[elrepo] Announcement: EL6 and EL7 Updated kmod-e1000e Release [3.3.4-1]

[Phil Perry]

On 06/06/16 18:21, Nick Howitt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've had a couple of users report an installation issue using the rpm
> I've directly compiled from source for ClearOS 7.2 (Centos derivative):
>
>     |# yum localinstall --nogpgcheck
>     kmod-e1000e-3.3.4-1.clearos7.njh.x86_64.rpm Loaded plugins:
>     clearcenter-marketplace, fastestmirror ClearCenter Marketplace:
>     fetching repositories... Examining
>     kmod-e1000e-3.3.4-1.clearos7.njh.x86_64.rpm:
>     kmod-e1000e-3.3.4-1.clearos7.njh.x86_64 Marking
>     kmod-e1000e-3.3.4-1.clearos7.njh.x86_64.rpm as an update to
>     kmod-e1000e-3.3.3-1.clearos7.njh.x86_64 Resolving Dependencies -->
>     Running transaction check ---> Package kmod-e1000e.x86_64
>     0:3.3.3-1.clearos7.njh will be updated ---> Package
>     kmod-e1000e.x86_64 0:3.3.4-1.clearos7.njh will be an update -->
>     Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved
>
> ========================================================================================================================
>
>     Package Arch Version Repository Size
>
> ========================================================================================================================
>
>     Updating: kmod-e1000e x86_64 3.3.4-1.clearos7.njh
>     /kmod-e1000e-3.3.4-1.clearos7.njh.x86_64 449 k Transaction Summary
>
> ========================================================================================================================
>
>     Upgrade 1 Package Total size: 449 k Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
>     Downloading packages: Running transaction check Running transaction
>     test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction Updating :
>     kmod-e1000e-3.3.4-1.clearos7.njh.x86_64 1/2 Working. This may take
>     some time ... /sbin/weak-modules: line 174:
>
> /tmp/weak-modules.D6SXXO/old_initramfs/./usr/lib/modules/3.10.0-327.10.1.v7.x86_64/extra/e1000e/e1000e.ko:
>
>     Permission denied /sbin/weak-modules: line 174:
>
> /tmp/weak-modules.D6SXXO/old_initramfs/./usr/lib/modules/3.10.0-327.10.1.v7.x86_64/extra/e1000e/e1000e.ko:
>
>     Permission denied Done. Cleanup :
>     kmod-e1000e-3.3.3-1.clearos7.njh.x86_64 2/2 Working. This may take
>     some time ... Unable to decompress
>     /tmp/weak-modules.9ZLw0w/post_early_cpio.img: Unknown format Done.|
>
>
> In both cases the users have said the module installed - one then
> uninstalled and reinstalled without errors. Do you have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick

Hi Nick,

I was unable to replicate the issue installing on a RHEL7.2 system, but 
I have seen similar warnings on the el7 when updating the kmod-nvidia 
package:

http://elrepo.org/bugs/view.php?id=641

So possibly it's only related to package updates and not an initial 
install? Maybe confirm by installing an older version, reboot and then 
try updating to the latest version.

My guess is it might be related to changes in /sbin/weak-modules 
introduced in RHEL7.2 so maybe start by diffing against the previous 
version and look at the changes that were made. If you have a reliable 
reporoducer, maybe roll back the 'kmod' package in el7 that provides 
/sbin/weak-modules and see if that fixes the issue.