[PATCH] kbuild: builddeb: always make modules_install, to install modules.builtin*

From: Josh Triplett
Date: Thu Jun 22 2023 - 15:20:02 EST


Even for a non-modular kernel, the kernel builds modules.builtin and
modules.builtin.modinfo, with information about the built-in modules.
Tools such as initramfs-tools need these files to build a working
initramfs on some systems, such as those requiring firmware.

Now that `make modules_install` works even in non-modular kernels and
installs these files, unconditionally invoke it when building a Debian
package.

Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

This patch depends on
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230615111743.883891-1-masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx/

scripts/package/builddeb | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index 252faaa5561c..f500e3910158 100755
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ install_linux_image () {
${MAKE} -f ${srctree}/Makefile INSTALL_DTBS_PATH="${pdir}/usr/lib/linux-image-${KERNELRELEASE}" dtbs_install
fi

+ ${MAKE} -f ${srctree}/Makefile INSTALL_MOD_PATH="${pdir}" modules_install
if is_enabled CONFIG_MODULES; then
- ${MAKE} -f ${srctree}/Makefile INSTALL_MOD_PATH="${pdir}" modules_install
rm -f "${pdir}/lib/modules/${KERNELRELEASE}/build"
rm -f "${pdir}/lib/modules/${KERNELRELEASE}/source"
if [ "${SRCARCH}" = um ] ; then
--
2.40.1