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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 43186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: 43186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43186: Gzip-compressed kernel modules are not universally
 supported [was Re: ci.guix.gnu.org doesn’t boot]
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:57:54 +0200

Hi Leo,

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.

I think I had initially misread that: the config we have in Guix creates
kernels that won’t work for Debian, is that right?

If so, then it’s not-a-bug from our perspective, IMO.

Thanks and sorry for the noise!

Ludo’.
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