> I think it's fine. It sounds like there will just be no way to override package-installed blacklists any more. That's unfortunate, but it's a very rare situation.
The i6300esb watchdog driver is required for every KVM/qemu virtual machine with an emulated watchdog (https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/LibvirtWatchdog). Having no easy option to enable that module for virtual machines is a blocker for having them reset when stuck. See the following issues to: * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/642930 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1948040 * https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1009350 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1432837 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #1009350 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1009350 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767172 Title: Regression: /etc/modules checked against blacklist or it's really hard to load blacklisted watchdog modules when one really wants one To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1767172/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
