[PATCH v3] module: create weak dependecies

ing backward compatibility) and the information for the 'weak' dependency will not be provided. Signed-off-by: Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez --- V2 -> V3: - Include note about backward compatibility. - Balance the /* and */. V1 -> V2: - Include reference to 'weak' d

Re: [PATCH v2] module: create weak dependecies

> I think it's important a note about backward compatibility. If a system > doesn't have a new-enough depmod, it will basically not create the new > weadep file and initrd generators won't be able to use that. Only > downside is not being able to use the new feature, but it should still > work as p

[PATCH v2] module: create weak dependecies

amfs. The 'weak' dependency support has been included in kmod: https://github.com/kmod-project/kmod/commit/05828b4a6e9327a63ef94df544a042b5e9ce4fe7 Signed-off-by: Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez --- V1 -> V2: - Include reference to 'weak' dependency support in kmod. include/

[PATCH] module: create weak dependecies

install these dependencies in initramfs too. That is, for the commented lan78xx module, defining the 'weak' dependency with the possible phy modules list, only the necessary phy would be loaded on demand keeping the same behavior, but all the possible phy modules would be available from initra