[Fedora-packaging] Re: Mail voting on kmdl adoption

[Axel Thimm]

On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 11:11:46PM +0300, Panu Matilainen wrote:
> But you'll need plugins for both schemes to catch the situation
> where somehow a new kernel slipped out without having kernel modules
> for it available, otherwise you can end up with unbootable system.

The kmdl plugin has two modes that cover that:

o yum install: Only triggers kmdl coinstallation if a kernel will be
  installed in this transactions and only for this kernel

o yum update: Check for new available kmdls for already installed
  kernels

kmdls will by definition - be it a 3rd party or an ISV/ISH - be shipped
delayed. Maybe not for RHEL where selected partners get early access
to final bits to prepare their add-ons, but certainly for non-premioum
partners and for all Fedora land.

Therefore any plugin needs to be able to asyncronously fill the
gaps.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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