GNU bug report logs - #43186
Gzip-compressed kernel modules are not universally supported [was Re: ci.guix.gnu.org doesn’t boot]

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>

Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 18:43:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>

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From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: 43186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43186: Gzip-compressed kernel modules are not universally supported [was Re: ci.guix.gnu.org doesn’t boot]
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 14:42:12 -0400

----- Forwarded message from Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> -----
Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name> skribis:
> I had been using the Guix kernel configs to build kernels for Debian
> systems, but this broke when we recently enabled GZIP compression of the
> kernel modules. Debian only supports XZ compressed modules.

Oh, sounds scary.  Do we have an open bug report for that?
----- End forwarded message -----

Here is the bug report.

I hadn't reported it because I didn't think that the Guix kernel configs
should be required to produce working kernels for other operating
systems.
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