12:13 p.m.
Hi all!
I was looking at the current kmod situation a bit again and tested some
stuff and it seems I'm to dump to reproduce the "file-conflicts on
updates problem" -- a problem that I saw myself some weeks ago once IIRC
and that was multiple times brought into the current discussions by Axel.
Seems I'm doing something wrong here. Can somebody tell me that that is?
I uploaded two srpms for testing to
http://www.leemhuis.info/files/fedorarpms/MISC.fdr/kmod/
for people to reproduce the problem locally. That's not a real kmod, but
it uses the kmod-scheme and a "kernel module" for testing which is
created by
dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=500 >
$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{kverrel}${kvariant}/extra/%{kmod_name}/foo.ko
Look closer yourself below to understand my confusion. Note, all the yum
calls are on FC5 with latest updates, but without the kmod plugin:
Prepare the test rpms:
[thl@notebook ~]$ rpmbuild -ba rpmbuild/SPECS/foo-kmod-common.spec
[thl@notebook ~]$ rpmbuild -ba rpmbuild/SPECS/foo-kmod.spec --define 'kversion
2.6.17-1.2157_FC5' --define 'kvariants ""' --define 'thisrelease
1' --target i686
[thl@notebook ~]$ rpmbuild -ba rpmbuild/SPECS/foo-kmod.spec --define 'kversion
2.6.17-1.2174_FC5' --define 'kvariants ""' --define 'thisrelease
1' --target i686
[thl@notebook ~]$ rpmbuild -ba rpmbuild/SPECS/foo-kmod.spec --define 'kversion
2.6.17-1.2174_FC5' --define 'kvariants ""' --define 'thisrelease
2' --target i686
[...]
Put them in a testrepo:
[thl@notebook ~]$ mkdir -p ~/tmp/testrepo
[thl@notebook ~]$ cp rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/foo-kmod-common-1.1-1.noarch.rpm
rpmbuild/RPMS/i686/kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5.i686.rpm ~/tmp/testrepo/
[thl@notebook ~]$ createrepo ~/tmp/testrepo
2/2 - kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5.i686.rpm
Saving Primary metadata
Saving file lists metadata
Saving other metadata
Install the first one with yum:
[thl@notebook ~]$ sudo yum --enablerepo=testrepo install kmod-foo
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
[...]
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: foo-kmod-common >= 1.1 for package: kmod-foo
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package foo-kmod-common.noarch 0:1.1-1 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
Dependencies Resolved
=============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
kmod-foo i686 1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5 testrepo 504 k
Installing for dependencies:
foo-kmod-common noarch 1.1-1 testrepo 2.2 k
Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 2 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 506 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing: foo-kmod-common ######################### [1/2]
Installing: kmod-foo ######################### [2/2]
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2157_FC5/extra/foo/foo.ko is not an elf object
Installed: kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5
Dependency Installed: foo-kmod-common.noarch 0:1.1-1
Complete!
[thl@notebook ~]$
Copy the second one in the repo and update:
[thl@notebook ~]$ cp
rpmbuild/RPMS/i686/kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5.i686.rpm ~/tmp/testrepo/
[thl@notebook ~]$ createrepo ~/tmp/testrepo/
3/3 - kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5.i686.rpm
Saving Primary metadata
Saving file lists metadata
Saving other metadata
[thl@notebook ~]$ sudo rm -rf /var/cache/yum/testrepo/
[thl@notebook ~]$ sudo yum --enablerepo=testrepo update
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
macromedia [1/7]
livna [2/7]
testrepo [3/7]
testrepo 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
updates-testing [4/7]
core [5/7]
updates [6/7]
extras [7/7]
Reading repository metadata in from local files
primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 1.0 kB 00:00
testrepo : ################################################## 3/3
Added 3 new packages, deleted 0 old in 0.05 seconds
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for kmod-foo to pack into transaction set.
kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2 100% |=========================| 2.4 kB 00:00
---> Package kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
Dependencies Resolved
=============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
kmod-foo i686 1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5 testrepo 504 k
Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 504 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing: kmod-foo ######################### [1/1]
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5/extra/foo/foo.ko is not an elf object
Installed: kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5
Complete!
[thl@notebook ~]$
Works as expected so far. But now:
[thl@notebook ~]$ cp
rpmbuild/RPMS/i686/kmod-foo-1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5.i686.rpm tmp/testrepo/
[thl@notebook ~]$ sudo rm -rf /var/cache/yum/testrepo/
[thl@notebook ~]$ createrepo ~/tmp/testrepo/
4/4 - kmod-foo-1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5.i686.rpm
Saving Primary metadata
Saving file lists metadata
Saving other metadata
[thl@notebook ~]$ sudo yum --enablerepo=testrepo update
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
macromedia [1/7]
livna [2/7]
testrepo [3/7]
testrepo 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
updates-testing [4/7]
core [5/7]
updates [6/7]
extras [7/7]
Reading repository metadata in from local files
primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
testrepo : ################################################## 4/4
Added 4 new packages, deleted 0 old in 0.10 seconds
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for kmod-foo to pack into transaction set.
kmod-foo-1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2 100% |=========================| 2.4 kB 00:00
---> Package kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5 set to be erased
--> Running transaction check
Dependencies Resolved
=============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
kmod-foo i686 1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5 testrepo 504 k
Removing:
kmod-foo i686 1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5 installed 500 k
Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 1 Package(s)
Total download size: 504 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Removing : kmod-foo ######################### [1/2]
Installing: kmod-foo ######################### [2/2]
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5/extra/foo/foo.ko is not an elf object
Removed: kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5
Installed: kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5
Complete!
[thl@notebook ~]$
Okay, why did that work? I don't know for real. Let's check some details:
[thl@notebook ~]$ rpm -qa kmod-foo
kmod-foo-1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5
kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5
[thl@notebook ~]$ rpm -V kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5
..5....T /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5/extra/foo/foo.ko
[thl@notebook ~]$ rpm -V kmod-foo-1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5
[thl@notebook ~]$
Well, I'd call that "interesting". Seem the "file-conflicts on updates
problem" doesn't exist.
But while testing it I noticed something else. You probably noticed that
in above transaction kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5 got removed
-- it seems that's not a rpm/yum feature. It's the installonly-plugin
that does this. Let's get back to the state we were before:
[thl@notebook ~]$ sudo rpm -ivh
/home/thl/tmp/testrepo/kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5.i686.rpm --oldpackage
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kmod-foo ########################################### [100%]
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2157_FC5/extra/foo/foo.ko is not an elf object
[thl@notebook ~]$ sudo rpm -e kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5
kmod-foo-1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5
[thl@notebook ~]$ sudo rpm -ivh
/home/thl/tmp/testrepo/kmod-foo-1.1-1.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5.i686.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kmod-foo ########################################### [100%]
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5/extra/foo/foo.ko is not an elf object
[thl@notebook ~]$
Now disable the plugin:
[thl@notebook ~]$ sudo yum --noplugins --enablerepo=testrepo update
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
macromedia [1/7]
livna [2/7]
testrepo [3/7]
updates-testing [4/7]
core [5/7]
updates [6/7]
extras [7/7]
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for kmod-foo to pack into transaction set.
kmod-foo-1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2 100% |=========================| 2.4 kB 00:00
---> Package kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
Dependencies Resolved
=============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
kmod-foo i686 1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5 testrepo 504 k
Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 504 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing: kmod-foo ######################### [1/1]
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5/extra/foo/foo.ko is not an elf object
Installed: kmod-foo.i686 0:1.1-2.2.6.17_1.2174_FC5
Complete!
[thl@notebook ~]$
Disabling the installonly-plungin in
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/installonlyn.conf has the same effect. So the "old
modules get removed on updates" problem in reality is a bug AFAICS.
Or I'm probably doing something really wrong here -- but what?
CU
thl