Kernel 6.15 - missing extra modules

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It seems that the packages for (most?) of the extra modules linux615-extramodules · GitLab have not been built:

$ pacman -Ss "linux614"
core/linux614 6.14.9-1 [installed]
    The Linux 6.14 kernel and modules
core/linux614-headers 6.14.9-1
    Headers and scripts for building modules for the Linux 6.14 kernel
core/linux614-rt 6.14.0_rt3-2
    The Linux614-rt kernel and modules
core/linux614-rt-headers 6.14.0_rt3-2
    Header files and scripts for building modules for Linux614-rt kernel
extra/linux614-acpi_call 1.2.2-22 (linux614-extramodules)
    A linux kernel module that enables calls to ACPI methods through /proc/acpi/call
extra/linux614-bbswitch 0.8-22 (linux614-extramodules)
    Kernel module allowing to switch dedicated graphics card on Optimus laptops
extra/linux614-broadcom-wl 6.30.223.271-22 (linux614-extramodules) [installed]
    Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver
extra/linux614-nvidia 575.57.08-1 (linux614-extramodules)
    NVIDIA kernel modules for linux614
extra/linux614-nvidia-390xx 390.157-21 (linux614-extramodules)
    NVIDIA kernel modules for linux614
extra/linux614-nvidia-470xx 470.256.02-21 (linux614-extramodules)
    NVIDIA kernel modules for linux614
extra/linux614-nvidia-open 575.57.08-1 (linux614-extramodules)
    NVIDIA open kernel modules for linux614
extra/linux614-r8168 8.055.00-22 (linux614-extramodules)
    A kernel module for Realtek 8168 network cards
extra/linux614-rt-acpi_call 1.2.2-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    A linux kernel module that enables calls to ACPI methods through /proc/acpi/call
extra/linux614-rt-bbswitch 0.8-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    Kernel module allowing to switch dedicated graphics card on Optimus laptops
extra/linux614-rt-broadcom-wl 6.30.223.271-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver
extra/linux614-rt-nvidia 575.57.08-1 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    NVIDIA kernel modules for linux614-rt
extra/linux614-rt-nvidia-390xx 390.157-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    NVIDIA kernel modules for linux614-rt
extra/linux614-rt-nvidia-470xx 470.256.02-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    NVIDIA kernel modules for linux614-rt
extra/linux614-rt-nvidia-open 575.57.08-1 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    NVIDIA open kernel modules for linux614-rt
extra/linux614-rt-r8168 8.055.00-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    A kernel module for Realtek 8168 network cards
extra/linux614-rt-rtl8723bu 20240303-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    Driver for RTL8723BU
extra/linux614-rt-tp_smapi 0.44-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    Modules for ThinkPad's SMAPI functionality
extra/linux614-rt-vhba-module 20250329-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    Kernel module that emulates SCSI devices
extra/linux614-rt-virtualbox-host-modules 7.1.8-2 (linux614-rt-extramodules)
    Virtualbox host kernel modules for Manjaro Kernel
extra/linux614-rtl8723bu 20240303-22 (linux614-extramodules)
    Driver for RTL8723BU
extra/linux614-tp_smapi 0.44-22 (linux614-extramodules)
    Modules for ThinkPad's SMAPI functionality
extra/linux614-vhba-module 20250329-20 (linux614-extramodules)
    Kernel module that emulates SCSI devices
extra/linux614-virtualbox-host-modules 7.1.8-19 (linux614-extramodules)
    Virtualbox host kernel modules for Manjaro Kernel
extra/linux614-zfs 2.3.2-9 (linux614-extramodules)
    Kernel modules for the Zettabyte File System.

vs

$ pacman -Ss "linux615"
core/linux615 6.15.0-1
    The Linux 6.15 kernel and modules
core/linux615-headers 6.15.0-1
    Headers and scripts for building modules for the Linux 6.15 kernel
extra/linux615-acpi_call 1.2.2-1 (linux615-extramodules)
    A linux kernel module that enables calls to ACPI methods through /proc/acpi/call
extra/linux615-nvidia 575.57.08-1 (linux615-extramodules)
    NVIDIA kernel modules for linux615
extra/linux615-nvidia-390xx 390.157-1 (linux615-extramodules)
    NVIDIA kernel modules for linux615
extra/linux615-nvidia-470xx 470.256.02-1 (linux615-extramodules)
    NVIDIA kernel modules for linux615
extra/linux615-nvidia-open 575.57.08-1 (linux615-extramodules)
    NVIDIA open kernel modules for linux615
extra/linux615-r8168 8.055.00-1 (linux615-extramodules)
    A kernel module for Realtek 8168 network cards
extra/linux615-tp_smapi 0.44-1 (linux615-extramodules)
    Modules for ThinkPad's SMAPI functionality
extra/linux615-vhba-module 20250329-1 (linux615-extramodules)
    Kernel module that emulates SCSI devices
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Note that linux615 is the current mainline kernel, which is a development kernel for very early adoption of new features, you could call it “public alpha”. Linux614 is the current stable kernel, which equal to “public beta”. That means that it could take some time to patch the extra-modules for a new development version. LTS versions are meant to be used on production machines.

https://www.kernel.org/

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I wouldn’t call it alpha, nor beta. The rc period is finished and it is released.

However, VirtualBox does not support 6.15 at the moment and does not build. Other modules might have the same problem. It seems that release of 6.15 was too quickly to catch up? I did not see these issues with the last kernels and everything worked right away.

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Well, from observation of the release processes of any new OS (or kernel) there’s usually some kind of release to manufacturing phase (whether acknowledged as that, or not) while vendors tweak their offerings for the new shiny.

It really doesn’t matter what one might like to call it in the meantime - alpha, beta, or pumpkin; semantics; there’s usually a (variable) period before the thing reaches GA.

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alpha and beta are well-known labels for software. The rc-kernels would be beta. This is a final release, so I would expect everything working.
And everything does, however, not the third-party software (VirtualBox, etc.) but that’s not on the kernel devs. That is more about the repo maintainers releasing the pumpkin version too early.

I like calling it pumpkin, a 0 looks similar to :jack_o_lantern:.
(Our new wonderful software would actually support the version 6.15.:jack_o_lantern:)

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I forgot that the machine I noticed this on war running the testing track where 6.15 is no longer rc.

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