[PATCH] efi_runtime: don't build dkms module for kernels 4.8.0 and above (LP: #1853090)

[Alex Hung]

Hi Colin,

With the patch, I get the below result when running "sudo autopkgtest
. -- null" on 18.04.3

autopkgtest [13:34:40]: test command1: -----------------------]
autopkgtest [13:34:40]: test command1:  - - - - - - - - - - results -
- - - - - - - - -
command1             FAIL non-zero exit status 1
autopkgtest [13:34:40]: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ summary
command1             FAIL non-zero exit status 1
autopkgtest [13:34:40]: Binaries: resetting testbed apt configuration


========================================
Without the patch, the result is

autopkgtest [13:42:39]: test command1: -----------------------]
autopkgtest [13:42:39]: test command1:  - - - - - - - - - - results -
- - - - - - - - -
command1             PASS
autopkgtest [13:42:39]: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ summary
command1             PASS
autopkgtest [13:42:39]: Binaries: resetting testbed apt configuration


I recall running new autopkgtest on 19.10 will get passes, but does
this mean it will be fine?

On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 12:37 PM Colin King <colin.king at canonical.com> wrote:
>
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king at canonical.com>
>
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1853090
>
> Use the dkms OBSOLETE_BY setting to skip building the efi driver
> for kernels >= 4.8.0
>
> With this setting we get dkms installs to do the following:
>
> Unpacking fwts-efi-runtime-dkms (19.11.00-0ubuntu1) over (19.11.00-0ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up fwts-efi-runtime-dkms (19.11.00-0ubuntu1) ...
> Loading new fwts-efi-runtime-dkms-19.11.00 DKMS files...
> Building for 5.3.0-19-generic
> Building initial module for 5.3.0-19-generic
> This system doesn't support Secure Boot
> Secure Boot not enabled on this system.
> Done.
>
> efi_runtime.ko:
> Running module version sanity check.
>
> Module has been obsoleted due to being included
> in kernel 4.8.0.  We will avoid installing
> for future kernels above 4.8.0.
> You may override by specifying --force.
>
> depmod...
>
> DKMS: install completed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king at canonical.com>
> ---
>  debian/fwts-efi-runtime-dkms.dkms | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/debian/fwts-efi-runtime-dkms.dkms b/debian/fwts-efi-runtime-dkms.dkms
> index 94b3415b..33c24e46 100644
> --- a/debian/fwts-efi-runtime-dkms.dkms
> +++ b/debian/fwts-efi-runtime-dkms.dkms
> @@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ MAKE[0]="KVER=$kernelver make"
>  BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="efi_runtime"
>  DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/updates"
>  AUTOINSTALL="yes"
> +OBSOLETE_BY="4.8.0"
> --
> 2.24.0
>
>
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-- 
Cheers,
Alex Hung