Could you please clarify? I understand that linux-virtual is a meta package. The whole idea is that linux-image + linux-modules should contain everything wanted for running in a VM, right? pvpanic is obviously a module targeted at VM guests, so it seems to make sense to include it among the packages used for the kernels targeting virtualization. Otherwise linux-modules-extra must be installed, and in something like a cloud environment where users might be billed for storage this is undesirable.
What is the negative impact on other variants that you are trying to avoid? Any meta package which depends on linux-modules-extra is also going to depend on linux-modules, isn't it? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2126659 Title: Add pvpanic kernel modules to linux-modules Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Jammy: Won't Fix Status in linux source package in Noble: Won't Fix Status in linux source package in Plucky: Won't Fix Status in linux source package in Questing: Fix Released Bug description: These modules are currently shipped in linux-modules-extra. They are useful in virtual environments for allowing the host OS to detect crashed guests, so it makes sense to ship them in linux-modules so that they will be included when linux-virtual is installed. Please consider moving them to linux-modules for all supported releases. Thanks! drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic.ko drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-mmio.ko drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic-pci.ko To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2126659/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
