[PATCH] extlinux: recognize LINUX as an alias for KERNEL

[PATCH] extlinux: recognize LINUX as an alias for KERNEL

[Stephano Cetola]

Syslinux configs commonly use LINUX instead of KERNEL to name the
kernel image. parse_extlinux_conf() only checked for KERNEL, so a
LABEL block using LINUX left entry->kernel unset. parse_extlinux_conf()
requires a kernel path to accept an entry, so the whole extlinux.conf
was rejected instead of just the one line being ignored.

Fixes: b912fa9fc3ca ("Add support for extlinux.conf")
Signed-off-by: Stephano Cetola <stephano@cetola.net>
---
 common/extlinux.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/common/extlinux.c b/common/extlinux.c
index caa62923da..92c49ebbce 100644
--- a/common/extlinux.c
+++ b/common/extlinux.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static struct extlinux_entry *parse_extlinux_conf(const char *abspath,
 		}
 
 		if (entry) {
-			if (!strcasecmp(key, "KERNEL"))
+			if (!strcasecmp(key, "KERNEL") || !strcasecmp(key, "LINUX"))
 				entry->kernel = xstrdup(val);
 			else if (!strcasecmp(key, "INITRD"))
 				entry->initrd = xstrdup(val);

---
base-commit: 9bc1a26592a59919d2ee8c60c273d87d3d9f2e81
change-id: 20260822-send-extlinux-linux-keyword-ce52ee90d321

Re: [PATCH] extlinux: recognize LINUX as an alias for KERNEL

[Sascha Hauer]

On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:38:33 -0700, Stephano Cetola wrote:
> Syslinux configs commonly use LINUX instead of KERNEL to name the
> kernel image. parse_extlinux_conf() only checked for KERNEL, so a
> LABEL block using LINUX left entry->kernel unset. parse_extlinux_conf()
> requires a kernel path to accept an entry, so the whole extlinux.conf
> was rejected instead of just the one line being ignored.
> 
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] extlinux: recognize LINUX as an alias for KERNEL
      https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=172f8c1d0fbf (link may not be stable)

Best regards,
-- 
Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>