Public bug reported:
[SRU Justification]
== Impact ==
The build of AWS kernels currently is set up in a way that, like the
generic kernel, builds a larger number of modules than it actually
provides in the main modules package. However, unlike the generic
kernel, it does not provide a linux-modules-extra which contains all
those built modules.
So there is no way for users to get modules which were deemed
unnecessary in the AWS cloud space. But this also causes problems in
cases where out of tree modules are being tried to compile. Those will
configure themselves based on the provided config and then might depend
on functionality which is provided in some module that is not part of
the non-extra set.
== Fix ==
To fix this, but also to get all of the kernels aligned, the AWS kernel
should start to provide a linux-modules-extra which contains all those
modules not shipped in the main modules packages. Since the default
linux-aws meta package is supposed to only install the minimal set,
there needs to be a linux-modules-extra-aws meta package which keeps the
extra modules in sync with the kernel.
== Testcase ==
sudo apt-get install linux-modules-extra-aws
This should download and install additional kernel modules.
== Risk of Regression ==
Low, this will start to ship an additional package which is not
installed by default.
** Affects: linux-aws (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low
Assignee: Stefan Bader (smb)
Status: In Progress
** Affects: linux-aws (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Low
Status: New
** Affects: linux-aws (Ubuntu Bionic)
Importance: Low
Status: New
** Affects: linux-aws (Ubuntu Disco)
Importance: Low
Status: New
** Also affects: linux-aws (Ubuntu Bionic)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux-aws (Ubuntu Disco)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux-aws (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: linux-aws (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: linux-aws (Ubuntu Bionic)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: linux-aws (Ubuntu Disco)
Importance: Undecided => Low
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linux-aws builds modules which are not shipped
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