FS#15274 - kernel-headers should be released in synchronization with kernel26

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Krzysztof Raczkowski (raku) - Friday, 26 June 2009, 18:36 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Friday, 26 June 2009, 18:58 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description:
Update to kernel26-2.6.30 makes my workstation unusable because of the lack of kernel-headers-2.6.30.
I use vmware-workstation and it needs its modules to be rebuilded every kernel major upgrade. It can't be done because kernel-headers are still for 2.6.29.
I can stay witch kernel26-2.6.29 and wait for kernel-headers upgrade, but I can't install cdemu-client for now because it needs vhba-module which is for 2.6.30. Again - my workstation is broken now.

I know, I can download kernel sources from ftp.kernel.org, but if I do that, why do I need kernel-headers package? Why to keep it in repos?

Can you release kernel-headers together with every major kernel upgrade and keep it in sync, please?

Additional info:
* kernel26-2.6.30-*
* kernel-headers-2.6.29-*
* config and/or log files etc.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Upgrade system to kernel2-2.6.30 (kernel-headers are still 2.6.29)
2) Try to run vmware-workstation or compile any kernel module from external sources.
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Friday, 26 June 2009, 18:58 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  kernel-headers needs to be in sync with the kernel headers glibc was built against and is independent of the running kernel.

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