Re: [PATCH] Append KERNEL_VERSION string to kernel module package names

[Mats Karrman <mats.dev.list@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On 01/03/2017 02:42 PM, ola.redell@gmail.com wrote:
> From: Ola Redell <ola.redell@retotech.se>
>
> The KERNEL_VERSION string is added to kernel module package names in order to
> make the kernel modules for different kernel versions distinct packages instead
> of different versions of the same package. With this change, when a new kernel
> is installed together with its kernel modules (e.g. by upgrade of the packages
> kernel and kernel-modules) using some package manager such as apt-get or rpm,
> the kernel modules for the older kernel will not be removed. This enables a
> fall back to the older kernel if the new one fails.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ola Redell <ola.redell@retotech.se>
> ---
>   meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass
> index efe1b42..8365448 100644
> --- a/meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass
> +++ b/meta/classes/kernel-module-split.bbclass
> @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ python split_kernel_module_packages () {
>       module_regex = '^(.*)\.k?o$'
>   
>       module_pattern_prefix = d.getVar('KERNEL_MODULE_PACKAGE_PREFIX')
> -    module_pattern = module_pattern_prefix + 'kernel-module-%s'
> +    module_pattern = 'kernel-module-%s-' + d.getVar("KERNEL_VERSION", True)
Why did you drop 'module_pattern_prefix'?
>   
>       postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_modules')
>       postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_modules')