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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