Re: /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.* [was Re: Who decides what drivers go on the install disk?]

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Jeremy Katz (katzj@xxxxxxxxxx) said: 
> > Actually, the more I think about it... is this really appropriate for all
> > upstream m-i-t users? Especially since it will probably be a never-ending
> > task of adjusting the symbol list to find the proper modules.
> 
> When davej and I talked about it, we decided "probably not".  And
> maintaining two lists of it is insane, so we decided putting the info in
> the kernel package wasn't a bad thing.  Especially as that's where
> you'll know when you need to change it

But that means any time the symbol list changes, you'll need to rebuild
the kernel ; you effectively have a DOA kernel for the installer. If
it's done at runtime, you can handle whatever kernel you happen to get,
even if it's not one of ours.

Bill

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