linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] modules_install: make missing $DEPMOD a warning instead of error

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Message-ID: <20180823175949.GB14106@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:59:49 +0200
From:   Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        "H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@...delico.com>,
        Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@...fusion.mobi>,
        Lucas De Marchi <lucas.de.marchi@...il.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>,
        Chih-Wei Huang <cwhuang@...ux.org.tw>,
        stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Discussions about the Letux Kernel 
        <letux-kernel@...nphoenux.org>,
        linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] modules_install: make missing $DEPMOD a warning
 instead of error

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 10:52:39AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> 
> When $DEPMOD is not found, only print a warning instead of exiting
> with an error message and error status.
> 
> Warning: 'make modules_install' requires /sbin/depmod. Please install it.
> This is probably in the kmod package.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> ---
> v2: add missing "exit 0" and update the commit message (no Error).

You need a cc: stable in here too :(