Missing modules/5.10.xxx-MANJARO, suspect .old

Some additional info for documentation:

snapshot 18886:

  • There is a dir /usr/lib/modules/bk with all old modules inside
  • There is a file .old pointing to 5.10.68-1-MANJARO
➜  modules     ls -lA                                                                                                  
insgesamt 4
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 468 27. Sep 19:26 4.19.207-1-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 514 27. Sep 19:24 5.10.68-1-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 514 27. Sep 19:35 5.14.7-2-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 254  1. Mai 10:24 bk
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 27. Sep 19:25 extramodules-4.19-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 27. Sep 19:24 extramodules-5.10-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 27. Sep 19:35 extramodules-5.14-MANJARO
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  18 27. Sep 19:31 .old
➜  modules ls -lA bk                                                                                               
insgesamt 0
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 478 25. Apr 20:44 4.19.187-1-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 524  1. Mai 09:15 5.10.32-1-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 524  1. Mai 10:16 5.11.16-2-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 25. Apr 20:43 extramodules-4.19-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104  1. Mai 09:15 extramodules-5.10-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104  1. Mai 10:16 extramodules-5.11-MANJARO
➜  modules cat .old                                                                                                
5.10.68-1-MANJARO

snapshot 18889:

  • There is no /usr/lib/modules/bk
  • There is a file .old pointing to 5.10.68-1-MANJARO
➜  modules ls -lA                                                                                                  
insgesamt 4
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 468 27. Sep 19:26 4.19.207-1-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 490 28. Sep 07:41 5.10.68-1-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 514 27. Sep 19:35 5.14.7-2-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 27. Sep 19:25 extramodules-4.19-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 27. Sep 19:24 extramodules-5.10-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 27. Sep 19:35 extramodules-5.14-MANJARO
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  18 27. Sep 19:31 .old
➜  modules cat .old                                                                                                
5.10.68-1-MANJARO

snapshot 18886:

  • There is no dir /usr/lib/modules/bk
  • There is no file .old
  • There is no dir 5.10.68-1-MANJARO any more
➜  modules ls -lA                                                                                                  
insgesamt 0
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 468 27. Sep 19:26 4.19.207-1-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 514 27. Sep 19:35 5.14.7-2-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 27. Sep 19:25 extramodules-4.19-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 27. Sep 19:24 extramodules-5.10-MANJARO
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 104 27. Sep 19:35 extramodules-5.14-MANJARO

Does anyone know what this .old file means, or who created it ?