dependency issues with kmod-kvdo while trying to update the kernel

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Issue

We

  • installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5GA, including Kernel is 3.10.0-862.el7
  • then kmod-kvdo-6.1.0.153-15.el7.x86_64 was installed, the version from the RHEL7.5GA media
  • "blacklist kernel-*" was added in /etc/yum.conf
  • after registering with subscription manager, yum update was executed

This error occurred:

Failed to resolve the dependency.

Error: Package: kmod-kvdo-6.1.1.125-5.el7.x86_64 (rhel-7-server-rpms)
             Required:kernel(dm_get_device) = 0x304f1d09
            Installed:  kernel-3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64 (@anaconda/7.5)
                kernel(dm_get_device) = 0xf3d46cd5
Error: Package: kmod-kvdo-6.1.1.125-5.el7.x86_64 (rhel-7-server-rpms)
             Required:kernel(dm_unregister_target) = 0x33f324ab
            Installed:  kernel-3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64 (@anaconda/7.5)
                kernel(dm_unregister_target) = 0x62b8c739
Error: Package: kmod-kvdo-6.1.1.125-5.el7.x86_64 (rhel-7-server-rpms)
             Required:kernel(dm_register_target) = 0xfcd652d7
            Installed:  kernel-3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64 (@anaconda/7.5)
                kernel(dm_register_target) = 0xcf368f2b
Error: Package: kmod-kvdo-6.1.1.125-5.el7.x86_64 (rhel-7-server-rpms)
             Required:kernel(dm_put_device) = 0x660c95fc
            Installed:  kernel-3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64 (@anaconda/7.5)
                kernel(dm_put_device) = 0xa767fd96

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 and later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.0 and later
  • kABI
  • Virtual Disk Optimizer (VDO)

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