v3.3.0 - New functionality

Add per-module BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_* directives in DKMS.

• Global BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_* directives still work as before for backwards compatibility.
• New array-based directives to add per-module support:
  • BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL[#]
  • BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL_MIN[#]
  • BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL_MAX[#]
  • BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH[#]
  • BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_CONFIG[#]
• Both global and per-module directives are checked, and if any module fails either set of constraints, the build is excluded.

New build_environment directive to specify custom compilers

Add a new global build_environment directive, that can contain a path to a file that is sourced in the DKMS shell when building modules. Allows using a custom GCC that is being used only for building the kernel and its modules, so it should be set only for DKMS.

An example: Oracle's UEK kernel for el9 compiled with a gcc-toolset-11 package, with the toolset not set system wide but only being used for building DKMS modules.

What's Changed

• warn if no headers were found by @anbe42 in #547
• Update tests by @scaronni in #549
• Makefile: add uninstall target by @scaronni in #550
• Add BUILD_EXCLUSIVE directives support to single kernel modules (2nd take) by @scaronni in #551
• Add build_environment directive to framework by @scaronni in #556
• Update test platforms by @scaronni in #558

Full Changelog: v3.2.2...v3.3.0

v3.2.2

What's Changed

• Fix spelling mistake in framework.conf by @vinc17fr in #528
• Ignore double quotes if present when checking for compiler version by @scaronni in #532
• fix: return success when do redhat_kernel_install.d.in by @Futureland in #535
• Various fixes by @scaronni in #536
• build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #539
• dkms: Source copy changes #538 by @ian-abbott in #540
• Update tests by @scaronni in #541
• sparse arrays and a few more fixes by @anbe42 in #543
• Update tests by @scaronni in #546

New Contributors

• @Futureland made their first contribution in #535

Full Changelog: v3.2.1...v3.2.2

v3.2.1

What's Changed

• Fix text in framework.conf by @scaronni in #526
• Fix post_transaction when running dkms autoinstall via systemd unit by @scaronni in #527

Full Changelog: v3.2.0...v3.2.1

v3.2.0 - New functionality

Force rebuild of dependent modules

Force the rebuild of modules when BUILD_DEPENDS_REBUILD is set and modules declared in BUILD_DEPENDS change.

When a module is updated, all modules that depend on it need to be automatically rebuilt in the correct order. This is all gated throughBUILD_DEPENDS_REBUILD, which should be set on a per installation basis, for example:

$ cat /etc/dkms/<module1>.conf
BUILD_DEPENDS=<module2>
BUILD_DEPENDS_REBUILD=yes

Whenever <module1> is built and BUILD_DEPENDS is set, the version of the dependent module is saved in:

/var/lib/dkms/<module1>/<kernel_version>-<arch>/.dep_<module2>

Add post transaction command that can be specified per site / installation

Add a generic command that gets executed at the end of "install/uninstall" phases for modules. The post_transaction is configured in /etc/dkms/framework.conf and if set to any non-null value the command in there is executed with the kernel version that is the target of the command as the first parameter.

This can be set on a per-site or by distribution packagers of DKMS.

It's executed only at the end of commands that change the content of the kernel modules folder; so an install, autoinstall and remove|unbuild|uninstall command. When the directive is not set (the default) there is no behavior change for DKMS.

The action generates a log in the DKMS working directory using the facilities already provided by DKMS.

What's Changed

• Update man pages by @scaronni in #517
• Add logic for rebuilding modules when dependencies change by @scaronni in #515
• Add helper function for boolean variables syntax checking by @scaronni in #520
• Update tests by @scaronni in #523
• Do not use $ for describing framework.conf directives in the man page by @scaronni in #524
• Add post_transaction command by @scaronni in #522

Full Changelog: v3.1.8...v3.2.0

v3.1.8

What's Changed

• fix dkms getting stuck with an incomplete $m/$v/$k/$a/module/ directory by @anbe42 in #513
• deprecate CLEAN by @anbe42 in #514
• dkms: propagate OBSOLETE_BY to BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL_MAX by @anbe42 in #516

Full Changelog: v3.1.7...v3.1.8

v3.1.7

What's Changed

• Update tests.yml for Red Hat based distributions by @scaronni in #504
• Add codeSigning EKU to generated MOK by @GabeNI in #506
• Update COPYING by @scaronni in #509
• Update README.md by @scaronni in #508
• various fixes by @anbe42 in #507
  • record location of archived original modules and restore them there (#480)
  • support AUTOINSTALL="no" (#491)
  • do not clean the clean build tree before building the module (#495)
  • error out on dkms.conf containing duplicate module definitions
  • common.postinst: run with the same verbosity as autoinstall
  • internal code refactoring and cleanup
  • simplify development of new tests
  • add more tests
  • add more sanity checks
  • make some error messages more informative
  • coding style consistency

New Contributors

• @GabeNI made their first contribution in #506

Full Changelog: v3.1.6...v3.1.7

v3.1.6

What's Changed

• Misc changes by @anbe42 in #487
• fix a spelling mistake by @vinc17fr in #489
• Fixes by @scaronni in #490
• Attempts for fixing #488 by @scaronni in #493
• Misc changes by @anbe42 in #494
• shellcheck.yml: add new tests using shellcheck by @Nowa-Ammerlaan in #492
• dkms.in: try to find Gentoo's module signing key and certificate by @Nowa-Ammerlaan in #498
• build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #497
• Report kernel module signing errors to prevent silent failures by @KernelGhost in #496

New Contributors

• @vinc17fr made their first contribution in #489
• @KernelGhost made their first contribution in #496

Full Changelog: v3.1.5...v3.1.6

v3.1.5

What's Changed

• Fix #472, capture error output by @scaronni in #473
• Ensure autoinstall reads /etc/dkms/$module.conf by @bodgerer in #474
• Improve output formatting by @anbe42 in #477
• Drop OpenSUSE Leap 15.5 from tests by @scaronni in #475
• log more in make.log by @anbe42 in #478
• Set compression levels to upstream defaults by @C0rn3j in #476
• Install specific targets during tests by @scaronni in #482
• more autoinstall etc. tests by @anbe42 in #479
• Various fixes for weak modules and SUSE by @scaronni in #486

New Contributors

• @C0rn3j made their first contribution in #476

Full Changelog: v3.1.4...v3.1.5

v3.1.4

What's Changed

• Update test images by @scaronni in #462
• More autoinstall tests by @anbe42 in #466
• Install again common.postinst for install-redhat by @SergeiShtepa in #467
• Check for include/config/auto.conf by default in place of .config by @scaronni in #468
• Move kernel_prerm.d logic into dkms by @anbe42 in #469

New Contributors

• @SergeiShtepa made their first contribution in #467

Full Changelog: v3.1.3...v3.1.4

v3.1.3

What's Changed

• Print messages for user feedback only once by @scaronni in #460
• Adjust installation for Red Hat based distributions by @scaronni in #461
• Keep the Module.symvers file along with the module files if it exists. by @DidierTrosset-Acqiris in #459

New Contributors

• @DidierTrosset-Acqiris made their first contribution in #459

Full Changelog: v3.1.2...v3.1.3