This bug was fixed in the package dkms - 2.7.1-2ubuntu2 --------------- dkms (2.7.1-2ubuntu2) eoan; urgency=medium
* dkms: cherry-pick from upstream a35d981 for issue #89 0019-fix-OBSOLETE_BY-be-blocked-by-force-Closes-89.patch (LP: #1838921) -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaal...@debian.org> Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:28:28 +0300 ** Changed in: dkms (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to dkms in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838921 Title: priority of OBSOLETE_BY should higher than "force" Status in OEM Priority Project: New Status in dkms package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in dkms source package in Bionic: New Status in dkms source package in Disco: New Bug description: [Impact] the priority of OBSOLETE_BY should higher than "force". #89 https://github.com/dell/dkms/issues/89 [Test case] 1. install the dkms package which already patched (also can be found from my test ppa[1]) 2. install a DKMS which has OBSOLETE_BY and FORCE e.g.ath10k of my testing ppa : [2] - the target dkms defined OBSOLETE_BY and FORCE - user install dkms on a system which installed kernel version less than OBSOLETE_BY and another kernel higher than OBSOLETE_BY - the dkms can be installed well. [Regression potential] medium as it touched the version sanity. This change land a change from upstream. [1]:https://code.launchpad.net/~alextu/+recipe/2.3-3ubuntu9.5-closes89 [2]:https://code.launchpad.net/~alextu/+recipe/2.3-3ubuntu9.5-closes89-dkms To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1838921/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp