ACK [unstable] Re: [PATCH 0/1][SRU][Unstable/Mantic] Add XB-Modaliases field for standalone linux-modules-foo-* packages

[Timo Aaltonen]

On 13.10.2023 7.37, You-Sheng Yang wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2021740
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> Need modaliases info for ubuntu-drivers integration.
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> This Ubuntu sauced patch copies modaliases info from source dkms deb packages to
> standalone `linux-modules-<mod>-<version>-<variant>` ones if available.
> 
> [Test Case]
> 
> ```bash
> $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-hwe-team/experimental-unstable
> $ apt-cache show linux-modules-ivsc-6.6.0-9005-generic | grep Modaliases
> Modaliases: mei-vsc(acpi*:INTC1009:*, acpi*:INTC1058:*, acpi*:INTC1094:*, acpi*:INTC10D0:*)
> ```
> 
> [Where problems could occur]
> 
> With **XB-Modaliases** field added to deb control, `ubuntu-drivers` will then
> give a list of installable `linux-modules-<mod>-<version>-<variant>` candidates
> on available platforms. So far based on current `debian/dkms-versions`, the only
> one will be enabled will be ivsc-driver, and ipu6-drivers to be SRUed soon.
> 
> [Other Info]
> 
> To nominate Unstable/Mantic/Lunar/OEM-6.5/OEM-6.1.
> 
> Note that this adds a build-dep to dh-modaliases from universe pocket.
> 
> You-Sheng Yang (1):
>    UBUNTU: [Packaging] support modaliases for standalone dkms packages
> 
>   debian.master/control.stub.in        |  1 +
>   debian/control.d/flavour-module.stub |  1 +
>   debian/rules                         |  1 +
>   debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk      | 10 +++++++++-
>   debian/scripts/dkms-build            |  9 +++++++++
>   5 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 

I'd like to see this in unstable too, besides just applying it to the 
oem kernels, so

Acked-By: Timo Aaltonen <timo.aaltonen at canonical.com>


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