linux-kernel - [Regression] depmod fails on kernel 6.17.1 rc1

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Message-ID: <CADiockCvM6v+d+UoFZpJSMoLAdpy99_h-hJdzUsdfaWGn3W7-g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2025 21:40:28 -0400
From: Alex Davis <alex47794@...il.com>
To: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [Regression] depmod fails on kernel 6.17.1 rc1

When running make modules_install on linux 6.17. with the attached
.config, I get the following error:

  DEPMOD  /lib/modules/6.17.1-rc1
depmod: ERROR: Cycle detected: 8250 -> 8250_base -> 8250
depmod: ERROR: Cycle detected: serial_mctrl_gpio
depmod: ERROR: Found 2 modules in dependency cycles!
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modinst:132: depmod] Error 1
make[1]: *** [/spare/linux/linux-6.17/Makefile:1917: modules_install] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2


This also happens with 6.17; it does not happen with 6.16.x.

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