Re: [PATCH v3] kbuild: modules-cpio-pkg: Respect INSTALL_MOD_PATH

From: Nicolas Schier

Date: Tue Mar 31 2026 - 13:34:59 EST


On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 06:09:38PM +0200, Nicolas Schier wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:30:29 +0100, Janne Grunau wrote:
> > The modules-cpio-pkg target added in commit 2a9c8c0b59d3 ("kbuild: add
> > target to build a cpio containing modules") is incompatible with
> > initramfs with merged /lib and /usr/lib directories [1]. "/lib" cannot
> > be a link and directory at the same time.
> > Respect a non-empty INSTALL_MOD_PATH in the modules-cpio-pkg target so
> > that `make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/usr modules-cpio-pkg` results in the same
> > module install location as `make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/usr modules_install`.
> >
> > [...]
>
> Applied to kbuild/linux.git (kbuild-next-unstable), thanks!
>
> [1/1] kbuild: modules-cpio-pkg: Respect INSTALL_MOD_PATH
> https://git.kernel.org/kbuild/c/b205a1a5
>
> Please look out for regression or issue reports or other follow up
> comments, as they may result in the patch/series getting dropped,
> reverted or modified (e.g. trailers). Patches applied to the
> kbuild-next-unstable branch are accepted pending wider testing in
> linux-next and any post-commit review; they will generally be moved
> to the kbuild-next branch in about a week if no issues are found.
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Nicolas
>

I made a mistake, please ignore. Sorry for the noise.

--
Nicolas