APPLIED: [PATCH 0/1] [F/I/J linux-aws] Include tcm_loop.ko

[Tim Gardner]

Applied to focal/aws:master impish/aws:master jammy/aws:master-next. Thanks.

-rtg

On 2/1/22 5:43 AM, Tim Gardner wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1959593
> 
> SRU Justification
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> It seems that although the Azure kernel distribution includes the `tcm_loop`
> module by default, the EKS-optimised image's default kernel doesn't, instead
> including the module in the `linux-kernel-extras-$(uname -r)` package.
> 
> `tcm_loop` is an incredibly useful package for any storage fabric software
> packages - eg. Ceph, Rook or Ondat. It would be very helpful to have it
> embedded into the default kernel distribution in order to reduce friction
> on installing 'storage fabric' type topologies.
> 
> The Ubuntu on EKS images are all listed in https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/docs/aws/eks/
> - I'd be happy to provide any information necessary to help shave off this
> extra bit of work required to setup such images.
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> Add tcm_loop.ko to the inclusion list
> 
> [Test Case]
> 
> Check that linux-modules includes tcp_loop.ko
> 
> [Where things could go wrong]
> 
> Moving tcm_loop.ko from linux-modules-extra could impact proprietary methods.
> 

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Tim Gardner
Canonical, Inc