[PATCH] kbuild: rpm-pkg: append %{?dist} macro to Release tag

Yafang Shao <[email protected]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:28:34 +0800
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-kbuild,org.kernel.vger.bpf
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Add support for the %{?dist} macro in the kernel.spec file. This enables
building and releasing kernel RPMs with a custom distribution suffix
(e.g., via rpmbuild's --define option) to better match production
environment tracking.

Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao <[email protected]>
---
 scripts/package/kernel.spec | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/package/kernel.spec b/scripts/package/kernel.spec
index b3c956205af0..c732415662ef 100644
--- a/scripts/package/kernel.spec
+++ b/scripts/package/kernel.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Name: kernel
 Summary: The Linux Kernel
 Version: %(echo %{KERNELRELEASE} | sed -e 's/-/_/g')
-Release: %{pkg_release}
+Release: %{pkg_release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Kernel
 Vendor: The Linux Community
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