On Sun, 2021-05-23 at 16:32 +0200, Peter Georg wrote: > Thanks to everyone for the input so far. I updated the original > proposal > to reflect your input. In case I forgot something, please let me > know. > > Short summary of changes: > - Added information about kmod specific user space tools > - Specify concrete license requirements for third-party kernel > modules > - Added working on a solution for signing kernel modules to the > Roadmap > - Put more emphasis on collaboration with other existing efforts > > I am happy to hear all your comments and suggestions! > > > The updated proposal: > = kmods SIG = > > == Goals == > The kmods SIG will focus on providing kernel modules currently not > available in CentOS Stream. > > == Status == > Proposed: RFC and looking for a sponsoring Governing Board member As a board member, I'll sponsor this. > > == What's in scope == > This SIG is a good place for any kernel module that is beneficial to > CentOS Stream, but cannot be directly contributed to any of the > involved > upstream projects. These kernel modules may be divided in three > categories: > > === Restore support for deprecated devices === > The CentOS Stream kernel includes several kernel modules for which > the > list of supported devices has been limited by Red Hat. This SIG aims > to > provide versions of these kernel modules with restored support for as > many deprecated and removed devices as possible. > > === In-kernel modules not enabled for CentOS Stream === > Many in-kernel modules are simply disabled for the CentOS Stream > kernel. > This may either be due to drivers being deprecated and removed > compared > to older CentOS major releases or never being enabled in the first > place. This SIG aims to provide these in-kernel drivers as external > kernel modules to enable CentOS Stream running on a broader range of > available hardware and provide other beneficial functionality. > > === Third-party external kernel modules === > This SIG also aims to provide third-party kernel modules for CentOS > Stream not (yet) available in upstream kernel. > > === User space tools === > User space tools required by or specific to kernel modules provided > by > this SIG, which are not suitable to be included in EPEL, shall be > provided by this SIG as well. > > == What's not in scope == > Anything that can be contributed directly to any of the involved > upstream projects is not in scope. This includes, but is not limited > to: > > * Unrelated user space packages: These should be submitted to > Fedora/EPEL > * Support for new architectures currently not supported by CentOS > Stream > * Third-party kernel modules with a non GPL v2 compatible license > > == Collaboration == > It is desired to work closely together with other groups working on > similar tasks within the CentOS Stream community and the broader > Enterprise Linux community. In particular this includes, but is not > limited to: > > === kernel-plus === > Especially for in-kernel modules (the first two groups identified > above) > it is desired to closely work together with the kernel-plus > developers/maintainers. > > === CentOS Stream kernel === > A close collaboration with upstream is desired to get any valuable > kernel module directly into the CentOS Stream kernel. > > === ELRepo === > There is a large overlap with ELRepo for many of the kernel modules > to > be provided by this SIG for CentOS Stream. Hence we hope to establish > a > good connection with the ELRepo community which shall be beneficial > to > both sides. > > == Roadmap == > * Provide packages for in-kernel modules with restored support for > deprecated devices > * Provide packages for in-kernel modules that have been supported > in > older CentOS major releases > * Provide packages for further beneficial kernel modules requested > by > the community > * Work with other SIGs and others involved to establish a common > work-flow to sign kernels and/or kernel modules provided by SIGs. > > == Resources == > TBD > > == Communication == > The SIG uses the > [[ > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.centos.org_mailman_listinfo_centos-2Ddevel-257Ccentos-2Ddevel&d=DwICAg&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=gkQhKvdt62P5rFjKK6CgMej4uOutt5TIoS16FB4xSeA&s=solQuNd1VZcCZ5SZO9wtVAcV_-7CCavzxGaWbWKKYd8&e= > ]] > mailing list for coordination and communication. > > TBD: Add note about regular meetings once established. > > == Membership == > The current set of members is: > > ##begin-members > * ... > ##end-members > > The SIG is co-chaired by ... and .... > > Everybody is welcome to join and contribute to the SIG. 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