Description of problem: I've placed a newer version of a module in ./updates - mkinitrd ignores it. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 5.1.19.6 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: # find /lib/modules | grep 3w-9 | xargs ls -l | grep 1\.10 -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 82832 Aug 5 09:06 /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.10.el5/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 366918 Aug 21 09:33 /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.10.el5/updates/3w-9xxx.ko 2. mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.6.18-92.1.10.el5.img 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 .... copy from `/lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.10.el5/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko' [elf64-x86-64] to `/tmp/initrd.Lz8582/lib/3w-9xxx.ko' [elf64-x86-64] 3. (unpack initrd) and # ls -l lib/3w-9xxx.ko -rw------- 1 root root 83168 Aug 21 09:37 lib/3w-9xxx.ko Actual results: The "stock" module file is used. Expected results: The module file from the updates directory should be used.
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