[ovs-dev] [PATCH] rhel: Do not update kmod RPM newer major revision kernels

[Gregory Rose]

On 3/22/2021 4:58 AM, Ilya Maximets wrote:
> On 2/9/21 8:47 PM, Greg Rose wrote:
>> The ovs-kmod-manage.sh script will run weak-updates even on newer
>> release kernels installing a non-compatible or un-runnable kernel
>> module.
>>
>> Update the script to never install weak-updates onto kernels with
>> newer major release versions.
>>
>> VMware-BZ: #2717283
>> Signed-off-by: Greg Rose <gvrose8192 at gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   rhel/usr_share_openvswitch_scripts_ovs-kmod-manage.sh | 10 ++++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/rhel/usr_share_openvswitch_scripts_ovs-kmod-manage.sh b/rhel/usr_share_openvswitch_scripts_ovs-kmod-manage.sh
>> index f147857e4..66b09472a 100644
>> --- a/rhel/usr_share_openvswitch_scripts_ovs-kmod-manage.sh
>> +++ b/rhel/usr_share_openvswitch_scripts_ovs-kmod-manage.sh
>> @@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ kmod_versions=()
>>   kversion=$(rpm -ql ${rpmname} | grep '\.ko$' | \
>>              sed -n -e 's/^\/lib\/modules\/\(.*\)\/extra\/.*$/\1/p' | \
>>              sort | uniq)
>> +
>> +IFS='.\|-' read installed_major installed_minor installed_patch \
>> +    installed_major_rev installed_minor_rev installed_extra <<<"${kversion}"
>> +
>> +if [ "$installed_major_rev" -lt "$major_rev" ]; then
>> +    echo Not installing RPM with major revision "$installed_major_rev" \
>> +to kernel with greater major revision "$major_rev.  Exiting"
> 
> I fixed formatting here a bit and applied to master.  Thanks!
> 
> Best regards, Ilya Maximets.
> 

Thanks!  I kind of forgot about this one while working on other stuff.
Still need it though so much appreciated.

- Greg