[Google Pixel 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] nuumuun:
there actually is no snoke kernel R9 for the Pixel 2 (non-XL).

will the normal R9 (w/o "se" or "t" suffix) work?

edit: there is no just "boot" partition

boot_a is the active one

/dev/block/platform/soc/1da4000.ufshc/by-name # [6nls -al
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1600 Feb 14 18:35 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 1700 Feb 14 18:35 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 abl_a -> /dev/block/sda8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 abl_b -> /dev/block/sda29
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 apdp_a -> /dev/block/sda14
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 apdp_b -> /dev/block/sda35
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 board_info -> /dev/block/sdf1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 Feb 14 18:35 boot -> /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot_a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 boot_a -> /dev/block/sda9
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 boot_b -> /dev/block/sda30
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 cdt -> /dev/block/sdd5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 cmnlib64_a -> /dev/block/sda13
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 cmnlib64_b -> /dev/block/sda34
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 cmnlib_a -> /dev/block/sda12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 cmnlib_b -> /dev/block/sda33
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 ddr -> /dev/block/sdd6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 devcfg_a -> /dev/block/sda16
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 devcfg_b -> /dev/block/sda37
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 devinfo -> /dev/block/sdf4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 dip -> /dev/block/sdd8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 dpo -> /dev/block/sdd9
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 dtbo_a -> /dev/block/sda21
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 dtbo_b -> /dev/block/sda42
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 frp -> /dev/block/sdd4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 fsc -> /dev/block/sdd17
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 fsg -> /dev/block/sdf3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 hosd_a -> /dev/block/sda10
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 hosd_b -> /dev/block/sda31
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 hyp_a -> /dev/block/sda5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 hyp_b -> /dev/block/sda26
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 keymaster_a -> /dev/block/sda11
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 keymaster_b -> /dev/block/sda32
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 limits -> /dev/block/sdd11
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 lockbooter_a -> /dev/block/sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 lockbooter_b -> /dev/block/sda23
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 logfs -> /dev/block/sdd13
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 metadata -> /dev/block/sde4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 mfg -> /dev/block/sdf2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 misc -> /dev/block/sdd1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 modem_a -> /dev/block/sda7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 modem_b -> /dev/block/sda28
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 modemst1 -> /dev/block/sdd15
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 modemst2 -> /dev/block/sdd16
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 msadp_a -> /dev/block/sda15
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 msadp_b -> /dev/block/sda36
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 padding0 -> /dev/block/sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 padding1 -> /dev/block/sda44
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 persist -> /dev/block/sdd3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 pg1fs -> /dev/block/sde2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 pg2fs -> /dev/block/sde3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 pmic_a -> /dev/block/sda6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 pmic_b -> /dev/block/sda27
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 ramdump -> /dev/block/sde1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 reserve3 -> /dev/block/sdd18
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 reserve4 -> /dev/block/sde5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 reserve5 -> /dev/block/sdf5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 rpm_a -> /dev/block/sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 rpm_b -> /dev/block/sda24
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 sec -> /dev/block/sdd7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 splash -> /dev/block/sdd10
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 ssd -> /dev/block/sdd2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 sti -> /dev/block/sdd14
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 storsec_a -> /dev/block/sda17
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 storsec_b -> /dev/block/sda38
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 Feb 14 18:35 system -> /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system_a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 system_a -> /dev/block/sda22
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 system_b -> /dev/block/sda43
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 toolsfv -> /dev/block/sdd12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 trusty_a -> /dev/block/sda19
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 trusty_b -> /dev/block/sda40
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 tz_a -> /dev/block/sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 tz_b -> /dev/block/sda25
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 userdata -> /dev/block/sda45
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 vbmeta_a -> /dev/block/sda18
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 vbmeta_b -> /dev/block/sda39
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 Feb 14 18:35 vendor -> /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/vendor_a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 vendor_a -> /dev/block/sda20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 14 18:35 vendor_b -> /dev/block/sda41
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 xbl_a -> /dev/block/sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Feb 14 18:35 xbl_b -> /dev/block/sdc1