kmod packages pull in PAE kernel ?

[Denis Leroy]

On 08/28/2009 09:29 PM, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> On 28.08.2009 12:58, Denis Leroy wrote:
>> In an updated F-11 setup (without test updates), trying to install
>> open-vm-tools will force the PAE kernel to be installed. How come ?
>
> No idea and without debug output from yum I'm unable to tell, as I only
> have x86-64-machines these days :-/

Hi Thorsten,

Here's what's happening (log below). The system only has one kernel 
installed (kernel-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i586). This is F-11 with 
updates, i386, no test updates. Simply installing 'open-vm-tools' seems 
to bring in the PAE kernel as well. It will install 
'open-vm-tools-kmod', which in turns brings in the PAE kmod, bringing 
the PAE kernel along...


# yum -d 3 install open-vm-tools
Not loading "blacklist" plugin, as it is disabled
Not loading "whiteout" plugin, as it is disabled
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Config time: 0.157
Yum Version: 3.2.23
Setting up Package Sacks
pkgsack time: 0.008
rpmdb time: 0.015
Setting up Install Process
Building updates object
up:Obs Init time: 0.160
up:simple updates time: 0.206
up:obs time: 0.008
up:condense time: 0.000
updates time: 2.489
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package open-vm-tools.i586 0:0.0.0.179896-1.fc11 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: open-vm-tools-kmod >= 0.0.0.179896 for 
package: open-vm-tools-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.i586
Matched kmod-open-vm-tools-PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.2.i686 to require for 
open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.7.fc11.i686.PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.2.i686 
to require for open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.7.fc11.i586-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.2.i586 
to require for open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched kmod-open-vm-tools-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.2.i586 to require for 
open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched kmod-open-vm-tools-PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.3.i686 to require for 
open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.8.fc11.i686.PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.3.i686 
to require for open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched kmod-open-vm-tools-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.3.i586 to require for 
open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.8.fc11.i586-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.3.i586 
to require for open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i586-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i586 to 
require for open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched kmod-open-vm-tools-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i586 to require for 
open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i686 
to require for open-vm-tools-kmod
Matched kmod-open-vm-tools-PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i686 to require for 
open-vm-tools-kmod
TSINFO: Marking kmod-open-vm-tools-PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i686 as 
install for open-vm-tools-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.i586
--> Processing Dependency: libvmtools.so.0 for package: 
open-vm-tools-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.i586
Matched open-vm-tools-0.0.0.154848-3.fc11.i586 to require for 
libvmtools.so.0
Matched open-vm-tools-libs-0.0.0.172495-1.fc11.i586 to require for 
libvmtools.so.0
Matched open-vm-tools-libs-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.i586 to require for 
libvmtools.so.0
TSINFO: Marking open-vm-tools-libs-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.i586 as install 
for open-vm-tools-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.i586
--> Processing Dependency: libguestlib.so.0 for package: 
open-vm-tools-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.i586
Quick matched open-vm-tools-libs-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.i586 to require for 
libguestlib.so.0
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-open-vm-tools-PAE.i686 0:0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5 set to 
be updated
--> Processing Dependency: 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE >= 
0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5 for package: 
kmod-open-vm-tools-PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i686
Matched 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i686 
to require for kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE
TSINFO: Marking 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i686 
as install for kmod-open-vm-tools-PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i686
---> Package open-vm-tools-libs.i586 0:0.0.0.179896-1.fc11 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE.i686 
0:0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-uname-r = 
2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE for package: 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i686
Matched kernel-PAE-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686 to require for kernel-uname-r
TSINFO: Marking kernel-PAE-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686 as install for 
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE-0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel-PAE.i686 0:2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11 set to be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Depsolve time: 1.754

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================================
  Package                   Arch    Version 
Repository                 Size
================================================================================================
Installing:
  open-vm-tools             i586    0.0.0.179896-1.fc11 
rpmfusion-free-updates    826 k
Installing for dependencies:
  kernel-PAE                i686    2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11       updates 
                    21 M
  kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE
                            i686    0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5 
rpmfusion-free-updates    111 k
  kmod-open-vm-tools-PAE    i686    0.0.0.179896-1.fc11.5 
rpmfusion-free-updates    7.1 k
  open-vm-tools-libs        i586    0.0.0.179896-1.fc11 
rpmfusion-free-updates    345 k

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