kernel-modules in extras (Was: Re: SquashFS?)

[Toshio Kuratomi]

On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 07:10 +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 20.10.2005, 18:35 -0700 schrieb Toshio Kuratomi:
> >[...]
> >3) We integrate these modules in Extras.
> 
> Just out of curiosity:  Can squashfs or unionfs build as a module
> without patching the core kernel?
> 
Damn, good catch.  unionfs requires no patching but squashfs is a little
entangled and requires patching the kernel in order to build.  So
unionfs is a good candidate for Extras but squashfs needs Core support.

> http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraExtrasSchedule
> 
> Task Name, Owner, Priority, Target Date, Notes
> Kernel module standardization, ThorstenLeemhuis, 1, soon, Good discussion underway, will continue to drive forward
> [...]
> 
> Might take some more weeks but we're getting somewhere. Stay tuned on
> the usual mailing list, but give us some days to sort everything out.

Ah great!  I'll watch for further postings from you, then :-)

-Toshio
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