Re: packaging e1000e from intel

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 04:43:47PM +0100, Vincent Danjean wrote:
>   Hi,
> 
> Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > Instead of overwriting the module that comes with the kernel, you should
> > install the replacement in /lib/modules/$(KVER)/updates (depmod
> > automatically gives this directory higher priority).
> 
>   It is not the first time I heard about priority for directories in
> /lib/modules/$(KVER). Do you know where I can find an authoritative
> information ? I did not see anything in depmod(8) nor in modules.dep(5).
 
You'll have to read the source code.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
                                                               - John Lennon