Re: aarch64 build cluster and linux64.ko

From: Philip Paeps <philip_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:58:20 UTC
On 2022-01-25 22:27:17 (+0800), Ronald Klop wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Currently the packages depending on linux_base-c7 can not be pre-build 
> on the package cluster because the kernel does not have linux64.ko 
> loaded.
>
> See: 
> http://www.ipv6proxy.net/go.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fampere2.nyi.freebsd.org%2Fdata%2Fmain-arm64-default%2Fpd8f8cc3a8823_s4f0e50b293%2Flogs%2Ferrors%2Flinux-c7-libpng-1.5.13_3.log&b=0&f=norefer
> =======================<phase: run-depends    
> >============================
> ===>   linux-c7-libpng-1.5.13_3 depends on package: 
> linux_base-c7>=7.6.1810_7 - not found
> ===>   Installing existing package 
> /packages/All/linux_base-c7-7.9.2009.pkg
> [main-arm64-default-job-01] Installing linux_base-c7-7.9.2009...
> Cannot install package: kernel missing 64-bit Linux support
> pkg-static: PRE-INSTALL script failed
>
>
> Is it possible to have linux64.ko loaded on the pkg builders so the 
> aarch64 packages will be more complete?
>
> At least on my rpi4/aarch64 poudriere I could build pkg 
> linux-c7-libpng with linux64.ko loaded.
>
> Regards,
> Ronald.

We can include linux64.ko in the next cluster build for aarch64.  I'll 
try to find time for another cluster refresh.  It's been a while since 
the last one.

Philip

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Philip Paeps
Senior Reality Engineer
Alternative Enterprises