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Description of problem:
Seven kernel modules can be loaded when running sosreport / its networking plugin, in particular:

tcp_diag
udp_diag
inet_diag
macsec
unix_diag
af_packet_diag
netlink_diag


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
sos 3.6-9, also 3.5-9


How reproducible:
100%


Steps to Reproduce:
1. unload the 7 modules and run networking plugin of sosreport:

rmmod tcp_diag udp_diag inet_diag macsec unix_diag af_packet_diag netlink_diag
sosreport -o networking --batch --build
lsmod > lsmod.after
diff lsmod.before lsmod.after


Actual results:
1a2,8
> macsec                 35971  0 
> tcp_diag               12591  0 
> udp_diag               12801  0 
> inet_diag              18949  2 tcp_diag,udp_diag
> unix_diag              12601  0 
> af_packet_diag         12611  0 
> netlink_diag           12669  0 


Expected results:
diff is empty


Additional info:
- "macsec" kernel module is loaded by command "​ip -s macsec show"​
- other 6 are loaded by command "ss -peaonmi"

The macsec can be easily put under a simple IF statement, but "ss" is bit tricky, since calling pure "ss" loads 4 of the 6 above mentioned *_diag modules.

Since sos predicates were introduced, it should be relatively easy to finish the fix - shall be in 7.8

--allow-system-changes is missing in manpages => assigned

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:1127

The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 1000 days