Re: kernel modules

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Jason L Tibbitts III wrote:
"R" == Rahul  <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

R> The problem is that if bugs are filed against the kernel with third
R> party kernel modules loaded, it might be caused by the additional
R> modules.

Which is a problem regardless of whether the modules are in Extras or
are in another repository.

If anything is included in Fedora, I would as a user expect the project to support them and not be asked to remove them before I file any bug reports. I think thats a very reasonable expectation.

R> If Fedora Extras includes kernel modules and the core kernel team
R> would want them to be unloaded first before any bug reports are
R> filed then that looks schizophrenic.

I don't see why that would be the case.  Document that fact more
extensively if it makes you feel better.

 - J<

Lets assume for a moment that users will read the documentation,
how are we going to deal with kernel modules in extras frequently being out of sync with the high pace of kernel updates in core?

If third party kernel modules included in Fedora Extras are unsupported by the core kernel team and can frequently break it would reflect poorly on the quality of the formal Fedora repositories.

If we are going to include them anyway, I would prefer we include them in a separate repository. The repository file description and name should denote its relatively unsupported and potentially frequently breaking status.

Rahul

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