Hello,
On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 05:12:59PM -0300, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:39:53PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > modprobe.d is now searched under ${prefix}/lib, add ${module_directory} to
> > specify the directory where to search for kernel modules.
>
> I was failing to see the relation of modprobe.d with the module
> directory. Maybe reword this slightly?
>
> Now that modprobe.d is searched under ${prefix}/lib, allow a complete
> transition to files only under ${prefix} by adding a ${module_directory}
> configuration. This specifies the directory where to search for kernel
> modules and should match the location where the kernel/distro installs
> them.
>
> >
> > With this distributions that do not want to ship files in /lib can also
> > move kernel modules to /usr while others can keep them in /lib.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > v4: Make the whole path configurable
> > ---
> > Makefile.am | 3 +-
> > configure.ac | 7 ++
> > libkmod/libkmod.c | 4 +-
> > man/Makefile.am | 1 +
> > man/depmod.d.xml | 6 +-
> > man/depmod.xml | 4 +-
> > man/modinfo.xml | 2 +-
> > man/modprobe.xml | 2 +-
> > man/modules.dep.xml | 6 +-
> > testsuite/module-playground/Makefile | 2 +-
> > testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh | 109 +++++++++++++++------------
> > testsuite/test-depmod.c | 16 ++--
> > testsuite/test-testsuite.c | 8 +-
> > tools/depmod.c | 6 +-
> > tools/kmod.c | 1 +
> > tools/modinfo.c | 4 +-
> > tools/modprobe.c | 4 +-
> > tools/static-nodes.c | 6 +-
> > 18 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
> > index 7aa5bfa5638d..981574558c93 100644
> > --- a/Makefile.am
> > +++ b/Makefile.am
> > @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
> > -I$(top_srcdir) \
> > -DSYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)"\" \
> > -DPREFIX=\""$(prefix)"\" \
> > + -DMODULE_DIRECTORY=\""$(module_directory)"\" \
> > ${zlib_CFLAGS}
> >
> > AM_CFLAGS = $(OUR_CFLAGS)
> > @@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > MODULE_PLAYGROUND = testsuite/module-playground
> > ROOTFS = testsuite/rootfs
> > ROOTFS_PRISTINE = $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/rootfs-pristine
> > -CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
> > +CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) MODULE_DIRECTORY=$(module_directory) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
> >
> > build-module-playground:
> > $(AM_V_GEN)if test "$(top_srcdir)" != "$(top_builddir)"; then \
> > diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> > index 6064dee77ae6..a195c8e6b554 100644
> > --- a/configure.ac
> > +++ b/configure.ac
> > @@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([rootlibdir],
> > [], [with_rootlibdir=$libdir])
> > AC_SUBST([rootlibdir], [$with_rootlibdir])
> >
> > +# Ideally this would be $prefix/lib/modules but default to /lib/modules for compatibility with earlier versions
> > +AC_ARG_WITH([module_directory],
> > + AS_HELP_STRING([--with-module-directory=DIR], [directory in which to look for kernel modules - typically '/lib/modules' or '${prefix}/lib/modules']),
> > + [], [with_module_directory=/lib/modules])
> > +AC_SUBST([module_directory], [$with_module_directory])
> > +
> > AC_ARG_WITH([zstd],
> > AS_HELP_STRING([--with-zstd], [handle Zstandard-compressed modules @<:@default=disabled@:>@]),
> > [], [with_zstd=no])
> > @@ -304,6 +310,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([
> > $PACKAGE $VERSION
> > =======
> >
> > + module_directory: ${module_directory}
> > prefix: ${prefix}
> > sysconfdir: ${sysconfdir}
> > libdir: ${libdir}
> > diff --git a/libkmod/libkmod.c b/libkmod/libkmod.c
> > index f3139c1cef97..d2ed8748c833 100644
> > --- a/libkmod/libkmod.c
> > +++ b/libkmod/libkmod.c
> > @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int log_priority(const char *priority)
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > -static const char *dirname_default_prefix = "/lib/modules";
> > +static const char *dirname_default_prefix = MODULE_DIRECTORY;
> >
> > static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
> > {
> > @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
> > /**
> > * kmod_new:
> > * @dirname: what to consider as linux module's directory, if NULL
> > - * defaults to /lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,
> > + * defaults to ${module_prefix}/lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,
> > * it's treated as relative to the current working directory.
> > * Otherwise, give an absolute dirname.
> > * @config_paths: ordered array of paths (directories or files) where
> > diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
> > index ad07c30bbd24..25c2cc6fdf13 100644
> > --- a/man/Makefile.am
> > +++ b/man/Makefile.am
> > @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CLEANFILES = $(dist_man_MANS)
> > else \
> > sed -e '/@PREFIX@/d' $< ; \
> > fi | \
> > + sed -e 's|@MODULE_DIRECTORY@|$(module_directory)|g' | \
> > $(XSLT) \
> > -o $@ \
> > --nonet \
> > diff --git a/man/depmod.d.xml b/man/depmod.d.xml
> > index 431ebca6654b..676977c69a4f 100644
> > --- a/man/depmod.d.xml
> > +++ b/man/depmod.d.xml
> > @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
> > </term>
> > <listitem>
> > <para>
> > - This allows you to specify the order in which /lib/modules
> > + This allows you to specify the order in which @MODULE_DIRECTORY@
> > (or other configured module location) subdirectories will
> > be processed by <command>depmod</command>. Directories are
> > listed in order, with the highest priority given to the
> > @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
> > <command>depmod</command> command. It is possible to
> > specify one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard.
> > <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable> is the
> > - name of the subdirectory under /lib/modules (or other
> > + name of the subdirectory under @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other
> > module location) where the target module is installed.
> > </para>
> > <para>
> > @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
> > specifying the following command: "override kmod * extra".
> > This will ensure that any matching module name installed
> > under the <command>extra</command> subdirectory within
> > - /lib/modules (or other module location) will take priority
> > + @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other module location) will take priority
> > over any likenamed module already provided by the kernel.
> > </para>
> > </listitem>
> > diff --git a/man/depmod.xml b/man/depmod.xml
> > index 3b0097184fd7..fce2a4a67a89 100644
> > --- a/man/depmod.xml
> > +++ b/man/depmod.xml
> > @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
> > </para>
> > <para> <command>depmod</command> creates a list of module dependencies by
> > reading each module under
> > - <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
> > + <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
> > determining what symbols it exports and what symbols it needs. By
> > default, this list is written to <filename>modules.dep</filename>, and a
> > binary hashed version named <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename>, in the
> > @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
> > <listitem>
> > <para>
> > If your modules are not currently in the (normal) directory
> > - <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
> > + <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
> > but in a staging area, you can specify a
> > <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> which is prepended to the
> > directory name. This <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> is
> > diff --git a/man/modinfo.xml b/man/modinfo.xml
> > index 9fe0324a2527..b6c4d6045829 100644
> > --- a/man/modinfo.xml
> > +++ b/man/modinfo.xml
> > @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
> > <command>modinfo</command> extracts information from the Linux Kernel
> > modules given on the command line. If the module name is not a filename,
> > then the
> > - <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
> > + <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
> > directory is searched, as is also done by
> > <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
> > when loading kernel modules.
> > diff --git a/man/modprobe.xml b/man/modprobe.xml
> > index 91f9e27997cd..4d1fd59c000b 100644
> > --- a/man/modprobe.xml
> > +++ b/man/modprobe.xml
> > @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
> > is no difference between _ and - in module names (automatic
> > underscore conversion is performed).
> > <command>modprobe</command> looks in the module directory
> > - <filename>/lib/modules/`uname -r`</filename> for all
> > + <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/`uname -r`</filename> for all
> > the modules and other files, except for the optional
> > configuration files in the
> > <filename>/etc/modprobe.d</filename> directory
> > diff --git a/man/modules.dep.xml b/man/modules.dep.xml
> > index ed633694ec9e..8ef6d8b3536e 100644
> > --- a/man/modules.dep.xml
> > +++ b/man/modules.dep.xml
> > @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
> > </refnamediv>
> >
> > <refsynopsisdiv>
> > - <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep</filename></para>
> > - <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
> > + <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep</filename></para>
> > + <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
> > </refsynopsisdiv>
> >
> > <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
> > @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
> > <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> is a binary file generated by
> > <command>depmod</command> listing the dependencies for
> > every module in the directories under
> > - <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
> > + <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
> > It is used by kmod tools such as <command>modprobe</command> and
> > libkmod.
> > </para>
> > diff --git a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
> > index e6045b0dd932..a7ab09bea2bf 100644
> > --- a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
> > +++ b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
> > @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ endif
> >
> > else
> > # normal makefile
> > -KDIR ?= /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
> > +KDIR ?= $(module_prefix)/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
> > KVER ?= `uname -r`
> > ifeq ($(FAKE_BUILD),)
> > FAKE_BUILD=0
> > diff --git a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > index 4440ddcd6b4d..a780f9381b3c 100755
> > --- a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > +++ b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > @@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ create_rootfs() {
> > cp -r "$ROOTFS_PRISTINE" "$ROOTFS"
> > find "$ROOTFS" -type d -exec chmod +w {} \;
> > find "$ROOTFS" -type f -name .gitignore -exec rm -f {} \;
> > + if [ "$MODULE_DIRECTORY" != "/lib/modules" ] ; then
> > + sed -i -e "s|/lib/modules|$MODULE_DIRECTORY|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
> > + sed -i -e "s|$MODULE_DIRECTORY/external|/lib/modules/external|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
>
> why this second sed?
These are 'external' modules not part of a kernel, the absolute path is
used in modules.dep and reported in outputs.
Moving these breaks the tests, and is beside the point.
Thanks
Michal
