Package: dkms
Version: 2.0.21.1-1
Severity: wishlist
hi,
when dkms installs, it may override an existing kernel module
by a new one. To this end, dkms moves away the old module using 'mv'
But this breaks if the kernel is upated/reinstalled (as for example
after the recent security updates).
There is though a more effective way, and it is to use dpkg-divert
The attached patch is a proof-of-concept.
a.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.1
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=it_IT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii build-essential 11.4 Informational list of build-essent
ii dpkg-dev 1.14.25 Debian package development tools
ii gcc 4:4.3.2-2 The GNU C compiler
ii make 3.81-5 The GNU version of the "make" util
ii module-init-tools 3.4-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii fakeroot 1.11 Gives a fake root environment
ii linux-headers-2.6.26-1-6 2.6.26-13lenny2 Header files for Linux 2.6.26-1-68
ii linux-headers-2.6.26-2-6 2.6.26-15lenny2 Header files for Linux 2.6.26-2-68
ii linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 2.6.26-13lenny2 Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron
ii linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 2.6.26-15lenny2 Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron
ii lsb-release 3.2-20 Linux Standard Base version report
ii menu 2.1.41 generates programs menu for all me
ii patch 2.5.9-5 Apply a diff file to an original
ii sudo 1.6.9p17-2 Provide limited super user privile
dkms suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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Andrea Mennucc
"E' un mondo difficile. Che vita intensa!" (Tonino Carotone)
--- /var/tmp/dkms.2 2009-05-17 15:48:57.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/sbin/dkms 2009-05-17 15:57:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@
dup_tree=`echo $module_dup | sed "s#^$lib_tree##" | sed
"s#${dest_module_name[$count]}$module_suffix##"`
echo $" - Stored $module_dup"
mkdir -p
"$dkms_tree/$module/original_module/${kernelver_array[0]}/${arch_array[0]}/collisions/$dup_tree"
- mv -f $module_dup
"$dkms_tree/$module/original_module/${kernelver_array[0]}/${arch_array[0]}/collisions/$dup_tree"
+ dpkg-divert --add --rename --divert
"$dkms_tree/$module/original_module/${kernelver_array[0]}/${arch_array[0]}/collisions/$dup_tree/$module_dup"
$module_dup
done
fi
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@
echo $" - Archived original module found in the DKMS tree"
echo $" - Moving it to:
$install_tree/$1${DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[$count]}/"
mkdir -p "$install_tree/$1${DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[$count]}/"
- mv -f
"$dkms_tree/$module/original_module/$1/$2/${dest_module_name[$count]}$module_suffix"
"$install_tree/$1${DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[$count]}/" 2>/dev/null
+ dpkg-divert --remove --rename --divert
"$dkms_tree/$module/original_module/$1/$2/${dest_module_name[$count]}$module_suffix"
"$install_tree/$1${DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[$count]}/"
else
echo $" - No original module was found for this module on
this kernel."
echo $" - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any
previous module version."
