I installed kmod-xfs-0.4-2 back with kernel-2.6.18-92.1.13. I have updated kernels but there have been no new kmod-xfs. It still works because of weak-updates (I guess). Currently:
# find /lib/modules -name xfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.13.el5/extra/xfs/xfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.13.el5/weak-updates/xfs/xfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.17.el5/weak-updates/xfs/xfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.18.el5/weak-updates/xfs/xfs.ko
My question is: kernel 2.6.18-92.1.13 is now the oldest one present on my system and will be removed next update. Do I need to worry about that? Will it take the remaining kmod-xfs with it?
Tony Schreiner
Tony Schreiner wrote:
I installed kmod-xfs-0.4-2 back with kernel-2.6.18-92.1.13. I have updated kernels but there have been no new kmod-xfs. It still works because of weak-updates (I guess). Currently:
# find /lib/modules -name xfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.13.el5/extra/xfs/xfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.13.el5/weak-updates/xfs/xfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.17.el5/weak-updates/xfs/xfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.18.el5/weak-updates/xfs/xfs.ko
My question is: kernel 2.6.18-92.1.13 is now the oldest one present on my system and will be removed next update. Do I need to worry about that? Will it take the remaining kmod-xfs with it?
No, you don't need to worry. Anything installed in /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.13.el5/extra/ will be left on the system when that kernel is uninstalled so the links in weak-updates will still be functional.
Tony Schreiner wrote:
My question is: kernel 2.6.18-92.1.13 is now the oldest one present on my system and will be removed next update. Do I need to worry about that? Will it take the remaining kmod-xfs with it?
Only files directly owned by the kernel will get removed when the kernel rpm is removed from your machine; which, as a policy holds true for any rpm. This is one of the many reasons why packagers are encouraged to list-and-own specific components and not complete directory tree's when they setup the spec files.
Karanbir Singh wrote:
Tony Schreiner wrote:
My question is: kernel 2.6.18-92.1.13 is now the oldest one present on my system and will be removed next update. Do I need to worry about that? Will it take the remaining kmod-xfs with it?
Only files directly owned by the kernel will get removed when the kernel rpm is removed from your machine; which, as a policy holds true for any rpm. This is one of the many reasons why packagers are encouraged to list-and-own specific components and not complete directory tree's when they setup the spec files.
My concern came from the fact that xfs.ko belongs to the kmod-xfs package and older versions kmod-xfs had a dependency on a kernel version and would be removed by yum when that kernel was removed. I guess that the latest kmod-xfs-0.4-2 does not; which I suppose I could have checked for myself in the first place.
Tony
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