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Can't reload a new driver from driver update disk

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      .Unable to load an updated driver from the driver update disc in the installation environment

      A new version of a driver from the driver update disc might not load if the same driver from the installation initial ramdisk has already been loaded. As a consequence, an updated version of the driver cannot be applied to the installation environment.

      As a workaround, use the `modprobe.blacklist=` kernel command line option together with the `inst.dd` option. For example, to ensure that an updated version of the `virtio_blk` driver from a driver update disc is loaded, use `modprobe.blacklist=virtio_blk` and then continue with the usual procedure to apply drivers from the driver update disk. As a result, the system can load an updated version of the driver and use it in the installation environment.
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      .Unable to load an updated driver from the driver update disc in the installation environment A new version of a driver from the driver update disc might not load if the same driver from the installation initial ramdisk has already been loaded. As a consequence, an updated version of the driver cannot be applied to the installation environment. As a workaround, use the `modprobe.blacklist=` kernel command line option together with the `inst.dd` option. For example, to ensure that an updated version of the `virtio_blk` driver from a driver update disc is loaded, use `modprobe.blacklist=virtio_blk` and then continue with the usual procedure to apply drivers from the driver update disk. As a result, the system can load an updated version of the driver and use it in the installation environment.
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      Description of problem:
      It's not possible to load a new driver from driver update disk instead of an original one which is being used (in my case it was virtio_blk, used for storage access):
      ...
      DD: starting interactive mode

      (Page 1 of 1) Driver disk device selection
      /DEVICE TYPE LABEL UUID
      1) dm-1 xfs 217055ce-6ad4-4a69-a0a7-cf9dfc97f91d
      2) sr0 iso9660 RHEL-9-2-0-BaseOS-x8 2023-01-14-09-33-15-00
      3) dm-0 swap 16b348b1-ce4f-4fa8-8b16-0f0e9618b2f5
      4) vda2 LVM2_mem G5h2p0-OTbn-SXVd-9T7E-F0s6-xI32-YA7z
      5) vda1 xfs fc3957f4-0679-45e2-adde-c5e399bdea27
      6) sr1 iso9660 2023-01-17-16-03-10-00

      1. to select, 'r'-refresh, or 'c'-continue: DD: Examining /dev/sr1
        mount: /media/DD-1: WARNING: source write-protected, mounted read-only.

      (Page 1 of 1) Select drivers to install
      1) [ ] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-e1000e-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el9.x86_64.rpm
      2) [ ] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-virtio_blk-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el9.x86_64.rpm

      1. to toggle selection, or 'c'-continue:
        (Page 1 of 1) Select drivers to install
        1) [x] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-e1000e-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el9.x86_64.rpm
        2) [ ] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-virtio_blk-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el9.x86_64.rpm
      2. to toggle selection, or 'c'-continue:
        (Page 1 of 1) Select drivers to install
        1) [x] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-e1000e-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el9.x86_64.rpm
        2) [x] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-virtio_blk-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el9.x86_64.rpm
      3. to toggle selection, or 'c'-continue: DD: Extracting: kmod-redhat-e1000e
        DD: Extracting: kmod-redhat-virtio_blk

      (Page 1 of 1) Driver disk device selection
      /DEVICE TYPE LABEL UUID
      1) dm-1 xfs 217055ce-6ad4-4a69-a0a7-cf9dfc97f91d
      2) sr0 iso9660 RHEL-9-2-0-BaseOS-x8 2023-01-14-09-33-15-00
      3) dm-0 swap 16b348b1-ce4f-4fa8-8b16-0f0e9618b2f5
      4) vda2 LVM2_mem G5h2p0-OTbn-SXVd-9T7E-F0s6-xI32-YA7z
      5) vda1 xfs fc3957f4-0679-45e2-adde-c5e399bdea27
      6) sr1 iso9660 2023-01-17-16-03-10-00

      1. to select, 'r'-refresh, or 'c'-continue: modprobe: FATAL: Module virtio_blk is in use.

      This, however, works fine on RHEL-8.8 (using modified drivers that print 'DRIVERDISK:...' when loaded):
      ...
      (Page 1 of 1) Driver disk device selection
      /DEVICE TYPE LABEL UUID
      1) vda1 xfs fc3957f4-0679-45e2-adde-c5e399bdea27
      2) vda2 LVM2_mem G5h2p0-OTbn-SXVd-9T7E-F0s6-xI32-YA7z
      3) sr0 iso9660 RHEL-8-8-0-BaseOS-x8 2023-01-22-20-30-07-00
      4) sr1 iso9660 2023-01-23-08-05-38-00

      1. to select, 'r'-refresh, or 'c'-continue: DD: Examining /dev/sr1
        mount: /media/DD-1: WARNING: device write-protected, mounted read-only.

      (Page 1 of 1) Select drivers to install
      1) [ ] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-e1000e-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
      2) [ ] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-virtio_blk-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
      3) [ ] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-e1000-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el8.x86_64.rpm

      1. to toggle selection, or 'c'-continue:
        (Page 1 of 1) Select drivers to install
        1) [x] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-e1000e-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
        2) [ ] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-virtio_blk-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
        3) [ ] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-e1000-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
      2. to toggle selection, or 'c'-continue:
        (Page 1 of 1) Select drivers to install
        1) [x] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-e1000e-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
        2) [x] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-virtio_blk-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
        3) [ ] /media/DD-1/rpms/x86_64/kmod-redhat-e1000-1.0.1_dup7.4a-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
      3. to toggle selection, or 'c'-continue: DD: Extracting: kmod-redhat-e1000e
        DD: Extracting: kmod-redhat-virtio_blk

      (Page 1 of 1) Driver disk device selection
      /DEVICE TYPE LABEL UUID
      1) vda1 xfs fc3957f4-0679-45e2-adde-c5e399bdea27
      2) vda2 LVM2_mem G5h2p0-OTbn-SXVd-9T7E-F0s6-xI32-YA7z
      3) sr0 iso9660 RHEL-8-8-0-BaseOS-x8 2023-01-22-20-30-07-00
      4) sr1 iso9660 2023-01-23-08-05-38-00

      1. to select, 'r'-refresh, or 'c'-continue:
        ...
        [anaconda root@localhost ~]# dmesg | grep DRIVER
        [ 207.240946] DRIVERDISK: virtio_blk loaded
        [ 207.249243] e1000e: DRIVERDISK: e1000e loaded

      Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
      anaconda-34.25.2.6-1.el9, dracut-057-20.git20221213.el9, kernel-5.14.0-234.el9 (RHEL-9.2.0-20230115.7)

      How reproducible:
      100%

      Steps to Reproduce:
      1. Prepare a driver update disk (I just used an ISO connected to a second CD-ROM drive in a VM) containing a driver that will be in use later on (i. e. driver for a block device present in the system). Also create proper conditions so that the driver can't get reloaded – in case of virtio_blk, it's necessary to create partitioning on a virtio block device first.
      2. Start installation with 'inst.dd'.
      3. Select a driver that's already in use and continue.

      Actual results:
      The driver is not loaded in the installation environment.

      Expected results:
      The driver is loaded in the installation environment and is present in the installed system.

            anaconda-maint-list anaconda-maint-list
            rhn-support-jikortus Jiri Kortus
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            Sagar Dubewar Sagar Dubewar
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