[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#529059: Bug#529059: dkms: please use dpkg-divert

[Giuseppe Iuculano]

Hi,


A Mennucc ha scritto:
> when dkms installs, it may override an existing kernel module
> by a new one. To this end, dkms moves away the old module using 'mv'
> 
> But this breaks if the kernel is upated/reinstalled (as for example
> after the recent security updates). 
> 
> There is though a more effective way, and it is to use dpkg-divert
> 
> The attached patch is a proof-of-concept.

Could you point me a DKMS package that updates an in-tree module? I would like
to test the dpkg-divert patch.

Cheers,
Giuseppe.

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