[Bug 1405669] Re: modprobe manpage mentions aliases, but doesn't explain the term or reference and explanation

[Karl-Philipp Richter]

apport information

** Tags added: apport-collected yakkety

** Description changed:

  also referenced manpages of `modinfo` and `insmod` don't explain what an
  alias is and give no reference to an explanation. That makes getting
  started with kernel modules overly hard for beginners and it'd just be
  one reference or half a sentence necessary to explain
  
  Apparently there're even two types of aliases (built-ins in `.ko` files
  and user defined)[1]. That _needs_ to be explained!!
  
  ---
  [1] http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/175901/how-to-add-an-alias-to-a-kernel-module/175923#175923
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: kmod 18-1ubuntu2
  Uname: Linux 3.18.1-031801-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Dec 25 19:20:49 2014
  SourcePackage: kmod
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ --- 
+ ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
+ Architecture: amd64
+ CurrentDesktop: Unity
+ Dependencies:
+  gcc-6-base 6.2.0-5ubuntu12
+  libc6 2.24-3ubuntu1
+  libgcc1 1:6.2.0-5ubuntu12
+  libkmod2 22-1.1ubuntu1
+  lsb-base 9.20160110ubuntu5
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-12 (330 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
+ NonfreeKernelModules: openafs zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
+ Package: kmod 22-1.1ubuntu1
+ PackageArchitecture: amd64
+ Tags:  yakkety
+ Uname: Linux 4.8.6-040806-generic x86_64
+ UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-17 (20 days ago)
+ UserGroups: adm autopilot bumblebee cdrom dip libvirtd lp lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
+ _MarkForUpload: True

** Attachment added: "JournalErrors.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1405669/+attachment/4773801/+files/JournalErrors.txt

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Title:
  modprobe manpage mentions aliases, but doesn't explain the term or
  reference and explanation

Status in kmod package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  also referenced manpages of `modinfo` and `insmod` don't explain what
  an alias is and give no reference to an explanation. That makes
  getting started with kernel modules overly hard for beginners and it'd
  just be one reference or half a sentence necessary to explain

  Apparently there're even two types of aliases (built-ins in `.ko`
  files and user defined)[1]. That _needs_ to be explained!!

  ---
  [1] http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/175901/how-to-add-an-alias-to-a-kernel-module/175923#175923

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: kmod 18-1ubuntu2
  Uname: Linux 3.18.1-031801-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Dec 25 19:20:49 2014
  SourcePackage: kmod
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6.2.0-5ubuntu12
   libc6 2.24-3ubuntu1
   libgcc1 1:6.2.0-5ubuntu12
   libkmod2 22-1.1ubuntu1
   lsb-base 9.20160110ubuntu5
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-12 (330 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
  Package: kmod 22-1.1ubuntu1
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  Tags:  yakkety
  Uname: Linux 4.8.6-040806-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-17 (20 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm autopilot bumblebee cdrom dip libvirtd lp lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True

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