File 0115-Handle-module-alias-properly.patch of Package dracut.376
From 40556c48da1f7f15ad0eb727013589f6f45596f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 14:53:00 +0200
Subject: Handle module alias properly
Some modules (like ext4) provide aliases by which the modules
can be accessed, too. But when using aliases directly dracut
fails to include the correct module. So translate the alias
into the correct module name before checking the module.
References: bnc#886839
Signed-off-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
---
dracut-functions.sh | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/dracut-functions.sh b/dracut-functions.sh
index b6247f5..22e16ff 100755
--- a/dracut-functions.sh
+++ b/dracut-functions.sh
@@ -1666,6 +1666,13 @@ instmods() {
--*) _mpargs+=" $_mod" ;;
*)
_mod=${_mod##*/}
+ # Check for aliased modules
+ _modalias=$(modinfo -k $kernel -F filename $_mod 2> /dev/null)
+ _modalias=${_modalias%.ko}
+ if [ "${_modalias##*/}" != "$_mod" ] ; then
+ _mod=${_modalias##*/}
+ fi
+
# if we are already installed, skip this module and go on
# to the next one.
if [[ $DRACUT_KERNEL_LAZY_HASHDIR ]] && \
--
1.8.4.5