[El-errata] ELBA-2021-0561 Oracle Linux 8 kmod bug fix and enhancement update

Thu Feb 18 08:50:24 PST 2021

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2021-0561

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2021-0561.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
kmod-25-16.0.1.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
kmod-libs-25-16.0.1.el8_3.1.i686.rpm
kmod-libs-25-16.0.1.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
kmod-devel-25-16.0.1.el8_3.1.i686.rpm
kmod-devel-25-16.0.1.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm

aarch64:
kmod-25-16.0.1.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
kmod-libs-25-16.0.1.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
kmod-devel-25-16.0.1.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm

SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/kmod-25-16.0.1.el8_3.1.src.rpm

Description of changes:

[25-16.0.1.el8_3.1]
- add weak-modules patch for [Orabug: 26672773]

[25-16_el8_3.1]
- weak-modules: reset compatible_modules if configuration is not valid
  Resolves: rhbz#1915253

[25-16]
- weak-modules: update_modules_for_krel: always finish sandbox
- weak-modules: groupping: use dependencies of extra/ provider
  Resolves: rhbz#1778889

[25-15]
- weak-modules: reverse checking order for add-kernel
  Resolves: rhbz#1755196

[25-14]
- modprobe: do not fail on built-in modules
  Resolves: rhbz#1767513

[25-13]
- weak-modules: handle independent modules in one run
  Resolves: rhbz#1695763

[25-12]
- weak-modules: use asterisk for kernel version in sandbox
  Resolves: rhbz#1689052

[25-11]
- add PKCS7/openssl support.
  Resolves: rhbz#1668459.

[25-10]
- weak-modules: group modules on add-kernel
- weak-modules: do not make groups if there are no extra modules
  Resolves: rhbz#1649211

[25-9]
- Rebuild with updated flags.
  Resolves: rhbz#1630574.

[25-8]
- weak-modules: fix initial state creation for dry-run
- weak-modules: check compatibility in a temporary directory
  Resolves: rhbz#1622990.

[25-7]
- weak-modules: use is_kernel_installed wrapper in update_modules_for_krel.
- weak-modules: more abstract symvers search implementation.
- weak-modules: use additional paths for System.map file.
  Resolves: rhbz#1621306.

[25-6]
- weak-modules: check also for /lib/modules/$krel/symvers.gz as a possible
  symvers file path.
  Resolves: rhbz#1614119.

[25-5]
- weak-modules: handle versions with + and other special regex symbols
- weak-modules: fix misleading message when cannot find dracut.
  Resolves: rhbz#1609372.

[25-4]
- fix dracut path, /usr/bin/dracut

[25-3]
- Add depmod.d/dist.conf.
- Update weak-modules to RHEL version.

[25-2]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild

[25-1]
- Update to version 25 (rhbz 1532597)

[24-3]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Binutils_Mass_Rebuild

[24-2]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild

[24-1]
- Update to version 24 (rhbz 1426589)

[23-3]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild

[23-1]
- Update to version 23

[22-4]
- Add powerpc patch to fix ToC on 4.5 ppc64le kernel

[22-3]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_24_Mass_Rebuild

[22-2]
- Fix path to dracut in weak-modules (rhbz 1295038)

[22-1]
- Update to version 22

[21-3]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_23_Mass_Rebuild

[21-2]
- Own bash completion dirs not owned by anything in dep chain

[21-1]
- Update to verion 21

[20.1]
- Update to version 20

[19-2]
- Rebuilt for Fedora 23 Change
  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Harden_all_packages_with_position-independent_code

[19-1]
- Update to version 19

[18-4]
- Backport patch to fix device node permissions (rhbz 1147248)

[18-3]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_22_Mass_Rebuild

[18-2]
- fix license handling

[18-1]
- Update to version 18

[17-2]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild

[17-1]
- Update to version 17

[16-1]
- Update to version 16

[15-1]
- Update to version 15

[14-2]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild

[14-1]
- Update to version 14

[13-2]
- Main package should require -libs

[13-1]
- Update to version 13

[12-3]
- Pull in weak-modules for kABI from Jon Masters <jcm at redhat.com>

* Mon Mar 18 2013 Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
- Add patch to make rmmod understand built-in modules (rhbz 922187)

[12-2]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild

* Thu Dec 06 2012 Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
- Update to version 12

* Thu Nov 08 2012 Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
- Update to version 11

* Fri Sep 07 2012 Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redaht.com>
- Update to version 10

* Mon Aug 27 2012 Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
- Update to version 9

[8-3]
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Mass_Rebuild

[8-2]
- Provide modprobe.conf(5) (rhbz 824552)

[8-1]
- Update to version 8

[7-1]
- update to version 7
  - fix issue with --show-depends, where built-in
    modules of the running kernel fail to include
    loadable modules of the kernel specified

[6-1]
- update to version 6
- remove all patches, they are included in the release

[5-8]
- try to address brc#771285

[5-7]
- fix infinite loop with softdeps

[5-6]
- add upstream patch to fix "modprobe --ignore-install --show-depends"
  otherwise dracut misses a lot of modules, which are already loaded

[5-5]
- add "lsmod"

[5-4]
- remove temporarily added fake-provides

[5-3]
- temporarily add fake-provides to be able to bootstrap
  the new udev which pulls the old udev into the buildroot

[5-1]
- Update to version 5
- replace the module-init-tools package and provide all tools
  as compatibility symlinks

[4-1]
- Update to version 4
- set --with-rootprefix=
- enable zlib and xz support

[3-1]
- Update to latest upstream (adds new depmod replacement utility)
- For the moment, use the "kmod" utility to test the various functions

[2-6]
- Update kmod-2-with-rootlibdir patch with rebuild automake files

[2-5]
- Initial build for Fedora following package import

[2-4]
- There is no generic macro for non-multilib "/lib", hardcode like others

[2-3]
- Update package incorporating fixes from initial review feedback
- Cleaups to SPEC, rpath, documentation, library and binary locations

[2-2]
- Update package for posting to wider test audience (initial review submitted)

[2-1]
- Initial Fedora package for module-init-tools replacement (kmod) library