Re: v4l2loopback kernel module in Fedora?

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On Sun, 5 Apr 2020 at 22:23, Christopher <ctubbsii@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 3:20 PM Iñaki Ucar <iucar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 5 Apr 2020 at 11:08, Leigh Scott <leigh123linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Aren't external kernel modules banned by fedora packaging rules?
> >
> > Yes, they are: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/what-can-be-packaged/#_no_external_kernel_modules
> >
>
> According to those guidelines, they can't be packaged outside the main
> kernel package. But, they can still be included in the main kernel
> packaging. So, I guess I'm trying to reach out to whoever's involved
> in packaging that.

You can try contacting the Kernel Team, but the upstream maintainer
doesn't seem to be actively pushing for merging this into Linus' tree,
so it's hard to make a case for it in its current status [1]. RPM
Fusion and Copr are better targets for this.

[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelDriverPolicy

-- 
Iñaki Úcar
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