[OpenAFS] Linux kernel modules - symlinks instead of rebuilds?

[Derrick Brashear]

It's not without risk. You're probably ok (and assuming the symbol
versioning works correctly you shouldn't lose if the module does load)
but we don't want to rely on it.

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Jeff Blaine <jblaine@kickflop.net> wrote:
> How awful a practice is it to use symlinks to kernel
> modules when a matching libafs is not found for the
> *exact* kernel?
>
> That is, for instance:
>
> libafs-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.mp.ko -> libafs-2.6.18-92.el5.mp.ko
> libafs-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5.mp.ko -> libafs-2.6.18-92.el5.mp.ko
> libafs-2.6.18-92.el5.mp.ko
>
> It "works", but that doesn't mean anything.
>
> Comments?
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Derrick