On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 11:10:03AM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm looking into Ubuntu kernel nowadays 'cause a project and found
> that their idea of maintain the modules directly inside of kernel
> might be a easier to deal solution in mid and long term.
>
> IMHO, keeping our kernel modules outside of kernel itself will work
> until the module is prove useful but once it's done might be easier to
> all of us to have it sync when we do security updates.
>
> As far I can see, I see the following benefits:
>
> - easier to deply security updates for kernel itself (with or without
> abi changes);
>
> The drawbacks that I can see:
>
> - when we need to update a module ('cause a security flaw or a
> serious bug) we'll need to recompile the whole kernel;
- it is well adapted to ubuntu's centralized maintenance system, but less
adapted to debian's distributed nature. At least that was the concensus
here last time we spoke about the issue.
Also, if i remember well, ubuntu has no testing, so they can't do the two
level archive we have, and let the testing scripts synchronize the modules
with the kernel.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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