/bzImage "$STAGING/boot/vmlinuz-$KVER"
 cp /out/staging/System.map   "$STAGING/boot/System.map-$KVER"
 cp /out/staging/.config      "$STAGING/boot/config-$KVER"
 
-# Copy pre-installed modules (Arch uses /lib -> /usr/lib)
+# Copy pre-installed modules (Arch uses /usr/lib/modules)
 mkdir -p "$STAGING/usr/lib/modules"
 cp -a "/out/staging/lib/modules/$KVER" "$STAGING/usr/lib/modules/"
 
+# Kernel headers (for out-of-tree module builds)
+if [ -d /out/staging/headers ]; then
+    # UAPI headers (/usr/include/linux/, /usr/include/asm/, etc.)
+    cp -a /out/staging/headers/usr "$STAGING/usr"
+    # Build headers (/usr/lib/modules/$KVER/build/)
+    mkdir -p "$STAGING/usr/lib/modules/$KVER"
+    cp -a /out/staging/headers/lib/modules/$KVER/build "$STAGING/usr/lib/modules/$KVER/build"
+fi
+
+# Create .INSTALL from template, baking in KVER
+sed "s/__KVER__/$KVER/g" /install.sh > "$STAGING/.INSTALL"
+
 # Create .PKGINFO
 BUILDDATE=$(date -u +%s)
 INSTALLED_SIZE=$(du -sb "$STAGING" | awk '{print $1}')
@@ -35,24 +47,33 @@ cat > "$STAGING/.PKGINFO" << EOF
 pkgname = $PKGNAME
 pkgbase = $PKGNAME
 pkgver = ${VERSION}-1
-pkgdesc = Custom Linux kernel $KVER for PS5
+pkgdesc = PS5 Linux kernel $KVER (image + modules + headers)
 url = https://kernel.org
 builddate = $BUILDDATE
-packager = bootstrap_docker
+packager = ps5-linux
 size = $INSTALLED_SIZE
 arch = x86_64
 license = GPL-2.0-only
 provides = linux=$VERSION
-provides = linux-custom=$VERSION
+provides = linux-headers=$VERSION
+provides = linux-api-headers=$VERSION
+conflict = linux
+conflict = linux-headers
+conflict = linux-api-headers
+conflict = linux-custom
+replaces = linux
+replaces = linux-headers
+replaces = linux-api-headers
+replaces = linux-custom
 EOF
 
 # Create .MTREE (required by newer pacman)
 cd "$STAGING"
 LANG=C bsdtar -czf .MTREE --format=mtree \
     --options='!all,use-set,type,uid,gid,mode,time,size,md5,sha256,link' \
-    .PKGINFO *
+    .PKGINFO .INSTALL *
 
 # Build the package
-LANG=C bsdtar -cf - .PKGINFO .MTREE * | zstd -c -T0 > "/out/${PKGNAME}-${VERSION}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
+LANG=C bsdtar -cf - .PKGINFO .INSTALL .MTREE * | zstd -c -T0 > "/out/${PKGNAME}-${VERSION}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
 
 echo "==> Done: /out/${PKGNAME}-${VERSION}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"

docker/kernel-builder-arch/install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Pacman .INSTALL script for linux-ps5.
+# KVER is replaced at package build time.
+
+post_install() {
+    KVER="__KVER__"
+    echo ">> linux-ps5 post_install: kernel $KVER"
+
+    # Rebuild initramfs
+    if command -v mkinitcpio >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo ">> Rebuilding initramfs with mkinitcpio for $KVER"
+        mkinitcpio -k "$KVER" -g "/boot/initrd.img-$KVER"
+    fi
+
+    # Copy kernel + initrd to EFI partition
+    if [ -d /boot/efi ]; then
+        OLD_BZ=$(ls -l /boot/efi/bzImage 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $5}') || true
+        OLD_INITRD=$(ls -l /boot/efi/initrd.img 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $5}') || true
+        echo ">> Copying /boot/vmlinuz-$KVER -> /boot/efi/bzImage"
+        cp "/boot/vmlinuz-$KVER" /boot/efi/bzImage
+        NEW_BZ=$(ls -l /boot/efi/bzImage | awk '{print $5}')
+        echo ">>   bzImage: ${OLD_BZ:-<new>} -> $NEW_BZ bytes"
+        echo ">> Copying /boot/initrd.img-$KVER -> /boot/efi/initrd.img"
+        cp "/boot/initrd.img-$KVER" /boot/efi/initrd.img
+        NEW_INITRD=$(ls -l /boot/efi/initrd.img | awk '{print $5}')
+        echo ">>   initrd.img: ${OLD_INITRD:-<new>} -> $NEW_INITRD bytes"
+        echo ">> Kernel $KVER deployed to /boot/efi"
+    else
+        echo ">> /boot/efi not found, skipping EFI deploy"
+    fi
+}
+
+post_upgrade() {
+    post_install
+}

docker/kernel-builder/build.sh

@@ -25,4 +25,13 @@ KVER=$(make -s kernelrelease)
 rm -f "/out/staging/lib/modules/$KVER/build" \
       "/out/staging/lib/modules/$KVER/source"
 
+# Stage kernel headers for out-of-tree module builds
+echo "=== Staging kernel headers ==="
+HDR="/out/staging/headers"
+make headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH="$HDR/usr"
+
+# Use the kernel's own install-extmod-build script (same as deb-pkg uses)
+export srctree=/src SRCARCH=x86
+CC="${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc" HOSTCC=gcc MAKE=make /src/scripts/package/install-extmod-build "$HDR/lib/modules/$KVER/build"
+
 echo "=== Build artifacts staged in /out/staging ==="

docker/kernel-builder/package-deb.sh

@@ -1,29 +1,80 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Builds a combined linux-ps5 .deb from the kernel source at /src.
+# Builds a combined linux-ps5 .deb from staged artifacts in /out/staging.
 # Runs inside the kernel-builder container; output goes to /out.
 set -e
 
-make -j$(nproc) DPKG_FLAGS=-d bindeb-pkg
+STAGING="/out/staging"
+KVER=$(ls -1 "$STAGING/lib/modules" | head -1)
+VER="${KVER%%-*}"
+ARCH=amd64
 
-VER=$(dpkg-deb -f "$(ls /linux-image-[0-9]*.deb | grep -v dbg | head -1)" Version)
+PKG=$(mktemp -d)
-ARCH=$(dpkg-deb -f "$(ls /linux-image-[0-9]*.deb | grep -v dbg | head -1)" Architecture)
+mkdir -p "$PKG/DEBIAN"
-KVER=$(ls /src/debian/linux-image-[0-9]*/lib/modules/ 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+mkdir -p "$PKG/boot"
+mkdir -p "$PKG/lib/modules"
 
-TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+cp "$STAGING/boot/bzImage"  "$PKG/boot/vmlinuz-$KVER"
-mkdir -p "$TMPDIR/DEBIAN"
+cp "$STAGING/System.map"    "$PKG/boot/System.map-$KVER"
-for deb in $(ls /linux-image-[0-9]*.deb /linux-headers-*.deb /linux-libc-dev_*.deb 2>/dev/null | grep -v -- '-dbg_'); do
+cp "$STAGING/.config"       "$PKG/boot/config-$KVER"
-    dpkg-deb -x "$deb" "$TMPDIR"
+cp -a "$STAGING/lib/modules/$KVER" "$PKG/lib/modules/"
-done
 
-cat > "$TMPDIR/DEBIAN/control" << CTRL
+# Kernel headers (for out-of-tree module builds)
+if [ -d "$STAGING/headers" ]; then
+    cp -a "$STAGING/headers/usr" "$PKG/usr"
+    # Point /lib/modules/$KVER/build at the installed headers
+    HDR_DEST="/usr/lib/modules/$KVER/build"
+    mkdir -p "$PKG/usr/lib/modules/$KVER"
+    cp -a "$STAGING/headers/lib/modules/$KVER/build" "$PKG/usr/lib/modules/$KVER/build"
+    ln -sf "$HDR_DEST" "$PKG/lib/modules/$KVER/build"
+fi
+
+cat > "$PKG/DEBIAN/control" << CTRL
 Package: linux-ps5
 Version: $VER
 Architecture: $ARCH
 Maintainer: PS5 Linux
-Provides: linux-image, linux-image-$KVER, linux-headers-$KVER, linux-libc-dev
+Provides: linux-image-$KVER, linux-headers-$KVER, linux-libc-dev
 Conflicts: linux-image-$KVER, linux-headers-$KVER, linux-libc-dev
 Replaces: linux-image-$KVER, linux-headers-$KVER, linux-libc-dev
-Description: PS5 Linux kernel $KVER (image + headers + libc-dev)
+Description: PS5 Linux kernel $KVER (image + modules + headers + libc-dev)
 CTRL
 
-dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group "$TMPDIR" "/out/linux-ps5_${VER}_${ARCH}.deb"
+cat > "$PKG/DEBIAN/postinst" << 'POSTINST'
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+KVER="$(ls -1t /lib/modules | head -1)"
+echo ">> linux-ps5 postinst: kernel $KVER"
+
+# Rebuild initramfs
+if command -v update-initramfs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo ">> Rebuilding initramfs with update-initramfs for $KVER"
+    update-initramfs -c -k "$KVER"
+elif command -v mkinitcpio >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo ">> Rebuilding initramfs with mkinitcpio for $KVER"
+    mkinitcpio -k "$KVER" -g "/boot/initrd.img-$KVER"
+elif command -v mkinitfs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo ">> Rebuilding initramfs with mkinitfs for $KVER"
+    mkinitfs -o "/boot/initrd.img-$KVER" "$KVER"
+fi
+
+# Copy kernel + initrd to EFI partition
+if [ -d /boot/efi ]; then
+    OLD_BZ=$(ls -l /boot/efi/bzImage 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $5}') || true
+    OLD_INITRD=$(ls -l /boot/efi/initrd.img 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $5}') || true
+    echo ">> Copying /boot/vmlinuz-$KVER -> /boot/efi/bzImage"
+    cp "/boot/vmlinuz-$KVER" /boot/efi/bzImage
+    NEW_BZ=$(ls -l /boot/efi/bzImage | awk '{print $5}')
+    echo ">>   bzImage: ${OLD_BZ:-<new>} -> $NEW_BZ bytes"
+    echo ">> Copying /boot/initrd.img-$KVER -> /boot/efi/initrd.img"
+    cp "/boot/initrd.img-$KVER" /boot/efi/initrd.img
+    NEW_INITRD=$(ls -l /boot/efi/initrd.img | awk '{print $5}')
+    echo ">>   initrd.img: ${OLD_INITRD:-<new>} -> $NEW_INITRD bytes"
+    echo ">> Kernel $KVER deployed to /boot/efi"
+else
+    echo ">> /boot/efi not found, skipping EFI deploy"
+fi
+POSTINST
+chmod 755 "$PKG/DEBIAN/postinst"
+
+dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group "$PKG" "/out/linux-ps5_${VER}_${ARCH}.deb"
+rm -rf "$PKG"