Dear Derek,
First, I'd like to thank you for maintaining the OpenAFS RPMs, it makes
it a breeze to keep the machines up to date.
Second, my question is about something that is probably already there
and I just didn't figure it out and basicly *nice to have* as an easy
workaround exists.
From time to time, I rebuild the RedHat installer CDs with the latest
errata RPMs, including OpenAFS. We're using those updated installer
images for kickstart installations where AFS gets started in the
postinstall section for various tasks (update RPMs, autoconfig, mirror
software etc.). Currently, the errata kernel is newer than the modules
provided in the openafs-kernel-1.2.8-rh7.3.1.i386.rpm. After rebuilding
the source RPM inside an updated installation, the openafs-kernel RPM
contains:
/usr/vice/etc/modload/SymTable
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-athlon.mp.o
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-athlon.o
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-i386.mp.o
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-i386.o
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-i586.mp.o
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-i586.o
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-i686.bm.o
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-i686.ep.o
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-i686.mp.o
/usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.x-i686.o
Starting AFS during postinstall fails of course with:
Hmm... I can't seem to find an AFS kernel module suitable for your
Linux kernel. That means you will need to build or obtain a suitable
module.
The following information may be of some use in obtaining assistance:
CPU Type: 686.amd.4
Linux version: 2.4.18-19.7.xBOOT #1 Thu Dec 12 07:31:08 EST 2002
RedHat release: Red Hat Linux release 7.3 (Valhalla)
Symbol versions:
iget4 7ddb8789
iget4 7ddb8789
sock_create 85fd4c4a
Did not find matching module in SymTable
AFS module /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-19.7.xBOOT.o does not
exist. Not starting AFS.
While it is easy to *feed* this module manually in the postinstall
section, I wonder if there is an *easy* way to include it in the
openafs-kernel RPM? When I look at the spec file, I see support for the
BOOT kernel, but there is no flag like "enterprisekernelsupport" to
enable the build of a corresponding module. Would you consider adding a
flag like "bootkernelsupport" that defaults to 0?
TIA
Regards,
Marc
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