diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8491103c46f..d370a40e76d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ variables:
   PIPELINE_ARTIFACTS_BASE: ${S3_HOST}/artifacts/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}/${CI_PIPELINE_ID}
   # per-job artifact storage on MinIO
   JOB_ARTIFACTS_BASE: ${PIPELINE_ARTIFACTS_BASE}/${CI_JOB_ID}
+  KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE: https://${S3_HOST}/mesa-lava/gfx-ci/linux/${KERNEL_TAG}
   # reference images stored for traces
   PIGLIT_REPLAY_REFERENCE_IMAGES_BASE: "${S3_HOST}/mesa-tracie-results/$FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO"
   # For individual CI farm status see .ci-farms folder
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/common/generate-env.sh b/.gitlab-ci/common/generate-env.sh
index 03ac086a0ab..0433af6a4c8 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/common/generate-env.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/common/generate-env.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ for var in \
     JOB_ARTIFACTS_BASE \
     JOB_RESULTS_PATH \
     JOB_ROOTFS_OVERLAY_PATH \
-    KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_URL \
+    KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE \
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME \
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH \
     LP_NUM_THREADS \
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/common/init-stage2.sh b/.gitlab-ci/common/init-stage2.sh
index f39c77bddc8..c36eaa3a1bd 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/common/init-stage2.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/common/init-stage2.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ if [ "$HWCI_KVM" = "true" ]; then
     mkdir -p /lava-files
     curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
 	-o "/lava-files/${KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME}" \
-        "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_URL}/${KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME}"
+        "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}/amd64/${KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME}"
 fi
 
 # Fix prefix confusion: the build installs to $CI_PROJECT_DIR, but we expect
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/baremetal_build.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/baremetal_build.sh
index f5cb3f57726..fcd13de3e5d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/baremetal_build.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/baremetal_build.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ if [[ $arch == "arm64" ]]; then
     pushd /baremetal-files
 
     curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
-	-O "${ARTIFACTS_URL}"/Image
+	-O "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}"/arm64/Image
     curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
-        -O "${ARTIFACTS_URL}"/Image.gz
+        -O "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}"/arm64/Image.gz
     curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
-        -O "${ARTIFACTS_URL}"/cheza-kernel
+        -O "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}"/arm64/cheza-kernel
 
     DEVICE_TREES=""
     DEVICE_TREES="$DEVICE_TREES apq8016-sbc.dtb"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [[ $arch == "arm64" ]]; then
 
     for DTB in $DEVICE_TREES; do
 	curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
-            -O "${ARTIFACTS_URL}/$DTB"
+            -O "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}/arm64/$DTB"
     done
 
     popd
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ elif [[ $arch == "armhf" ]]; then
     pushd /baremetal-files
 
     curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
-        -O "${ARTIFACTS_URL}"/zImage
+        -O "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}"/armhf/zImage
 
     DEVICE_TREES=""
     DEVICE_TREES="$DEVICE_TREES imx6q-cubox-i.dtb"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ elif [[ $arch == "armhf" ]]; then
 
     for DTB in $DEVICE_TREES; do
 	curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
-            -O "${ARTIFACTS_URL}/$DTB"
+            -O "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}/armhf/$DTB"
     done
 
     popd
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-kernel.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-kernel.sh
index 7dac8e58e7f..7f56c2989ad 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-kernel.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-kernel.sh
@@ -1,54 +1,31 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we want word splitting
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
 
 set -ex
 
 mkdir -p kernel
-curl -L -s --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 ${KERNEL_URL} \
-    | tar -xj --strip-components=1 -C kernel
 pushd kernel
 
-# The kernel doesn't like the gold linker (or the old lld in our debians).
-# Sneak in some override symlinks during kernel build until we can update
-# debian (they'll get blown away by the rm of the kernel dir at the end).
-mkdir -p ld-links
-for i in /usr/bin/*-ld /usr/bin/ld; do
-    i=$(basename $i)
-    ln -sf /usr/bin/$i.bfd ld-links/$i
-done
-
-NEWPATH=$(pwd)/ld-links
-export PATH=$NEWPATH:$PATH
-
-KERNEL_FILENAME=$(basename $KERNEL_URL)
-export LOCALVERSION="$KERNEL_FILENAME"
-./scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh ${DEFCONFIG} ../.gitlab-ci/container/${KERNEL_ARCH}.config
-make ${KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME}
-for image in ${KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME}; do
-    cp arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/${image} /lava-files/.
-done
-
-if [[ -n ${DEVICE_TREES} ]]; then
-    make dtbs
-    cp ${DEVICE_TREES} /lava-files/.
-fi
-
-make modules
-INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/lava-files/rootfs-${DEBIAN_ARCH}/ make modules_install
-
 if [[ ${DEBIAN_ARCH} = "arm64" ]]; then
-    make Image.lzma
-    mkimage \
-        -f auto \
-        -A arm \
-        -O linux \
-        -d arch/arm64/boot/Image.lzma \
-        -C lzma\
-        -b arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-cheza-r3.dtb \
-        /lava-files/cheza-kernel
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME+=" cheza-kernel"
 fi
 
+for image in ${KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME}; do
+    curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
+      -o "/lava-files/${image}" "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}/${DEBIAN_ARCH}/${image}"
+done
+
+for dtb in ${DEVICE_TREES}; do
+    curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
+      -o "/lava-files/${dtb}" "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}/${DEBIAN_ARCH}/${dtb}"
+  done
+
+mkdir -p "/lava-files/rootfs-${DEBIAN_ARCH}"
+curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 \
+  -O "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}/${DEBIAN_ARCH}/modules.tar.zst"
+tar --keep-directory-symlink --zstd -xf modules.tar.zst -C "/lava-files/rootfs-${DEBIAN_ARCH}/"
+
 popd
 rm -rf kernel
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml
index afb10c1e153..545404a9070 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ debian/android_build:
 debian/x86_64_test-base:
   extends: debian/x86_64_build-base
   variables:
-    KERNEL_URL: &kernel-rootfs-url "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gfx-ci/linux/-/archive/v6.3-for-mesa-ci-43c973a8ff91/linux-v6.3-for-mesa-ci-6fc749a2a59a.tar.bz2"
-    MESA_IMAGE_TAG: &debian-x86_64_test-base ${DEBIAN_BASE_TAG}
+    MESA_IMAGE_TAG: &debian-x86_64_test-base "${DEBIAN_BASE_TAG}--${KERNEL_TAG}"
 
 .use-debian/x86_64_test-base:
   extends:
@@ -331,9 +330,8 @@ fedora/x86_64_build:
   stage: container
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: fetch
-    KERNEL_URL: *kernel-rootfs-url
     MESA_ROOTFS_TAG: &kernel-rootfs ${KERNEL_ROOTFS_TAG}
-    DISTRIBUTION_TAG: &distribution-tag-arm "${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${MESA_ARTIFACTS_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
+    DISTRIBUTION_TAG: &distribution-tag-arm "${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${KERNEL_TAG}--${MESA_ARTIFACTS_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
   script:
     - .gitlab-ci/container/lava_build.sh
 
@@ -344,7 +342,7 @@ kernel+rootfs_x86_64:
   image: "$FDO_BASE_IMAGE"
   variables:
     DEBIAN_ARCH: "amd64"
-    DISTRIBUTION_TAG: &distribution-tag-x86_64 "${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${MESA_ARTIFACTS_BASE_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
+    DISTRIBUTION_TAG: &distribution-tag-x86_64 "${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${KERNEL_TAG}--${MESA_ARTIFACTS_BASE_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
 
 kernel+rootfs_arm64:
   extends:
@@ -380,9 +378,9 @@ kernel+rootfs_arm32:
     # Don't want the .container rules
     - .build-rules
   variables:
-    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: "${MESA_IMAGE_TAG}--${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
+    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: "${MESA_IMAGE_TAG}--${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${KERNEL_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
     ARTIFACTS_PREFIX: "https://${S3_HOST}/mesa-lava"
-    ARTIFACTS_SUFFIX: "${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${MESA_ARTIFACTS_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
+    ARTIFACTS_SUFFIX: "${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${KERNEL_TAG}--${MESA_ARTIFACTS_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
     MESA_ARTIFACTS_TAG: *debian-arm64_build
     MESA_ROOTFS_TAG: *kernel-rootfs
 
@@ -407,7 +405,7 @@ debian/arm64_test:
     MESA_ROOTFS_TAG: *kernel-rootfs
 
 .use-debian/arm32_test:
-  image: "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/${MESA_IMAGE_PATH}:${MESA_IMAGE_TAG}--${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
+  image: "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/${MESA_IMAGE_PATH}:${MESA_IMAGE_TAG}--${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${KERNEL_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
   extends:
     - .use-debian/arm_test
   variables:
@@ -417,7 +415,7 @@ debian/arm64_test:
     - debian/arm_test
 
 .use-debian/arm64_test:
-  image: "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/${MESA_IMAGE_PATH}:${MESA_IMAGE_TAG}--${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
+  image: "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/${MESA_IMAGE_PATH}:${MESA_IMAGE_TAG}--${MESA_ROOTFS_TAG}--${KERNEL_TAG}--${MESA_TEMPLATES_COMMIT}"
   extends:
     - .use-debian/arm_test
   variables:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/lava_build.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/lava_build.sh
index adf93ade729..0ae9d455506 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/lava_build.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/lava_build.sh
@@ -35,20 +35,20 @@ if [[ "$DEBIAN_ARCH" = "arm64" ]]; then
     KERNEL_ARCH="arm64"
     SKQP_ARCH="arm64"
     DEFCONFIG="arch/arm64/configs/defconfig"
-    DEVICE_TREES="arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-gru-kevin.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-g12b-a311d-khadas-vim3.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxl-s805x-libretech-ac.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxm-khadas-vim2.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/sun50i-h6-pine-h64.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mq-nitrogen.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt8192-asurada-spherion-r0.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt8183-kukui-jacuzzi-juniper-sku16.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/nvidia/tegra210-p3450-0000.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8016-sbc.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-db820c.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sc7180-trogdor-lazor-limozeen-nots-r5.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sc7180-trogdor-kingoftown-r1.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sm8350-hdk.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES="rk3399-gru-kevin.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" meson-g12b-a311d-khadas-vim3.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" meson-gxl-s805x-libretech-ac.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" meson-gxm-khadas-vim2.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" sun50i-h6-pine-h64.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" imx8mq-nitrogen.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" mt8192-asurada-spherion-r0.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" mt8183-kukui-jacuzzi-juniper-sku16.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" tegra210-p3450-0000.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" apq8016-sbc.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" apq8096-db820c.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" sc7180-trogdor-lazor-limozeen-nots-r5.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" sc7180-trogdor-kingoftown-r1.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" sm8350-hdk.dtb"
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME="Image"
 
 elif [[ "$DEBIAN_ARCH" = "armhf" ]]; then
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ elif [[ "$DEBIAN_ARCH" = "armhf" ]]; then
     KERNEL_ARCH="arm"
     SKQP_ARCH="arm"
     DEFCONFIG="arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig"
-    DEVICE_TREES="arch/arm/boot/dts/rk3288-veyron-jaq.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-h3-libretech-all-h3-cc.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-cubox-i.dtb"
-    DEVICE_TREES+=" arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra124-jetson-tk1.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES="rk3288-veyron-jaq.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" sun8i-h3-libretech-all-h3-cc.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" imx6q-cubox-i.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES+=" tegra124-jetson-tk1.dtb"
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME="zImage"
     . .gitlab-ci/container/create-cross-file.sh armhf
 else
@@ -324,25 +324,16 @@ if [ "${DEBIAN_ARCH}" = "arm64" ]; then
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME+=" Image.gz"
 fi
 
+ROOTFSTAR="lava-rootfs.tar.zst"
 du -ah "$ROOTFS" | sort -h | tail -100
 pushd $ROOTFS
-  tar --zstd -cf /lava-files/lava-rootfs.tar.zst .
+  tar --zstd -cf /lava-files/${ROOTFSTAR} .
 popd
 
 . .gitlab-ci/container/container_post_build.sh
 
-############### Upload the files!
-FILES_TO_UPLOAD="lava-rootfs.tar.zst \
-                 $KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME"
-
-if [[ -n $DEVICE_TREES ]]; then
-    FILES_TO_UPLOAD="$FILES_TO_UPLOAD $(basename -a $DEVICE_TREES)"
-fi
-
-for f in $FILES_TO_UPLOAD; do
-    ci-fairy s3cp --token-file "${CI_JOB_JWT_FILE}" /lava-files/$f \
-             https://${S3_PATH}/$f
-done
+ci-fairy s3cp --token-file "${CI_JOB_JWT_FILE}" /lava-files/"${ROOTFSTAR}" \
+      https://${S3_PATH}/"${ROOTFSTAR}"
 
 touch /lava-files/done
 ci-fairy s3cp --token-file "${CI_JOB_JWT_FILE}" /lava-files/done https://${S3_PATH}/done
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml b/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
index a7fc7c3c137..a3576ced852 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 variables:
    DEBIAN_X86_64_BUILD_BASE_IMAGE: "debian/x86_64_build-base"
-   DEBIAN_BASE_TAG: "2023-07-10-virglrenderer"
+   DEBIAN_BASE_TAG: "2023-07-11-dekernelize"
 
    DEBIAN_X86_64_BUILD_IMAGE_PATH: "debian/x86_64_build"
    DEBIAN_BUILD_TAG: "2023-06-24-agility-711"
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ variables:
    ALPINE_X86_64_BUILD_TAG: "2023-05-01-3.18-bump-1"
    ALPINE_X86_64_LAVA_SSH_TAG: "2023-06-26-first-version"
    FEDORA_X86_64_BUILD_TAG: "2023-05-05-ccache-on"
-   KERNEL_ROOTFS_TAG: "2023-07-10-virglrenderer"
+   KERNEL_ROOTFS_TAG: "2023-07-11-dekernelize"
+   KERNEL_TAG: "v6.3-rc6-for-mesa-ci-a8016765452e"
 
    WINDOWS_X64_VS_PATH: "windows/x64_vs"
    WINDOWS_X64_VS_TAG: "2022-10-20-upgrade-zlib"
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava-submit.sh b/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava-submit.sh
index 0baeca24cf6..e1269d5c6d6 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava-submit.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava-submit.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ cp "$SCRIPTS_DIR"/setup-test-env.sh results/job-rootfs-overlay/
 
 # Prepare env vars for upload.
 section_start variables "Variables passed through:"
-KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_URL="https://${BASE_SYSTEM_HOST_PATH}" \
-	artifacts/ci-common/generate-env.sh | tee results/job-rootfs-overlay/set-job-env-vars.sh
+artifacts/ci-common/generate-env.sh | tee results/job-rootfs-overlay/set-job-env-vars.sh
 section_end variables
 
 tar zcf job-rootfs-overlay.tar.gz -C results/job-rootfs-overlay/ .
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ PYTHONPATH=artifacts/ artifacts/lava/lava_job_submitter.py \
 	--dump-yaml \
 	--pipeline-info "$CI_JOB_NAME: $CI_PIPELINE_URL on $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME ${CI_NODE_INDEX}/${CI_NODE_TOTAL}" \
 	--rootfs-url-prefix "https://${BASE_SYSTEM_HOST_PATH}" \
-	--kernel-url-prefix "https://${BASE_SYSTEM_HOST_PATH}" \
+	--kernel-url-prefix "${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE}/${DEBIAN_ARCH}" \
 	--build-url "${ARTIFACT_URL}" \
 	--job-rootfs-overlay-url "${FDO_HTTP_CACHE_URI:-}https://${JOB_ROOTFS_OVERLAY_PATH}" \
 	--job-timeout-min ${JOB_TIMEOUT:-30} \
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml
index 8c7321ecaf1..69c0a0468f2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ clang-format:
     - debian/x86_64_test-gl
     - debian-testing
     - !reference [.required-for-hardware-jobs, needs]
+  variables:
+    DEBIAN_ARCH: amd64
 
 .test-vk:
   extends:
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ clang-format:
     - debian-testing
     - debian/x86_64_test-vk
     - !reference [.required-for-hardware-jobs, needs]
+  variables:
+    DEBIAN_ARCH: amd64
 
 .test-cl:
   extends:
@@ -177,6 +181,8 @@ clang-format:
     - rm -rf install
     - (set -x; curl -L --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 ${FDO_HTTP_CACHE_URI:-}https://${PIPELINE_ARTIFACTS_BASE}/${S3_ARTIFACT_NAME}.tar.zst | tar --zstd -x)
     - section_end artifacts_download
+  variables:
+    BM_ROOTFS: /rootfs-${DEBIAN_ARCH}
   artifacts:
     when: always
     name: "mesa_${CI_JOB_NAME}"
@@ -194,7 +200,7 @@ clang-format:
     - .baremetal-test
     - .use-debian/arm32_test
   variables:
-    BM_ROOTFS: /rootfs-armhf
+    DEBIAN_ARCH: armhf
     S3_ARTIFACT_NAME: mesa-arm32-default-debugoptimized
   needs:
     - debian/arm32_test
@@ -208,7 +214,7 @@ clang-format:
     - .baremetal-test
     - .use-debian/arm64_test
   variables:
-    BM_ROOTFS: /rootfs-arm64
+    DEBIAN_ARCH: arm64
     S3_ARTIFACT_NAME: mesa-arm64-default-debugoptimized
   needs:
     - debian/arm64_test
diff --git a/docs/ci/kernel.rst b/docs/ci/kernel.rst
index 0b36552fd8c..ae0489240fb 100644
--- a/docs/ci/kernel.rst
+++ b/docs/ci/kernel.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Linux mainline, that is why Mesa has its own kernel version which should be used
 as the base for newer kernels.
 
 So, one should base the kernel uprev from the last tag used in the Mesa CI,
-please refer to ``.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml`` ``KERNEL_URL`` variable.
+please refer to ``.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml`` ``KERNEL_TAG`` variable.
 Every tag has a standard naming: ``vX.YZ-for-mesa-ci-<commit_short_SHA>``, which
 can be created via the command:
 
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ can be created via the command:
 Building Kernel
 ---------------
 
-When Mesa CI generates a new rootfs image, the Linux Kernel is built based on
-the script located at ``.gitlab-ci/container/build-kernel.sh``.
+The kernel files are loaded from the artifacts uploaded to S3 from gfx-ci/linux.
 
 Updating Kconfigs
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -41,15 +40,15 @@ defconfig* made via ``merge_config.sh`` script located at Linux Kernel tree.
 Kconfigs location
 """""""""""""""""
 
-+------------+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| Platform   | Mesa CI Kconfig location                   | Linux tree defconfig                |
-+============+============================================+=====================================+
-| arm        | .gitlab-ci/container/arm.config            | arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig |
-+------------+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| arm64      | .gitlab-ci/container/arm64.config          | arch/arm64/configs/defconfig        |
-+------------+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| x86-64     | .gitlab-ci/container/x86_64.config         | arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig   |
-+------------+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
++------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+| Platform   | Mesa CI Kconfig location                            | Linux tree defconfig                |
++============+=====================================================+=====================================+
+| arm        | kernel/configs/mesa3d-ci_arm.config@gfx-ci/linux    | arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig |
++------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+| arm64      | kernel/configs/mesa3d-ci_arm64.config@gfx-ci/linux  | arch/arm64/configs/defconfig        |
++------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+| x86-64     | kernel/configs/mesa3d-ci_x86_64.config@gfx-ci/linux | arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig   |
++------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 Updating image tags
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