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From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:04:54 +0900
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Subject: Re: 6.4.4 breaks module-free builds of Debian kernel packages
To:     Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 12:19=E2=80=AFPM Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.co=
m> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I notice a regression report on Bugzilla [1]. Quoting from it:
>
> > I'm on AMD64 with Debian testing (trixie), where I build my own kernels=
 (with CONFIG_MODULES unset) using "make bindeb-pkg". The build proceeds th=
rough 99% of the process, but fails here:
> >
> > Kernel: arch/x86/boot/bzImage is ready  (#2)
> > make -f ./Makefile ARCH=3Dx86     KERNELRELEASE=3D6.4.4-i5 intdeb-pkg
> > sh ./scripts/package/builddeb
> > ***
> > *** The present kernel configuration has modules disabled.
> > *** To use the module feature, please run "make menuconfig" etc.
> > *** to enable CONFIG_MODULES.
> > ***
> > make[5]: *** [Makefile:1969: modules_install] Error 1
> > make[4]: *** [scripts/Makefile.package:150: intdeb-pkg] Error 2
> > make[3]: *** [Makefile:1657: intdeb-pkg] Error 2
> > make[2]: *** [debian/rules:16: binary-arch] Error 2
> > dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary subprocess returned exit =
status 2
> > make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.package:139: bindeb-pkg] Error 2
> > make: *** [Makefile:1657: bindeb-pkg] Error 2
> >
> > 6.3.13 contained the same error, but I "fixed" that by moving to 6.4.3.=
  But alas, 6.4.4 now has the same issue.


I sent a back-port request.
https://lore.kernel.org/stable/CAK7LNAQNwjRYQDCD3=3DVoddnFmhxruzGpyppHr+2ZF=
3SgqDme-w@mail.gmail.com/T/#u

Hopefully, 6.4.x will be fixed in the next release.


The 6.3.x series is EOL.
So, we cannot fix it.


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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada