Kernel package and modules

[Andy Green]

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Somebody in the thread at some point said:
| On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:26:52 +0100
| Andy Green <andy at openmoko.com> wrote:
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|> Hi -
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|> The combination of us moving some important functionality to a module,
|> and the finegrained module packaging we currently use have made a
|> problem for users.
|>
|> I would like to propose we radically simplify how we deal with
|> modules, simply by pushing all the ones we create into the main
|> kernel package. This has one disadvantage, size on storage, but
|> critical advantages like guaranteeing you won't lack a module package
|> and definitely the module packages will be the correct version for
|> the monolithic kernel.  Nor do most users want to be involved in
|> packaging decisions down to the extent of individual modules,
|> especially when they don't have anything that lists them as a
|> REQUIRES.
|>
|> Considering we have 256MB / compressed by default I don't think the
|> size drawback is really an issue.
|>
|> What do the folks who handle this packaging think about this proposal?
|>
| Or we could just RRECOMEND kernel-modules which will drag in all
| modules. See we are ahead.

What is "kernel-modules" then, a metapackage for all modules?

I can't "see we are ahead" if nobody tells me what is happening.

- -Andy
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