Public bug reported: Ubuntu kernel modules are stripped prior to signing:
$(build_cd) $(kmake) $(build_O) $(conc_level) modules_install $(vdso) \ INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(pkgdir)/ \ INSTALL_FW_PATH=$(pkgdir)/lib/firmware/$(abi_release)-$* And STRIPPING in the buildlog. But when doing the build of the nvidia dkms modules, they are not stripped prior to signing: # sh ./BUILD unsigned # cp *.ko unstripped/ # cp -r unstripped stripped # cd stripped; strip --strip-debug *.ko; cd ../ # du --si unstripped/ stripped/ 99M unstripped/ 46M stripped/ # du --si unstripped/*.ko stripped/*.ko 3.9M unstripped/nvidia-drm.ko 2.3M unstripped/nvidia-modeset.ko 316k unstripped/nvidia-peermem.ko 41M unstripped/nvidia-uvm.ko 51M unstripped/nvidia.ko 103k stripped/nvidia-drm.ko 1.6M stripped/nvidia-modeset.ko 17k stripped/nvidia-peermem.ko 1.7M stripped/nvidia-uvm.ko 43M stripped/nvidia.ko I am unsure how come DKMS doesn't call install modules with INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 option, and if stripping nvidia modules results in correctly working drivers. If it is possible to strip nvidia modules, they will half in size. ** Affects: linux-restricted-modules (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1951865 Title: nvidia modules not stripped before signing like everything else To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules/+bug/1951865/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs