vmware / vmware/photon

Can't build kernel modules on linux-esx

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Description

objtool is missing on linux-esx-devel packages, while it's available on linux-devel, linux-aws-devel and linux-rt-devel

E.g.:

$ ls /usr/src/linux-headers-4.19.154-1.ph3/tools/objtool/
fixdep  Makefile  objtool
$ ls /usr/src/linux-headers-4.19.154-1.ph3-esx/tools/objtool/
Makefile

I would like to know if that was done on purpose or if it's a packaging issue.

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Research direction

Compare the contents of linux-esx-devel with linux-devel, linux-aws-devel, and linux-rt-devel, focusing on the tools/objtool directories shown in the report. Determine whether the missing objtool files are intentional or a packaging issue, then verify the linux-esx-devel package contains the expected files if a change is needed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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