[OpenAFS] kmod-openafs package in RHEL6 repos breaks updates

Stephen Quinney stephen@jadevine.org.uk
Tue, 12 Jan 2016 06:45:06 +0000


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These kmod versions are apparently related to centos "virt/xen" kernels in
6.7. If people don't think they are useful it would be easy enough avoid
building kmod packages for those kernels.


Stephen


On 8 January 2016 at 16:31, Berthold Cogel <cogel@uni-koeln.de> wrote:

> Am 08.01.2016 um 16:56 schrieb Stephan Wiesand:
> > Hi Berthold, long time no see...
> >
> > On Jan 8, 2016, at 09:45 , Berthold Cogel wrote:
> >
> >> Somehow a kmod-openafs package got in the RHEL6 x86_64 repos that breaks
> >> the update and installation process. I found this package in the repos
> >> for 1.6.14..1.6.16
> >>
> >> It's a module that seems to be build for a kernel 3.18, which is not
> >> available for RHEL6. At least not through the official channels:
> >>
> >> kmod-openafs-1.6.16-1.3.18.21_16.el6.x86_64
> >
> >
> > sigh. RHEL + external kernel modules is so broken, thanks to the Fedora
> religion :-(
> >
> > The repositories (packages *and* metadata) are just rsynced from the
> place where Stephen provides them. Omitting select packages and rebuilding
> the metadata is certainly doable but yet more work for which there is no
> manpower available.
> >
> > I'll see what I can do but please don't hold your breath...
> >
> > Thanks for the report. At least it proves that some are still using the
> repository.
> >
> > NB what are you using (or going to use) for EL7?
> >
> >       Stephan
> >
>
> Hi Stephan,
>
> it has been indeed a long time....
>
> To much work for few people...  and I'm a kind of 'single point of
> failure' for our linux environment. That's why I'm still stuck with RHEL6.
>
> I've put an exclude in the repo file:
>
> exclude=kmod-openafs-1.6.16-1.3.18*
>
> And during kickstart I exclude the package with yum -x
> kmod-openafs-1.6.16-1.3.18* (haven't tested this one yet...)
>
>
> Berthold
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>These kmod versions are apparently related to centos =
&quot;virt/xen&quot; kernels in 6.7. If people don&#39;t think they are use=
ful it would be easy enough avoid building kmod packages for those kernels.=
<br><br><br></div>Stephen<br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On 8 January 2016 at 16:31, Berthold Cogel <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:cogel@uni-koeln.de" target=3D"_blank">cogel@=
uni-koeln.de</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span =
class=3D"">Am 08.01.2016 um 16:56 schrieb Stephan Wiesand:<br>
&gt; Hi Berthold, long time no see...<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Jan 8, 2016, at 09:45 , Berthold Cogel wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Somehow a kmod-openafs package got in the RHEL6 x86_64 repos that =
breaks<br>
&gt;&gt; the update and installation process. I found this package in the r=
epos<br>
&gt;&gt; for 1.6.14..1.6.16<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; It&#39;s a module that seems to be build for a kernel 3.18, which =
is not<br>
&gt;&gt; available for RHEL6. At least not through the official channels:<b=
r>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; kmod-openafs-1.6.16-1.3.18.21_16.el6.x86_64<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; sigh. RHEL + external kernel modules is so broken, thanks to the Fedor=
a religion :-(<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; The repositories (packages *and* metadata) are just rsynced from the p=
lace where Stephen provides them. Omitting select packages and rebuilding t=
he metadata is certainly doable but yet more work for which there is no man=
power available.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I&#39;ll see what I can do but please don&#39;t hold your breath...<br=
>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Thanks for the report. At least it proves that some are still using th=
e repository.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; NB what are you using (or going to use) for EL7?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Stephan<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
</span>Hi Stephan,<br>
<br>
it has been indeed a long time....<br>
<br>
To much work for few people...=C2=A0 and I&#39;m a kind of &#39;single poin=
t of<br>
failure&#39; for our linux environment. That&#39;s why I&#39;m still stuck =
with RHEL6.<br>
<br>
I&#39;ve put an exclude in the repo file:<br>
<br>
exclude=3Dkmod-openafs-1.6.16-1.3.18*<br>
<br>
And during kickstart I exclude the package with yum -x<br>
kmod-openafs-1.6.16-1.3.18* (haven&#39;t tested this one yet...)<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
Berthold<br>
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