weak-modules does not properly handle compressed kernel modules

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

The weak-modules script does not properly handle compressed modules in some situations. This can result in the "weak-updates" symlinks for a kmod not being created or being removed incorrectly for an installed kmod module package.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7

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