I was not able to reproduce the issue on a s390x kvm instance: $ uname -a Linux mpellizzer-resolute-s390x-kcp 6.19.0-6-generic #6-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 18 14:47:53 UTC 2026 s390x GNU/Linux $ sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:canonical-kernel-team/unstable ... $ sudo apt install linux-image-7.0.0-2-generic=7.0.0-2.2 linux-modules-7.0.0-2-generic=7.0.0-2.2 Installing: linux-image-7.0.0-2-generic linux-modules-7.0.0-2-generic
Suggested packages: linux-unstable-tools linux-headers-7.0.0-2-generic Summary: Upgrading: 0, Installing: 2, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 0 Download size: 43.9 MB Space needed: 93.8 MB / 18.7 GB available Get:1 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/canonical-kernel-team/unstable/ubuntu resolute/main s390x linux-modules-7.0.0-2-generic s390x 7.0.0-2.2 [33.3 MB] Get:2 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/canonical-kernel-team/unstable/ubuntu resolute/main s390x linux-image-7.0.0-2-generic s390x 7.0.0-2.2 [10.6 MB] Fetched 43.9 MB in 54s (806 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package linux-modules-7.0.0-2-generic. (Reading database ... 70700 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../linux-modules-7.0.0-2-generic_7.0.0-2.2_s390x.deb ... Unpacking linux-modules-7.0.0-2-generic (7.0.0-2.2) ... Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-7.0.0-2-generic. Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-7.0.0-2-generic_7.0.0-2.2_s390x.deb ... Unpacking linux-image-7.0.0-2-generic (7.0.0-2.2) ... Setting up linux-modules-7.0.0-2-generic (7.0.0-2.2) ... Setting up linux-image-7.0.0-2-generic (7.0.0-2.2) ... I: /boot/vmlinuz is now a symlink to vmlinuz-7.0.0-2-generic I: /boot/initrd.img is now a symlink to initrd.img-7.0.0-2-generic Processing triggers for linux-image-7.0.0-2-generic (7.0.0-2.2) ... /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-7.0.0-2-generic Using config file '/etc/zipl.conf' Building bootmap in '/boot' Adding IPL section 'ubuntu' (default) Preparing boot device: vda. Done. /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-zipl: Using config file '/etc/zipl.conf' Building bootmap in '/boot' Adding IPL section 'ubuntu' (default) Preparing boot device: vda. Done. Scanning processes... Scanning candidates... Scanning linux images... Pending kernel upgrade! Running kernel version: 6.19.0-6-generic Diagnostics: The currently running kernel version is not the expected kernel version 7.0.0-2-generic. Restarting the system to load the new kernel will not be handled automatically, so you should consider rebooting. Restarting services... Service restarts being deferred: /etc/needrestart/restart.d/dbus.service systemctl restart [email protected] systemctl restart networkd-dispatcher.service systemctl restart [email protected] systemctl restart unattended-upgrades.service No containers need to be restarted. User sessions running outdated binaries: ubuntu @ session #4: sshd-session[1354] ubuntu @ user manager: (sd-pam)[1361] No VM guests are running outdated hypervisor (qemu) binaries on this host. I will try to reproduce in an LPAR -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2142878 Title: While upgrading to kernel 7.0.0-2.2 on resolute snapshot4, I am seeing several readlink msg To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-z-systems/+bug/2142878/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
