Adding modules to Fedora's kernel package
Jeremy Katz
katzj at redhat.com
Mon Jan 29 21:47:43 UTC 2007
Topher Fischer wrote:
> Is there a standard process for getting things added to Fedora's kernel
> package. In particular, I'm interested in the hdaps modules (IBM's Hard
> Drive Active Protection System). I believe it has been in the stable
> kernel since 2.6.14.
>
> Or, am I just thinking about this wrong. Do uncommon modules not go in
> the kernel package? Do they usually get packaged separately?
The normal approach is "get things upstream". Then, davej tends to turn
on new drivers as they appear. In this specific case, it looks like
hdaps is already being built and included in the kernel
Jeremy
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