[Bug] - `grpc-devel` requires `kernel-headers` and _not_ `kernel6.12-headers`

[phongn]

Describe the bug
I was trying to install grpc-devel and some other dependencies previously installed kernel6.12-headers. grpc-devel requires kernel-headers and the two conflict.

To Reproduce

Broken

dnf install kernel6.12-headers grpc-devel

or

dnf install autoconf automake binutils binutils-devel ca-certificates gcc gcc-c++ git libasan libtool make openssh-clients patchelf python3 rpm-build systemd wget which

dnf install grpc-devel

Not Broken

dnf install kernel-headers grpc-devel

or

dnf install autoconf automake binutils binutils-devel ca-certificates gcc gcc-c++ git libasan libtool make openssh-clients patchelf python3 rpm-build systemd wget which grpc-devel

or

dnf install kernel-headers

dnf install autoconf automake binutils binutils-devel ca-certificates gcc gcc-c++ git libasan libtool make openssh-clients patchelf python3 rpm-build systemd wget which 

dnf install grpc-devel

Expected behavior
The expected behavior is that grpc-devel installs normally.

Screenshots

bash-5.2# dnf install kernel6.12-headers grpc-devel
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Error:
 Problem: conflicting requests
  - package grpc-devel-1.41.1-8.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux requires kernel-headers(aarch-64), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package grpc-devel-1.41.1-9.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux requires kernel-headers(aarch-64), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package grpc-devel-1.56.2-10.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux requires kernel-headers(aarch-64), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package grpc-devel-1.60.0-10.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux requires kernel-headers(aarch-64), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package grpc-devel-1.60.2-10.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64 from amazonlinux requires kernel-headers(aarch-64), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package grpc-devel-1.60.2-10.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux requires kernel-headers(aarch-64), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package kernel6.12-headers-1:6.12.37-61.105.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux conflicts with kernel-headers provided by kernel-headers-6.1.10-15.42.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux
  - package kernel6.12-headers-1:6.12.37-61.105.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux conflicts with kernel-headers provided by kernel-headers-6.1.102-108.177.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux
...
  - package kernel6.12-headers-1:6.12.58-82.121.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux obsoletes kernel-headers = 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 provided by kernel-headers-6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023.aarch64 from amazonlinux
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)

Test Environment (please complete the following information):

• OS Release: Amazon Linux release 2023.9.20251208 (Amazon Linux)
• Container: public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:2023
• Container Runtime: Rancher Desktop 1.20.1 on macOS 15.7.2
• Container Architectures: aarch64, x86_64
• Container run command: docker run --platform=linux/arm64 --pull=always -i -t -v public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:2023 /bin/bash (and also --platform=linux/amd64

[yhangw]

I think this is the expected behavior. grpc-devel depends on the system's default kernel-headers (6.1). While you are running a 6.12 kernel, you generally do not need to update the user-space headers to 6.12 unless you are developing software specifically targeting new API features introduced in kernel 6.12.