Optional KERNEL_RPM_LIST with Auto-Detection

Makefile

@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ CRIU_DAEMON_SRC := criu-daemon.sh
 CONFIG_SRC := bisect.conf
 HANDLER_SRC_DIR := handlers
 HANDLER_SRCS := $(wildcard $(HANDLER_SRC_DIR)/*.sh)
+RPM_LIST_DIR := rpm_lists
+RPM_LIST_DIR_TARGET := $(BIN_DIR)/rpm_lists
 
-.PHONY: all install uninstall clean help
+.PHONY: all install uninstall clean help update-rpm-lists
 
 all: help
 
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "Targets:"
 	@echo "  install      Install the bisection scripts, CRIU daemon and handlers."
 	@echo "  uninstall    Remove all installed files."
+	@echo "  update-rpm-lists  Refresh shipped NVR lists from upstream repos (requires python3)."
 	@echo "  help         Show this help message."
 
 format-check:
@@ -46,6 +49,11 @@ integration-tests:
 
 tests: format-check static-analysis unit-tests integration-tests
 
+update-rpm-lists:
+	python3 tools/generate_rhel_kernel_rpm_list.py --nvr C9S x86_64 > $(RPM_LIST_DIR)/c9s.list
+	python3 tools/generate_rhel_kernel_rpm_list.py --nvr C10S x86_64 > $(RPM_LIST_DIR)/c10s.list
+	python3 tools/generate_fedora_kernel_rpm_list.py --nvr > $(RPM_LIST_DIR)/fedora.list
+
 install:
 	@if [ "$(EUID)" -ne 0 ]; then \
 		echo "Please run as root or with sudo."; \
@@ -69,6 +77,10 @@ install:
 	@cp $(HANDLER_SRCS) $(HANDLER_DIR_TARGET)/
 	@chmod +x $(HANDLER_DIR_TARGET)/*.sh
 
+	@echo "Copying RPM NVR lists to $(RPM_LIST_DIR_TARGET)/"
+	@mkdir -p $(RPM_LIST_DIR_TARGET)
+	@cp $(RPM_LIST_DIR)/*.list $(RPM_LIST_DIR_TARGET)/
+
 	@if [ ! -f "$(CONFIG_FILE_TARGET)" ]; then \
 		echo "Copying default configuration to $(CONFIG_FILE_TARGET)"; \
 		cp $(CONFIG_SRC) $(CONFIG_FILE_TARGET); \

README.md

@@ -59,6 +59,26 @@ To uninstall:
 sudo make uninstall
 ```
 
+## RPM Lists
+
+The tool ships pre-built NVR lists in `rpm_lists/` for CentOS Stream 9,
+CentOS Stream 10, and Fedora. When `KERNEL_RPM_LIST` is not set, the tool
+auto-detects the distro and architecture from `BAD_COMMIT` and uses the
+appropriate shipped list to construct RPM URLs at runtime.
+
+To generate a fresh RPM list at runtime (requires `python3`,
+`beautifulsoup4`, `packaging`), set in `bisect.conf`:
+
+```
+GENERATE_RPM_LIST="yes"
+```
+
+To refresh the shipped lists (maintainer use):
+
+```bash
+make update-rpm-lists
+```
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Edit `/usr/local/bin/kernel-auto-bisect/bisect.conf` after installation.
@@ -86,7 +106,7 @@ Edit `/usr/local/bin/kernel-auto-bisect/bisect.conf` after installation.
 
 | Variable | Description |
 |---|---|
-| `KERNEL_RPM_LIST` | Path to a file listing kernel RPM URLs, one per line (ordered from good to bad) |
+| `KERNEL_RPM_LIST` | Path to a file listing kernel RPM URLs, one per line (ordered from good to bad). Optional — when omitted, auto-selected from shipped NVR lists based on `BAD_COMMIT`. |
 | `RPM_CACHE_DIR` | Directory to cache downloaded RPMs |
 | `GOOD_COMMIT` | Kernel release string of the known-good version (e.g. `5.14.0-162.el9.aarch64`) |
 | `BAD_COMMIT` | Kernel release string of the known-bad version |
@@ -105,6 +125,7 @@ Edit `/usr/local/bin/kernel-auto-bisect/bisect.conf` after installation.
 | `REPRODUCER_SCRIPT` | Path to the reproducer script |
 | `RUNS_PER_COMMIT` | Number of test runs per commit (for intermittent issues, default: 1) |
 | `VERIFY_COMMITS` | Set to `no` to skip initial good/bad commit verification |
+| `GENERATE_RPM_LIST` | Set to `yes` to generate a fresh RPM list at runtime using Python scripts instead of shipped lists |
 
 ## Reproducer Script
 

bisect.conf

@@ -37,9 +37,17 @@ GIT_REPO_BRANCH=os-build
 KERNEL_SRC_DIR="/path/to/your/linux/source"
 
 # === RPM Configuration (for INSTALL_STRATEGY="rpm") ===
-KERNEL_RPM_LIST="/path/to/your/kernel_rpm_list.txt"
+# KERNEL_RPM_LIST is optional. When omitted, the tool auto-selects a shipped
+# NVR list based on BAD_COMMIT's dist tag and constructs RPM URLs at runtime.
+# Set this to override with your own list of kernel RPM URLs (one per line).
+#KERNEL_RPM_LIST="/path/to/your/kernel_rpm_list.txt"
 RPM_CACHE_DIR="/var/cache/kdump-bisect-rpms"
 
+# GENERATE_RPM_LIST: Set to "yes" to generate a fresh NVR list at runtime
+# using the Python scripts in tools/ instead of the shipped static lists.
+# Requires python3 with beautifulsoup4 and packaging modules.
+#GENERATE_RPM_LIST="yes"
+
 # === Commit/Version Boundaries ===
 # If INSTALL_STRATEGY="git", these are git commit hashes.
 # If INSTALL_STRATEGY="rpm", these are kernel release versions (e.g., "5.14.0-162.el9.aarch64").