[oe] [RFC] using kernel.bbclass rename hook for external modules as well

[Chris Larson]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Koen Kooi <k.kooi at student.utwente.nl>wrote:

> Currently kernel.bbclass splits and renames modules into
> kernel-module-<foo>, but module.bbclass doesn't. What's your opinion on
> making modules.bbclass follow the same logic for consistency?
> To make upgrade paths work the 'kernel-modules' metapackage would be
> ${PN} for external modules.
>

This sounds like a very good idea to me, it would make the package list much
more consistent and improve the user experience, imo.
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