[Linux-cluster] kmod-gfs removed

[Chris Feist]

Mikko Partio wrote:
> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 1:33 AM, Chris Feist <cfeist at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>> Mikko Partio wrote:
>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> the latest kernel patch for RHEL 5.1 wants to remove kmod-gfs -package.
>>> What's up with this?
>>>
>> How does this happen?  When you're doing a 'yum update', just install the
>> kernel?  Can you post the output of the commands that try to remove
>> kmod-gfs?
>>
> 
> sh-3.1# uname -a
> Linux node1 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5 #1 SMP Wed Mar 5 11:37:38 EST 2008 x86_64
> x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> sh-3.1# yum check-update
> 
> kernel.x86_64                            2.6.18-53.1.19.el5     updates
> kernel-devel.x86_64                      2.6.18-53.1.19.el5     updates
> kernel-headers.x86_64                    2.6.18-53.1.19.el5     updates
> 
> sh-3.1# yum update
> 
> =============================================================================
>  Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
> =============================================================================
> Installing:
>  kernel                  x86_64     2.6.18-53.1.19.el5  updates
> 15 M
>  kernel-devel            x86_64     2.6.18-53.1.19.el5  updates
> 4.9 M
> Updating:
>  kernel-headers          x86_64     2.6.18-53.1.19.el5  updates
> 822 k
> Removing:
>  kernel                  x86_64     2.6.18-8.1.15.el5  installed          72
> M
>  kernel-devel            x86_64     2.6.18-8.1.15.el5  installed          15
> M
> Removing for dependencies:
>  kmod-gfs                x86_64     0.1.16-6.2.6.18_8.1.15.el5


You have an old kmod-gfs, you should upgrade to the latest one (which doesn't 
depend on a specific kernel, but it depends on a specific kABI).