diff --git a/SPECS/kernel.spec b/SPECS/kernel.spec
index 0cf8132..9dcf6b5 100644
--- a/SPECS/kernel.spec
+++ b/SPECS/kernel.spec
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@
 %define with_bpftool 0
 %endif
 
+%if %{?rhel}<=7
+%define with_kabichk 0
+%endif
+
 # turn off kABI DUP check and DWARF-based check if kABI check is disabled
 %if !%{with_kabichk}
 %define with_kabidupchk 0
@@ -224,6 +228,10 @@
 %define all_arch_configs %{name}-%{version}-*.config
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%define with_bootwrapper 0
+%endif
+
 # sparse blows up on ppc
 %ifnarch ppc64le
 %define with_sparse 0
@@ -253,6 +261,9 @@
 %define make_target vmlinux
 %define kernel_image vmlinux
 %define kernel_image_elf 1
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%define with_bootwrapper 1
+%endif
 %define all_arch_configs %{name}-%{version}-ppc64le*.config
 %define kcflags -O3
 %endif
@@ -300,7 +311,11 @@
 # Packages that need to be installed before the kernel is, because the %%post
 # scripts use them.
 #
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%define kernel_prereq  fileutils, module-init-tools >= 3.16-2, initscripts >= 8.11.1-1, grubby >= 8.28-2
+%else
 %define kernel_prereq  coreutils, systemd >= 203-2, /usr/bin/kernel-install
+%endif
 %define initrd_prereq  dracut >= 027
 
 
@@ -332,8 +347,19 @@ Requires: rt-setup
 # List the packages used during the kernel build
 #
 BuildRequires: kmod, patch, bash, sh-utils, tar, git
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+BuildRequires: bzip2, xz, findutils, gzip, m4, perl-interpreter, perl-Carp, perl-devel, perl, make, diffutils, gawk, python-devel, python2-rpm-macros
+%else
 BuildRequires: bzip2, xz, findutils, gzip, m4, perl-interpreter, perl-Carp, perl-devel, perl-generators, make, diffutils, gawk
+%endif
 BuildRequires: gcc, binutils, redhat-rpm-config, hmaccalc, python3-devel
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+BuildRequires:  devtoolset-8-build
+BuildRequires:  devtoolset-8-binutils
+BuildRequires:  devtoolset-8-gcc
+BuildRequires:  devtoolset-8-make
+BuildRequires:  python3-rpm-macros
+%endif
 BuildRequires: net-tools, hostname, bc, bison, flex, elfutils-devel, dwarves
 %if %{with_doc}
 BuildRequires: xmlto, asciidoc, python3-sphinx
@@ -357,12 +383,20 @@ BuildRequires: pciutils-devel
 %endif
 %endif
 %if %{with_bpftool}
+%if %{?rhel}>7
 BuildRequires: python3-docutils
+%else
+BuildRequires: python-docutils
+%endif
 BuildRequires: zlib-devel binutils-devel
 %endif
 %if %{with_selftests}
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+BuildRequires: libcap-devel libcap-ng-devel llvm-toolset-7.0 numactl-devel rsync
+%else
 BuildRequires: libcap-devel libcap-ng-devel llvm-toolset numactl-devel rsync
 %endif
+%endif
 BuildConflicts: rhbuildsys(DiskFree) < 500Mb
 %if %{with_debuginfo}
 BuildRequires: rpm-build, elfutils
@@ -564,7 +598,7 @@ Requires(pre): linux-firmware >= 20191202-97.gite8a0f4c9\
 Requires(preun): systemd >= 200\
 Conflicts: xfsprogs < 4.3.0-1\
 Conflicts: xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse < 13.0.99\
-Conflicts: kexec-tools < 2.0.20-8\
+Conflicts: kexec-tools < 2.0.15-42\
 %{expand:%%{?kernel%{?1:_%{1}}_conflicts:Conflicts: %%{kernel%{?1:_%{1}}_conflicts}}}\
 %{expand:%%{?kernel%{?1:_%{1}}_obsoletes:Obsoletes: %%{kernel%{?1:_%{1}}_obsoletes}}}\
 %{expand:%%{?kernel%{?1:_%{1}}_provides:Provides: %%{kernel%{?1:_%{1}}_provides}}}\
@@ -646,26 +680,57 @@ This package provides debug information for the perf package.
 # of matching the pattern against the symlinks file.
 %{expand:%%global _find_debuginfo_opts %{?_find_debuginfo_opts} -p '.*%%{_bindir}/perf(\.debug)?|.*%%{_libexecdir}/perf-core/.*|.*%%{_libdir}/traceevent/plugins/.*|.*%%{_libdir}/libperf-jvmti.so(\.debug)?|XXX' -o perf-debuginfo.list}
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%package -n python-perf
+%else
 %package -n python3-perf
+%endif
 Summary: Python bindings for apps which will manipulate perf events
 Group: Development/Libraries
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%description -n python-perf
+The python-perf package contains a module that permits applications
+%else
 %description -n python3-perf
 The python3-perf package contains a module that permits applications
+%endif
 written in the Python programming language to use the interface
 to manipulate perf events.
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%package -n python-perf-debuginfo
+%else
 %package -n python3-perf-debuginfo
+%endif
 Summary: Debug information for package perf python bindings
 Group: Development/Debug
 Requires: %{name}-debuginfo-common-%{_target_cpu} = %{version}-%{release}
 AutoReqProv: no
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%description -n python-perf-debuginfo
+%else
 %description -n python3-perf-debuginfo
+%endif
 This package provides debug information for the perf python bindings.
+%endif #with_perf
+
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%if %{with_bootwrapper}
+%package bootwrapper
+Summary: Boot wrapper files for generating combined kernel + initrd images
+Group: Development/System
+Requires: gzip binutils
+%description bootwrapper
+kernel-bootwrapper contains the wrapper code which makes bootable "zImage"
+files combining both kernel and initial ramdisk.
+%endif
+%endif
 
 # the python_sitearch macro should already be defined from above
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%{expand:%%global _find_debuginfo_opts %{?_find_debuginfo_opts} -p '.*%%{python_sitearch}/perf.*so(\.debug)?|XXX' -o python-perf-debuginfo.list}
+%else
 %{expand:%%global _find_debuginfo_opts %{?_find_debuginfo_opts} -p '.*%%{python3_sitearch}/perf.*so(\.debug)?|XXX' -o python3-perf-debuginfo.list}
-
-# with_perf
 %endif
 
 %if %{with_tools}
@@ -1004,6 +1069,11 @@ input and output, etc.
 %endif
 
 %prep
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+source scl_source enable devtoolset-8 || :
+source scl_source enable llvm-toolset-7.0 || :
+%endif
+
 # do a few sanity-checks for --with *only builds
 %if %{with_baseonly}
 %if !%{with_up}
@@ -1087,6 +1157,7 @@ mv COPYING COPYING-%{version}
 # This Prevents scripts/setlocalversion from mucking with our version numbers.
 touch .scmversion
 
+%if 0%{?rhel}>7
 # Do not use "ambiguous" python shebangs. RHEL 8 now has a new script
 # (/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-mangle-shebangs), which forces us to specify a
 # "non-ambiguous" python shebang for scripts we ship in buildroot. This
@@ -1101,6 +1172,7 @@ pathfix.py -i %{__python3} -p -n \
 	tools/perf/scripts/python/stat-cpi.py \
 	tools/perf/scripts/python/sched-migration.py \
 	Documentation
+%endif
 
 %define make make %{?cross_opts} HOSTCFLAGS="%{?build_hostcflags}" HOSTLDFLAGS="%{?build_hostldflags}"
 
@@ -1155,6 +1227,10 @@ cd ..
 ### build
 ###
 %build
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+source scl_source enable devtoolset-8 || :
+source scl_source enable llvm-toolset-7.0 || :
+%endif
 
 %if %{with_sparse}
 %define sparse_mflags	C=1
@@ -1726,8 +1802,13 @@ BuildKernel %make_target %kernel_image %{with_vdso_install} zfcpdump
 BuildKernel %make_target %kernel_image %{with_vdso_install}
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%global perf_make \
+  make EXTRA_CFLAGS="${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}" LDFLAGS="%{__global_ldflags}" %{?cross_opts} -C tools/perf V=1 NO_PERF_READ_VDSO32=1 NO_PERF_READ_VDSOX32=1 WERROR=0 NO_LIBUNWIND=1 HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE=1 NO_GTK2=1 NO_STRLCPY=1 NO_BIONIC=1 LIBBPF_DYNAMIC=1 prefix=%{_prefix} PYTHON=%{__python}
+%else
 %global perf_make \
   make EXTRA_CFLAGS="${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}" LDFLAGS="%{__global_ldflags}" %{?cross_opts} -C tools/perf V=1 NO_PERF_READ_VDSO32=1 NO_PERF_READ_VDSOX32=1 WERROR=0 NO_LIBUNWIND=1 HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE=1 NO_GTK2=1 NO_STRLCPY=1 NO_BIONIC=1 LIBBPF_DYNAMIC=1 prefix=%{_prefix} PYTHON=%{__python3}
+%endif
 %if %{with_perf}
 # perf
 # make sure check-headers.sh is executable
@@ -1873,6 +1954,10 @@ find Documentation -type d | xargs chmod u+w
 ###
 
 %install
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+source scl_source enable devtoolset-8 || :
+source scl_source enable llvm-toolset-7.0 || :
+%endif
 
 cd linux-%{KVERREL}
 
@@ -2000,6 +2085,7 @@ popd
 pushd tools/iio
 %{tools_make} DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
 popd
+%if 0%{?rhel} > 7
 pushd tools/gpio
 %{tools_make} DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
 popd
@@ -2008,6 +2094,7 @@ make INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot} install-tools
 make INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot} install-man
 popd
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %if %{with_bpftool}
 pushd tools/bpf/bpftool
@@ -2074,6 +2161,12 @@ HEADERS_CHKSUM=$(export LC_ALL=C; find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/include -type f -name
 echo "#define KERNEL_HEADERS_CHECKSUM \"$HEADERS_CHKSUM\"" >> $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/include/linux/version.h
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%if %{with_bootwrapper}
+make %{?cross_opts} ARCH=%{hdrarch} DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT bootwrapper_install WRAPPER_OBJDIR=%{_libdir}/kernel-wrapper WRAPPER_DTSDIR=%{_libdir}/kernel-wrapper/dts
+%endif
+%endif
+
 ###
 ### clean
 ###
@@ -2170,6 +2263,18 @@ fi\
 #	%%kernel_variant_posttrans [<subpackage>]
 # More text can follow to go at the end of this variant's %%post.
 #
+
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%define kernel_variant_posttrans() \
+%{expand:%%posttrans %{?1:%{1}-}core}\
+if [ -x %{_sbindir}/weak-modules ]\
+then\
+    %{_sbindir}/weak-modules --add-kernel %{KVERREL}%{?1:.%{1}} || exit $?\
+fi\
+%{_sbindir}/new-kernel-pkg --package kernel%{?-v:-%{-v*}} --mkinitrd --dracut --depmod --update %{KVERREL}%{?-v:.%{-v*}} || exit $?\
+%{_sbindir}/new-kernel-pkg --package kernel%{?1:-%{1}} --rpmposttrans %{KVERREL}%{?1:.%{1}} || exit $?\
+%{nil}
+%else
 %define kernel_variant_posttrans() \
 %{expand:%%posttrans %{?1:%{1}-}core}\
 %if !%{with_realtime}\
@@ -2180,6 +2285,7 @@ fi\
 %endif\
 /bin/kernel-install add %{KVERREL}%{?1:+%{1}} /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?1:+%{1}}/vmlinuz || exit $?\
 %{nil}
+%endif
 
 #
 # This macro defines a %%post script for a kernel package and its devel package.
@@ -2198,12 +2304,31 @@ if [ `uname -i` == "x86_64" -o `uname -i` == "i386" ] &&\
    [ -f /etc/sysconfig/kernel ]; then\
   /bin/sed -r -i -e 's/^DEFAULTKERNEL=%{-r*}$/DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel%{?-v:-%{-v*}}/' /etc/sysconfig/kernel || exit $?\
 fi}\
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7 \
+%{expand:\
+if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/kernel ]; then\
+  /bin/sed -r -i -e 's/^DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel%{?-v:-%{-v*}}-core$/DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel%{?-v:-%{-v*}}/' /etc/sysconfig/kernel || exit $?\
+fi}\
+%{expand:\
+%{_sbindir}/new-kernel-pkg --package kernel%{?-v:-%{-v*}} --install %{KVERREL}%{?-v:.%{-v*}} || exit $?\
+}\
+%endif \
 %{nil}
 
 #
 # This macro defines a %%preun script for a kernel package.
 #	%%kernel_variant_preun <subpackage>
 #
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%define kernel_variant_preun() \
+%{expand:%%preun %{?1:%{1}-}core}\
+%{_sbindir}/new-kernel-pkg --rminitrd --rmmoddep --remove %{KVERREL}%{?1:.%{1}} || exit $?\
+if [ -x %{_sbindir}/weak-modules ]\
+then\
+    %{_sbindir}/weak-modules --remove-kernel %{KVERREL}%{?1:.%{1}} || exit $?\
+fi\
+%{nil}
+%else
 %define kernel_variant_preun() \
 %{expand:%%preun %{?1:%{1}-}core}\
 /bin/kernel-install remove %{KVERREL}%{?1:+%{1}} /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?1:+%{1}}/vmlinuz || exit $?\
@@ -2214,6 +2339,7 @@ then\
 fi\
 %endif\
 %{nil}
+%endif
 
 %kernel_variant_preun
 %kernel_variant_post -r kernel-smp
@@ -2290,16 +2416,25 @@ fi
 %{_sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d/perf
 %doc linux-%{KVERREL}/tools/perf/Documentation/examples.txt
 %{_docdir}/perf-tip/tips.txt
-
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%files -n python-perf
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{python_sitearch}/*
+%else
 %files -n python3-perf
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{python3_sitearch}/*
+%endif
 
 %if %{with_debuginfo}
 %files -f perf-debuginfo.list -n perf-debuginfo
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%files -f python-perf-debuginfo.list -n python-perf-debuginfo
+%else
 %files -f python3-perf-debuginfo.list -n python3-perf-debuginfo
+%endif
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %endif
 # with_perf
@@ -2334,11 +2469,13 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/iio_event_monitor
 %{_bindir}/iio_generic_buffer
 %{_bindir}/lsiio
+%if 0%{?rhel} > 7
 %{_bindir}/lsgpio
 %{_bindir}/gpio-hammer
 %{_bindir}/gpio-event-mon
 %{_mandir}/man1/kvm_stat*
 %{_bindir}/kvm_stat
+%endif
 
 %if %{with_debuginfo}
 %files -f %{name}-tools-debuginfo.list -n %{name}-tools-debuginfo
@@ -2383,6 +2520,16 @@ fi
 %{_libexecdir}/kselftests
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+%if %{with_bootwrapper}
+%files bootwrapper
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+/usr/sbin/*
+%exclude /usr/sbin/bpftool
+%{_libdir}/kernel-wrapper
+%endif
+%endif
+
 # empty meta-package
 %ifnarch %nobuildarches noarch
 %files
@@ -2413,20 +2560,35 @@ fi
 %{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}\
 %license linux-%{KVERREL}/COPYING-%{version}\
 /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/%{?-k:%{-k*}}%{!?-k:vmlinuz}\
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7\
+/%{image_install_path}/%{?-k:%{-k*}}%{!?-k:vmlinuz}-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}\
+/lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/.vmlinuz.hmac \
+/%{image_install_path}/.vmlinuz-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}.hmac \
+%else\
 %ghost /%{image_install_path}/%{?-k:%{-k*}}%{!?-k:vmlinuz}-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}\
 /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/.vmlinuz.hmac \
 %ghost /%{image_install_path}/.vmlinuz-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}.hmac \
+%endif\
 %ifarch aarch64\
 /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/dtb \
 %ghost /%{image_install_path}/dtb-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}} \
 %endif\
 %attr(0600, root, root) /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/System.map\
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7\
+/boot/System.map-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}\
+%else\
 %ghost %attr(0600, root, root) /boot/System.map-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}\
+%endif\
 /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/symvers.gz\
 /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/config\
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7\
+/boot/symvers-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}.gz\
+/boot/config-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}\
+%else\
 %ghost %attr(0600, root, root) /boot/symvers-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}.gz\
-%ghost %attr(0600, root, root) /boot/initramfs-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}.img\
 %ghost %attr(0644, root, root) /boot/config-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}\
+%endif\
+%ghost %attr(0600, root, root) /boot/initramfs-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}.img\
 %dir /lib/modules\
 %dir /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}\
 %dir /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/kernel\