Why doesn't 'rpm -ivh' generate conflicts when the KMP package contains the same .ko files in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7?

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Occasionally, multiple third-party vendors separately distribute a kmod package using the same name, but with different versions. Also, a single third-party vendor may update a released kmod package under a newer version. When such packages are updated using the -F or -U rpm options, the associated kmps from previously installed kernels will b...

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