stap-prep script fails to find/install the correct version of the kernel/kernel-debuginfo package if personality patch is enabled

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • The stap-prep script fails to install the correct version of the kernel/kernel-debuginfo package if personality patch is enabled.
# uname -r
4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64

# uname -m
i686

# stap-prep
Need to install the following packages:
kernel-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
kernel-devel-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
...
No match for argument: kernel-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
No match for argument: kernel-devel-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
No match for argument: kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
Error: Unable to find a match
...
No match for argument: kernel-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
No debuginfo packages available to install
Error: Unable to find a match
package kernel-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686 is not installed
package kernel-devel-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686 is not installed
package kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686 is not installed

problem installing rpm(s) kernel-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
kernel-devel-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-64.el8.x86_64.i686
in case of file conflicts, try again after # dnf erase kernel-debuginfo

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.0 Beta
  • systemtap
  • systemtap-devel
  • systemtap-client
  • stap-prep

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