--- trunk/grubby/grubby.c	2017/06/27 14:38:16	3019
+++ trunk/grubby/grubby.c	2017/06/27 14:39:37	3021
@@ -2501,66 +2501,121 @@
 		entry->skip = 1;
 }
 
-void setDefaultImage(struct grubConfig *config, int isUserSpecifiedKernelPath,
+void setDefaultImage(struct grubConfig *config, int isAddingBootEntry,
 		     const char *defaultKernelPath, int newBootEntryIsDefault,
-		     const char *prefix, int flags, int newDefaultBootEntryIndex)
+		     const char *prefix, int flags,
+		     int newDefaultBootEntryIndex, int newBootEntryIndex)
 {
-	struct singleEntry *entry, *entry2, *newDefault;
-	int i, j;
+	struct singleEntry *bootEntry, *newDefault;
+	int indexToVerify, firstKernelEntryIndex, currentLookupIndex;
 
+	/* handle the two cases where the user explictly picks the default
+	 * boot entry index as it would exist post-modification */
+
+	/* Case 1: user chose to make the latest boot entry the default */
 	if (newBootEntryIsDefault) {
-		config->defaultImage = FIRST_ENTRY_INDEX;
+		config->defaultImage = newBootEntryIndex;
 		return;
-	} else if ((newDefaultBootEntryIndex >= 0) && config->cfi->defaultIsIndex) {
-		if (findEntryByIndex(config, newDefaultBootEntryIndex))
+	}
+
+	/* Case 2: user picked an arbitrary index as the default boot entry */
+	if (newDefaultBootEntryIndex >= FIRST_ENTRY_INDEX
+	    && config->cfi->defaultIsIndex) {
+		indexToVerify = newDefaultBootEntryIndex;
+
+		/* user chose to make latest boot entry the default */
+		if (newDefaultBootEntryIndex == newBootEntryIndex) {
+			config->defaultImage = newBootEntryIndex;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* the user picks the default index based on the
+		 * order of the bootloader configuration after
+		 * modification; ensure we are checking for the
+		 * existence of the correct entry */
+		if (newBootEntryIndex < newDefaultBootEntryIndex) {
+			if (!config->isModified)
+				indexToVerify--;
+		}
+
+		/* verify the user selected index will exist */
+		if (findEntryByIndex(config, indexToVerify)) {
 			config->defaultImage = newDefaultBootEntryIndex;
-		else
+		} else {
 			config->defaultImage = NO_DEFAULT_ENTRY;
+		}
+
 		return;
-	} else if (defaultKernelPath) {
-		i = 0;
-		if (findEntryByPath(config, defaultKernelPath, prefix, &i)) {
-			config->defaultImage = i;
-		} else {
+	}
+
+	/* handle cases where the index value may shift */
+
+	/* check validity of existing default or first-entry-found
+	   selection */
+	if (defaultKernelPath) {
+		/* user requested first-entry-found */
+		if (!findEntryByPath(config, defaultKernelPath,
+				     prefix, &firstKernelEntryIndex)) {
+			/* don't change default if can't find match */
 			config->defaultImage = NO_DEFAULT_ENTRY;
 			return;
 		}
-	}
 
-	/* defaultImage now points to what we'd like to use, but before any
-	 * order changes */
-	if ((config->defaultImage == DEFAULT_SAVED) ||
-	    (config->defaultImage == DEFAULT_SAVED_GRUB2))
-		/* default is set to saved, we don't want to change it */
-		return;
+		config->defaultImage = firstKernelEntryIndex;
 
-	if (config->defaultImage >= FIRST_ENTRY_INDEX)
-		entry = findEntryByIndex(config, config->defaultImage);
-	else
-		entry = NULL;
+		/* this is where we start looking for decrement later */
+		currentLookupIndex = config->defaultImage;
 
-	if (entry && !entry->skip) {
-		/* we can preserve the default */
-		if (isUserSpecifiedKernelPath)
+		if (isAddingBootEntry && !config->isModified &&
+		    (newBootEntryIndex < config->defaultImage)) {
+			/* increment because new entry added before default */
 			config->defaultImage++;
-
-		/* count the number of entries erased before this one */
-		for (j = 0; j < config->defaultImage; j++) {
-			entry2 = findEntryByIndex(config, j);
-			if (entry2->skip)
-				config->defaultImage--;
 		}
-	} else if (isUserSpecifiedKernelPath) {
-		config->defaultImage = FIRST_ENTRY_INDEX;
 	} else {
-		/* Either we just erased the default (or the default line was
-		 * bad to begin with) and didn't put a new one in. We'll use
-		 * the first valid image. */
+		/* use pre-existing default entry */
+		currentLookupIndex = config->defaultImage;
+
+		if (isAddingBootEntry
+		    && (newBootEntryIndex <= config->defaultImage)) {
+			config->defaultImage++;
+
+			if (config->isModified) {
+				currentLookupIndex++;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* sanity check - is this entry index valid? */
+	bootEntry = findEntryByIndex(config, currentLookupIndex);
+
+	if ((bootEntry && bootEntry->skip) || !bootEntry) {
+		/* entry is to be skipped or is invalid */
+		if (isAddingBootEntry) {
+			config->defaultImage = newBootEntryIndex;
+			return;
+		}
 		newDefault =
 		    findTemplate(config, prefix, &config->defaultImage, 1,
 				 flags);
-		if (!newDefault)
+		if (!newDefault) {
 			config->defaultImage = NO_DEFAULT_ENTRY;
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	currentLookupIndex--;
+
+	/* decrement index by the total number of entries deleted */
+
+	for (indexToVerify = currentLookupIndex;
+	     indexToVerify >= FIRST_ENTRY_INDEX; indexToVerify--) {
+
+		bootEntry = findEntryByIndex(config, indexToVerify);
+
+		if (bootEntry && bootEntry->skip) {
+			config->defaultImage--;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -5268,7 +5323,8 @@
 	markRemovedImage(config, removeKernelPath, bootPrefix);
 	markRemovedImage(config, removeMBKernel, bootPrefix);
 	setDefaultImage(config, newKernelPath != NULL, defaultKernel,
-			makeDefault, bootPrefix, flags, defaultIndex);
+			makeDefault, bootPrefix, flags, defaultIndex,
+			newIndex);
 	setFallbackImage(config, newKernelPath != NULL);
 	if (updateImage(config, updateKernelPath, bootPrefix, newKernelArgs,
 			removeArgs, newMBKernelArgs, removeMBKernelArgs))