ACK: [SRU][P/O/N][PATCH v2 0/1] UBUNTU: [Packaging]: wdat_wdt.ko is moved from linux-modules-extra to linux-modules

[Agathe Porte]

2025-03-05 18:41 CET, Mehmet Basaran:
> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2098554
> 
> SRU Justification:
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> Linux supports the virtual watchdog timer through the "wdat_wdt" module.
> In Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on amd64, this module is in the
> "linux-modules-extra-*-generic" series of packages. These are depended on by
> the "linux-image-generic" package, but not by the "linux-image-virtual"
> package. The latter is what is included in Ubuntu Official Cloud Images.
> 
> Installing "linux-image-virtual" on amd64 should get the "wdat_wdt" module
> because it's necessary to fully support a common hypervisor. And to be
> consistent we should do the same for other architectures too.
> 
> "wdat_wdt.ko" module is moved from linux-modules-extra to linux-modules
> package.
> 
> [Testcase]
> 
> Build tested. Observed that "wdat_wdt.ko" module is moved from
> "linux-modules-extra" to "linux-modules" package.
> 
> [Where problems could occur]
> 
> It is not possible to install linux-modules-extra (where wdat_wdt.ko was
> previously located) package without installing linux-modules (where
> wdat_wdt.ko will be). So, we won't end up in a situation where wdat_wdt.ko
> will be missing.
> 
> 
> Mehmet Basaran (1):
>   UBUNTU: [Packaging]: wdat_wdt.ko is moved from
>     "linux-modules-extra-*-generic" to "linux-modules-*-generic"
> 
>  debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Acked-by: Agathe Porte <agathe.porte at canonical.com>