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[kmod,v5,5/5] libkmod, depmod, modprobe: Make directory for kernel modules configurable

Message ID b878a01f09e250bb24dbaede71cc776217a8f862.1689681454.git.msuchanek@suse.de (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series kmod /usr support | expand

Commit Message

Michal Suchánek July 18, 2023, 12:01 p.m. UTC
Now that modprobe.d is searched under ${prefix}/lib, allow a complete
transition to files only under ${prefix} by adding a ${module_directory}
configuration. This specifies the directory where to search for kernel
modules and should match the location where the kernel/distro installs
them.

With this distributions that do not want to ship files in /lib can also
move kernel modules to /usr while others can keep them in /lib.

Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
---
v4: Make the whole path configurable
v5: More verbose commit message
---
 Makefile.am                          |   3 +-
 configure.ac                         |   7 ++
 libkmod/libkmod.c                    |   4 +-
 man/Makefile.am                      |   1 +
 man/depmod.d.xml                     |   6 +-
 man/depmod.xml                       |   4 +-
 man/modinfo.xml                      |   2 +-
 man/modprobe.xml                     |   2 +-
 man/modules.dep.xml                  |   6 +-
 testsuite/module-playground/Makefile |   2 +-
 testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh            | 109 +++++++++++++++------------
 testsuite/test-depmod.c              |  16 ++--
 testsuite/test-testsuite.c           |   8 +-
 tools/depmod.c                       |   6 +-
 tools/kmod.pc.in                     |   1 +
 tools/modinfo.c                      |   4 +-
 tools/modprobe.c                     |   4 +-
 tools/static-nodes.c                 |   6 +-
 18 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)

Comments

Lucas De Marchi Oct. 17, 2023, 5:50 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 02:01:56PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
>Now that modprobe.d is searched under ${prefix}/lib, allow a complete
>transition to files only under ${prefix} by adding a ${module_directory}
>configuration. This specifies the directory where to search for kernel
>modules and should match the location where the kernel/distro installs
>them.
>
>With this distributions that do not want to ship files in /lib can also
>move kernel modules to /usr while others can keep them in /lib.
>
>Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
>---
>v4: Make the whole path configurable
>v5: More verbose commit message
>---
> Makefile.am                          |   3 +-
> configure.ac                         |   7 ++
> libkmod/libkmod.c                    |   4 +-
> man/Makefile.am                      |   1 +
> man/depmod.d.xml                     |   6 +-
> man/depmod.xml                       |   4 +-
> man/modinfo.xml                      |   2 +-
> man/modprobe.xml                     |   2 +-
> man/modules.dep.xml                  |   6 +-
> testsuite/module-playground/Makefile |   2 +-
> testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh            | 109 +++++++++++++++------------
> testsuite/test-depmod.c              |  16 ++--
> testsuite/test-testsuite.c           |   8 +-
> tools/depmod.c                       |   6 +-
> tools/kmod.pc.in                     |   1 +
> tools/modinfo.c                      |   4 +-
> tools/modprobe.c                     |   4 +-
> tools/static-nodes.c                 |   6 +-
> 18 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
>index 6d0b2decfef3..019aa749fdf1 100644
>--- a/Makefile.am
>+++ b/Makefile.am
>@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
> 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
> 	-DSYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)"\" \
> 	-DDISTCONFDIR=\""$(distconfdir)"\" \
>+	-DMODULE_DIRECTORY=\""$(module_directory)"\" \
> 	${zlib_CFLAGS}
>
> AM_CFLAGS = $(OUR_CFLAGS)
>@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> MODULE_PLAYGROUND = testsuite/module-playground
> ROOTFS = testsuite/rootfs
> ROOTFS_PRISTINE = $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/rootfs-pristine
>-CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
>+CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) MODULE_DIRECTORY=$(module_directory) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
>
> build-module-playground:
> 	$(AM_V_GEN)if test "$(top_srcdir)" != "$(top_builddir)"; then \
>diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
>index b4584d6cdc67..4051dc9249e2 100644
>--- a/configure.ac
>+++ b/configure.ac
>@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([rootlibdir],
>         [], [with_rootlibdir=$libdir])
> AC_SUBST([rootlibdir], [$with_rootlibdir])
>
>+# Ideally this would be $prefix/lib/modules but default to /lib/modules for compatibility with earlier versions
>+AC_ARG_WITH([module_directory],
>+        AS_HELP_STRING([--with-module-directory=DIR], [directory in which to look for kernel modules - typically '/lib/modules' or '${prefix}/lib/modules']),
>+        [], [with_module_directory=/lib/modules])
>+AC_SUBST([module_directory], [$with_module_directory])

we will probably have "fun" results if we accept a relative path here.

>+
> AC_ARG_WITH([zstd],
> 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-zstd], [handle Zstandard-compressed modules @<:@default=disabled@:>@]),
> 	[], [with_zstd=no])
>@@ -326,6 +332,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([
> 	$PACKAGE $VERSION
> 	=======
>
>+	module_directory:	${module_directory}
> 	prefix:			${prefix}
> 	sysconfdir:		${sysconfdir}
> 	distconfdir:		${distconfdir}
>diff --git a/libkmod/libkmod.c b/libkmod/libkmod.c
>index 09e6041461b0..63719e886de8 100644
>--- a/libkmod/libkmod.c
>+++ b/libkmod/libkmod.c
>@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int log_priority(const char *priority)
> 	return 0;
> }
>
>-static const char *dirname_default_prefix = "/lib/modules";
>+static const char *dirname_default_prefix = MODULE_DIRECTORY;
>
> static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
> {
>@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
> /**
>  * kmod_new:
>  * @dirname: what to consider as linux module's directory, if NULL
>- *           defaults to /lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,
>+ *           defaults to ${module_prefix}/lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,

module_prefix?  did you mean to use $MODULE_DIRECTORY/`uname -r`?

>  *           it's treated as relative to the current working directory.
>  *           Otherwise, give an absolute dirname.
>  * @config_paths: ordered array of paths (directories or files) where
>diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
>index 2fea8e46bf2f..f550091a216a 100644
>--- a/man/Makefile.am
>+++ b/man/Makefile.am
>@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CLEANFILES = $(dist_man_MANS)
> 	else \
> 		sed -e '/@DISTCONFDIR@/d' $< ; \
> 	fi | \
>+	sed -e 's|@MODULE_DIRECTORY@|$(module_directory)|g' | \
> 	$(XSLT) \
> 		-o $@ \
> 		--nonet \
>diff --git a/man/depmod.d.xml b/man/depmod.d.xml
>index f282a39cc840..b07e6a2bd4fe 100644
>--- a/man/depmod.d.xml
>+++ b/man/depmod.d.xml
>@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
>         </term>
>         <listitem>
>           <para>
>-            This allows you to specify the order in which /lib/modules
>+            This allows you to specify the order in which @MODULE_DIRECTORY@
>             (or other configured module location) subdirectories will
>             be processed by <command>depmod</command>. Directories are
>             listed in order, with the highest priority given to the
>@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
>             <command>depmod</command> command. It is possible to
>             specify one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard.
>             <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable> is the
>-            name of the subdirectory under /lib/modules (or other
>+            name of the subdirectory under @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other
>             module location) where the target module is installed.
>           </para>
>           <para>
>@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
>             specifying the following command: "override kmod * extra".
>             This will ensure that any matching module name installed
>             under the <command>extra</command> subdirectory within
>-            /lib/modules (or other module location) will take priority
>+            @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other module location) will take priority
>             over any likenamed module already provided by the kernel.
>           </para>
>         </listitem>
>diff --git a/man/depmod.xml b/man/depmod.xml
>index 3b0097184fd7..fce2a4a67a89 100644
>--- a/man/depmod.xml
>+++ b/man/depmod.xml
>@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
>     </para>
>     <para> <command>depmod</command> creates a list of module dependencies by
>       reading each module under
>-      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
>+      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
>       determining what symbols it exports and what symbols it needs.  By
>       default, this list is written to <filename>modules.dep</filename>, and a
>       binary hashed version named <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename>, in the
>@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
>         <listitem>
>           <para>
>             If your modules are not currently in the (normal) directory
>-            <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
>+            <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
>             but in a staging area, you can specify a
>             <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> which is prepended to the
>             directory name.  This <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> is
>diff --git a/man/modinfo.xml b/man/modinfo.xml
>index 9fe0324a2527..b6c4d6045829 100644
>--- a/man/modinfo.xml
>+++ b/man/modinfo.xml
>@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
>       <command>modinfo</command> extracts information from the Linux Kernel
>       modules given on the command line.  If the module name is not a filename,
>       then the
>-      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
>+      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
>       directory is searched, as is also done by
>       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
>       when loading kernel modules.
>diff --git a/man/modprobe.xml b/man/modprobe.xml
>index 91f9e27997cd..4d1fd59c000b 100644
>--- a/man/modprobe.xml
>+++ b/man/modprobe.xml
>@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
>       is no difference between _ and - in module names (automatic
>       underscore conversion is performed).
>       <command>modprobe</command> looks in the module directory
>-      <filename>/lib/modules/`uname -r`</filename> for all
>+      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/`uname -r`</filename> for all
>       the modules and other files, except for the optional
>       configuration files in the
>       <filename>/etc/modprobe.d</filename> directory
>diff --git a/man/modules.dep.xml b/man/modules.dep.xml
>index ed633694ec9e..8ef6d8b3536e 100644
>--- a/man/modules.dep.xml
>+++ b/man/modules.dep.xml
>@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
>   </refnamediv>
>
>   <refsynopsisdiv>
>-    <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep</filename></para>
>-    <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
>+    <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep</filename></para>
>+    <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
>   </refsynopsisdiv>
>
>   <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
>@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
>       <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> is a binary file generated by
>       <command>depmod</command> listing the dependencies for
>       every module in the directories under
>-      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
>+      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
>       It is used by kmod tools such as <command>modprobe</command> and
>       libkmod.
>     </para>
>diff --git a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
>index e6045b0dd932..a7ab09bea2bf 100644
>--- a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
>+++ b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
>@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ endif
>
> else
> # normal makefile
>-KDIR ?= /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
>+KDIR ?= $(module_prefix)/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
> KVER ?= `uname -r`
> ifeq ($(FAKE_BUILD),)
>     FAKE_BUILD=0
>diff --git a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
>index 4440ddcd6b4d..a780f9381b3c 100755
>--- a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
>+++ b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
>@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ create_rootfs() {
> 	cp -r "$ROOTFS_PRISTINE" "$ROOTFS"
> 	find "$ROOTFS" -type d -exec chmod +w {} \;
> 	find "$ROOTFS" -type f -name .gitignore -exec rm -f {} \;
>+	if [ "$MODULE_DIRECTORY" != "/lib/modules" ] ; then
>+		sed -i -e "s|/lib/modules|$MODULE_DIRECTORY|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
>+		sed -i -e "s|$MODULE_DIRECTORY/external|/lib/modules/external|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
>+		for i in "$ROOTFS"/*/lib/modules/* "$ROOTFS"/*/*/lib/modules/* ; do
>+			version="$(basename $i)"
>+			[ $version != 'external' ] || continue
>+			mod="$(dirname $i)"
>+			lib="$(dirname $mod)"
>+			up="$(dirname $lib)$MODULE_DIRECTORY"
>+			mkdir -p "$up"
>+			mv "$i" "$up"
>+		done
>+	fi
>
> 	if [ "$SYSCONFDIR" != "/etc" ]; then
> 		find "$ROOTFS" -type d -name etc -printf "%h\n" | while read -r e; do
>@@ -32,57 +45,57 @@ feature_enabled() {
>
> declare -A map
> map=(
>-    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/crypto/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple/lib/modules/4.4.4/updates/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-c.ko"]="mod-loop-c.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-d.ko"]="mod-loop-d.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-e.ko"]="mod-loop-e.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-f.ko"]="mod-loop-f.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-g.ko"]="mod-loop-g.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-h.ko"]="mod-loop-h.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-i.ko"]="mod-loop-i.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-j.ko"]="mod-loop-j.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-k.ko"]="mod-loop-k.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/crypto/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/updates/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-c.ko"]="mod-loop-c.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-d.ko"]="mod-loop-d.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-e.ko"]="mod-loop-e.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-f.ko"]="mod-loop-f.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-g.ko"]="mod-loop-g.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-h.ko"]="mod-loop-h.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-i.ko"]="mod-loop-i.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-j.ko"]="mod-loop-j.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-k.ko"]="mod-loop-k.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>     ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/external/"]="mod-simple.ko"

why didn't you change it here?

>-    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>-    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>+    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
>     ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/external/"]="mod-simple.ko"

and here...


Otherwise looks good to me.

Pushed the first 4 patches.

thanks
Lucas De Marchi
Jan Engelhardt Oct. 18, 2023, 1:25 a.m. UTC | #2
On Tuesday 2023-10-17 19:50, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
>> +AC_ARG_WITH([module_directory],
>> +        AS_HELP_STRING([--with-module-directory=DIR], [directory in which to
>> look for kernel modules - typically '/lib/modules' or
>> '${prefix}/lib/modules']),
>> +        [], [with_module_directory=/lib/modules])
>> +AC_SUBST([module_directory], [$with_module_directory])
>
> we will probably have "fun" results if we accept a relative path here.

$ ./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=../bin
configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --bindir: ../bin

While such check does not exist for --with-module-directory, everyone
has likely been well-trained not to use relative paths. Even if, say,
cmake/meson *could* do it, it just would have never occurred to me to
actually *utilize* it, because it is just too ambiguous and
potentially dangerous.

Just think of all the fun you could have with LD_LIBRARY_PATH=".."
Michal Suchánek Nov. 9, 2023, 5:40 p.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 03:25:19AM +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On Tuesday 2023-10-17 19:50, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
> >> +AC_ARG_WITH([module_directory],
> >> +        AS_HELP_STRING([--with-module-directory=DIR], [directory in which to
> >> look for kernel modules - typically '/lib/modules' or
> >> '${prefix}/lib/modules']),
> >> +        [], [with_module_directory=/lib/modules])
> >> +AC_SUBST([module_directory], [$with_module_directory])
> >
> > we will probably have "fun" results if we accept a relative path here.
> 
> $ ./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=../bin
> configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --bindir: ../bin
> 
> While such check does not exist for --with-module-directory, everyone
> has likely been well-trained not to use relative paths. Even if, say,
> cmake/meson *could* do it, it just would have never occurred to me to
> actually *utilize* it, because it is just too ambiguous and
> potentially dangerous.
> 
> Just think of all the fun you could have with LD_LIBRARY_PATH=".."

Is there an example of how this guarding against relative paths is done
in other options that accept directories?

There may be something for the built-in options but the existing custom
rootlibdir option does not seem to have anything either.

Thanks

Michal
Michal Suchánek Nov. 9, 2023, 5:44 p.m. UTC | #4
On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 12:50:15PM -0500, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 02:01:56PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > Now that modprobe.d is searched under ${prefix}/lib, allow a complete
> > transition to files only under ${prefix} by adding a ${module_directory}
> > configuration. This specifies the directory where to search for kernel
> > modules and should match the location where the kernel/distro installs
> > them.
> > 
> > With this distributions that do not want to ship files in /lib can also
> > move kernel modules to /usr while others can keep them in /lib.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
> > ---
> > v4: Make the whole path configurable
> > v5: More verbose commit message
> > ---
> > Makefile.am                          |   3 +-
> > configure.ac                         |   7 ++
> > libkmod/libkmod.c                    |   4 +-
> > man/Makefile.am                      |   1 +
> > man/depmod.d.xml                     |   6 +-
> > man/depmod.xml                       |   4 +-
> > man/modinfo.xml                      |   2 +-
> > man/modprobe.xml                     |   2 +-
> > man/modules.dep.xml                  |   6 +-
> > testsuite/module-playground/Makefile |   2 +-
> > testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh            | 109 +++++++++++++++------------
> > testsuite/test-depmod.c              |  16 ++--
> > testsuite/test-testsuite.c           |   8 +-
> > tools/depmod.c                       |   6 +-
> > tools/kmod.pc.in                     |   1 +
> > tools/modinfo.c                      |   4 +-
> > tools/modprobe.c                     |   4 +-
> > tools/static-nodes.c                 |   6 +-
> > 18 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
> > index 6d0b2decfef3..019aa749fdf1 100644
> > --- a/Makefile.am
> > +++ b/Makefile.am
> > @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
> > 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
> > 	-DSYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)"\" \
> > 	-DDISTCONFDIR=\""$(distconfdir)"\" \
> > +	-DMODULE_DIRECTORY=\""$(module_directory)"\" \
> > 	${zlib_CFLAGS}
> > 
> > AM_CFLAGS = $(OUR_CFLAGS)
> > @@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > MODULE_PLAYGROUND = testsuite/module-playground
> > ROOTFS = testsuite/rootfs
> > ROOTFS_PRISTINE = $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/rootfs-pristine
> > -CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
> > +CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) MODULE_DIRECTORY=$(module_directory) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
> > 
> > build-module-playground:
> > 	$(AM_V_GEN)if test "$(top_srcdir)" != "$(top_builddir)"; then \
> > diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> > index b4584d6cdc67..4051dc9249e2 100644
> > --- a/configure.ac
> > +++ b/configure.ac
> > @@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([rootlibdir],
> >         [], [with_rootlibdir=$libdir])
> > AC_SUBST([rootlibdir], [$with_rootlibdir])
> > 
> > +# Ideally this would be $prefix/lib/modules but default to /lib/modules for compatibility with earlier versions
> > +AC_ARG_WITH([module_directory],
> > +        AS_HELP_STRING([--with-module-directory=DIR], [directory in which to look for kernel modules - typically '/lib/modules' or '${prefix}/lib/modules']),
> > +        [], [with_module_directory=/lib/modules])
> > +AC_SUBST([module_directory], [$with_module_directory])
> 
> we will probably have "fun" results if we accept a relative path here.
> 
> > +
> > AC_ARG_WITH([zstd],
> > 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-zstd], [handle Zstandard-compressed modules @<:@default=disabled@:>@]),
> > 	[], [with_zstd=no])
> > @@ -326,6 +332,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([
> > 	$PACKAGE $VERSION
> > 	=======
> > 
> > +	module_directory:	${module_directory}
> > 	prefix:			${prefix}
> > 	sysconfdir:		${sysconfdir}
> > 	distconfdir:		${distconfdir}
> > diff --git a/libkmod/libkmod.c b/libkmod/libkmod.c
> > index 09e6041461b0..63719e886de8 100644
> > --- a/libkmod/libkmod.c
> > +++ b/libkmod/libkmod.c
> > @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int log_priority(const char *priority)
> > 	return 0;
> > }
> > 
> > -static const char *dirname_default_prefix = "/lib/modules";
> > +static const char *dirname_default_prefix = MODULE_DIRECTORY;
> > 
> > static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
> > {
> > @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
> > /**
> >  * kmod_new:
> >  * @dirname: what to consider as linux module's directory, if NULL
> > - *           defaults to /lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,
> > + *           defaults to ${module_prefix}/lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,
> 
> module_prefix?  did you mean to use $MODULE_DIRECTORY/`uname -r`?

Yes, that's leftover from previous revision, will fix up.

> 
> >  *           it's treated as relative to the current working directory.
> >  *           Otherwise, give an absolute dirname.
> >  * @config_paths: ordered array of paths (directories or files) where
> > diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
> > index 2fea8e46bf2f..f550091a216a 100644
> > --- a/man/Makefile.am
> > +++ b/man/Makefile.am
> > @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CLEANFILES = $(dist_man_MANS)
> > 	else \
> > 		sed -e '/@DISTCONFDIR@/d' $< ; \
> > 	fi | \
> > +	sed -e 's|@MODULE_DIRECTORY@|$(module_directory)|g' | \
> > 	$(XSLT) \
> > 		-o $@ \
> > 		--nonet \
> > diff --git a/man/depmod.d.xml b/man/depmod.d.xml
> > index f282a39cc840..b07e6a2bd4fe 100644
> > --- a/man/depmod.d.xml
> > +++ b/man/depmod.d.xml
> > @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
> >         </term>
> >         <listitem>
> >           <para>
> > -            This allows you to specify the order in which /lib/modules
> > +            This allows you to specify the order in which @MODULE_DIRECTORY@
> >             (or other configured module location) subdirectories will
> >             be processed by <command>depmod</command>. Directories are
> >             listed in order, with the highest priority given to the
> > @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
> >             <command>depmod</command> command. It is possible to
> >             specify one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard.
> >             <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable> is the
> > -            name of the subdirectory under /lib/modules (or other
> > +            name of the subdirectory under @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other
> >             module location) where the target module is installed.
> >           </para>
> >           <para>
> > @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
> >             specifying the following command: "override kmod * extra".
> >             This will ensure that any matching module name installed
> >             under the <command>extra</command> subdirectory within
> > -            /lib/modules (or other module location) will take priority
> > +            @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other module location) will take priority
> >             over any likenamed module already provided by the kernel.
> >           </para>
> >         </listitem>
> > diff --git a/man/depmod.xml b/man/depmod.xml
> > index 3b0097184fd7..fce2a4a67a89 100644
> > --- a/man/depmod.xml
> > +++ b/man/depmod.xml
> > @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
> >     </para>
> >     <para> <command>depmod</command> creates a list of module dependencies by
> >       reading each module under
> > -      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
> > +      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
> >       determining what symbols it exports and what symbols it needs.  By
> >       default, this list is written to <filename>modules.dep</filename>, and a
> >       binary hashed version named <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename>, in the
> > @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
> >         <listitem>
> >           <para>
> >             If your modules are not currently in the (normal) directory
> > -            <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
> > +            <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
> >             but in a staging area, you can specify a
> >             <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> which is prepended to the
> >             directory name.  This <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> is
> > diff --git a/man/modinfo.xml b/man/modinfo.xml
> > index 9fe0324a2527..b6c4d6045829 100644
> > --- a/man/modinfo.xml
> > +++ b/man/modinfo.xml
> > @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
> >       <command>modinfo</command> extracts information from the Linux Kernel
> >       modules given on the command line.  If the module name is not a filename,
> >       then the
> > -      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
> > +      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
> >       directory is searched, as is also done by
> >       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
> >       when loading kernel modules.
> > diff --git a/man/modprobe.xml b/man/modprobe.xml
> > index 91f9e27997cd..4d1fd59c000b 100644
> > --- a/man/modprobe.xml
> > +++ b/man/modprobe.xml
> > @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
> >       is no difference between _ and - in module names (automatic
> >       underscore conversion is performed).
> >       <command>modprobe</command> looks in the module directory
> > -      <filename>/lib/modules/`uname -r`</filename> for all
> > +      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/`uname -r`</filename> for all
> >       the modules and other files, except for the optional
> >       configuration files in the
> >       <filename>/etc/modprobe.d</filename> directory
> > diff --git a/man/modules.dep.xml b/man/modules.dep.xml
> > index ed633694ec9e..8ef6d8b3536e 100644
> > --- a/man/modules.dep.xml
> > +++ b/man/modules.dep.xml
> > @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
> >   </refnamediv>
> > 
> >   <refsynopsisdiv>
> > -    <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep</filename></para>
> > -    <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
> > +    <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep</filename></para>
> > +    <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
> >   </refsynopsisdiv>
> > 
> >   <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
> > @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
> >       <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> is a binary file generated by
> >       <command>depmod</command> listing the dependencies for
> >       every module in the directories under
> > -      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
> > +      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
> >       It is used by kmod tools such as <command>modprobe</command> and
> >       libkmod.
> >     </para>
> > diff --git a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
> > index e6045b0dd932..a7ab09bea2bf 100644
> > --- a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
> > +++ b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
> > @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ endif
> > 
> > else
> > # normal makefile
> > -KDIR ?= /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
> > +KDIR ?= $(module_prefix)/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
> > KVER ?= `uname -r`
> > ifeq ($(FAKE_BUILD),)
> >     FAKE_BUILD=0
> > diff --git a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > index 4440ddcd6b4d..a780f9381b3c 100755
> > --- a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > +++ b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > @@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ create_rootfs() {
> > 	cp -r "$ROOTFS_PRISTINE" "$ROOTFS"
> > 	find "$ROOTFS" -type d -exec chmod +w {} \;
> > 	find "$ROOTFS" -type f -name .gitignore -exec rm -f {} \;
> > +	if [ "$MODULE_DIRECTORY" != "/lib/modules" ] ; then
> > +		sed -i -e "s|/lib/modules|$MODULE_DIRECTORY|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
> > +		sed -i -e "s|$MODULE_DIRECTORY/external|/lib/modules/external|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
> > +		for i in "$ROOTFS"/*/lib/modules/* "$ROOTFS"/*/*/lib/modules/* ; do
> > +			version="$(basename $i)"
> > +			[ $version != 'external' ] || continue
> > +			mod="$(dirname $i)"
> > +			lib="$(dirname $mod)"
> > +			up="$(dirname $lib)$MODULE_DIRECTORY"
> > +			mkdir -p "$up"
> > +			mv "$i" "$up"
> > +		done
> > +	fi
> > 
> > 	if [ "$SYSCONFDIR" != "/etc" ]; then
> > 		find "$ROOTFS" -type d -name etc -printf "%h\n" | while read -r e; do
> > @@ -32,57 +45,57 @@ feature_enabled() {
> > 
> > declare -A map
> > map=(
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/crypto/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple/lib/modules/4.4.4/updates/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-c.ko"]="mod-loop-c.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-d.ko"]="mod-loop-d.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-e.ko"]="mod-loop-e.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-f.ko"]="mod-loop-f.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-g.ko"]="mod-loop-g.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-h.ko"]="mod-loop-h.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-i.ko"]="mod-loop-i.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-j.ko"]="mod-loop-j.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-k.ko"]="mod-loop-k.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/crypto/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/updates/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-c.ko"]="mod-loop-c.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-d.ko"]="mod-loop-d.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-e.ko"]="mod-loop-e.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-f.ko"]="mod-loop-f.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-g.ko"]="mod-loop-g.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-h.ko"]="mod-loop-h.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-i.ko"]="mod-loop-i.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-j.ko"]="mod-loop-j.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-k.ko"]="mod-loop-k.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> >     ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/external/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> 
> why didn't you change it here?

That's a module that's not installed into the directory of the current
kernel -> does not relally matter where it is so long as it is not in
that one directory corresponding to the tested kernel version AFAICT.

> 
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> >     ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/external/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> 
> and here...

Same.

Thanks

Michal
Michal Suchánek Nov. 13, 2023, 9:27 a.m. UTC | #5
On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 12:50:15PM -0500, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 02:01:56PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > Now that modprobe.d is searched under ${prefix}/lib, allow a complete
> > transition to files only under ${prefix} by adding a ${module_directory}
> > configuration. This specifies the directory where to search for kernel
> > modules and should match the location where the kernel/distro installs
> > them.
> > 
> > With this distributions that do not want to ship files in /lib can also
> > move kernel modules to /usr while others can keep them in /lib.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
> > ---
> > v4: Make the whole path configurable
> > v5: More verbose commit message
> > ---
> > Makefile.am                          |   3 +-
> > configure.ac                         |   7 ++
> > libkmod/libkmod.c                    |   4 +-
> > man/Makefile.am                      |   1 +
> > man/depmod.d.xml                     |   6 +-
> > man/depmod.xml                       |   4 +-
> > man/modinfo.xml                      |   2 +-
> > man/modprobe.xml                     |   2 +-
> > man/modules.dep.xml                  |   6 +-
> > testsuite/module-playground/Makefile |   2 +-
> > testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh            | 109 +++++++++++++++------------
> > testsuite/test-depmod.c              |  16 ++--
> > testsuite/test-testsuite.c           |   8 +-
> > tools/depmod.c                       |   6 +-
> > tools/kmod.pc.in                     |   1 +
> > tools/modinfo.c                      |   4 +-
> > tools/modprobe.c                     |   4 +-
> > tools/static-nodes.c                 |   6 +-
> > 18 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
> > index 6d0b2decfef3..019aa749fdf1 100644
> > --- a/Makefile.am
> > +++ b/Makefile.am
> > @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
> > 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
> > 	-DSYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)"\" \
> > 	-DDISTCONFDIR=\""$(distconfdir)"\" \
> > +	-DMODULE_DIRECTORY=\""$(module_directory)"\" \
> > 	${zlib_CFLAGS}
> > 
> > AM_CFLAGS = $(OUR_CFLAGS)
> > @@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > MODULE_PLAYGROUND = testsuite/module-playground
> > ROOTFS = testsuite/rootfs
> > ROOTFS_PRISTINE = $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/rootfs-pristine
> > -CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
> > +CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) MODULE_DIRECTORY=$(module_directory) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
> > 
> > build-module-playground:
> > 	$(AM_V_GEN)if test "$(top_srcdir)" != "$(top_builddir)"; then \
> > diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> > index b4584d6cdc67..4051dc9249e2 100644
> > --- a/configure.ac
> > +++ b/configure.ac
> > @@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([rootlibdir],
> >         [], [with_rootlibdir=$libdir])
> > AC_SUBST([rootlibdir], [$with_rootlibdir])
> > 
> > +# Ideally this would be $prefix/lib/modules but default to /lib/modules for compatibility with earlier versions
> > +AC_ARG_WITH([module_directory],
> > +        AS_HELP_STRING([--with-module-directory=DIR], [directory in which to look for kernel modules - typically '/lib/modules' or '${prefix}/lib/modules']),
> > +        [], [with_module_directory=/lib/modules])
> > +AC_SUBST([module_directory], [$with_module_directory])
> 
> we will probably have "fun" results if we accept a relative path here.
> 
> > +
> > AC_ARG_WITH([zstd],
> > 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-zstd], [handle Zstandard-compressed modules @<:@default=disabled@:>@]),
> > 	[], [with_zstd=no])
> > @@ -326,6 +332,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([
> > 	$PACKAGE $VERSION
> > 	=======
> > 
> > +	module_directory:	${module_directory}
> > 	prefix:			${prefix}
> > 	sysconfdir:		${sysconfdir}
> > 	distconfdir:		${distconfdir}
> > diff --git a/libkmod/libkmod.c b/libkmod/libkmod.c
> > index 09e6041461b0..63719e886de8 100644
> > --- a/libkmod/libkmod.c
> > +++ b/libkmod/libkmod.c
> > @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int log_priority(const char *priority)
> > 	return 0;
> > }
> > 
> > -static const char *dirname_default_prefix = "/lib/modules";
> > +static const char *dirname_default_prefix = MODULE_DIRECTORY;
> > 
> > static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
> > {
> > @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
> > /**
> >  * kmod_new:
> >  * @dirname: what to consider as linux module's directory, if NULL
> > - *           defaults to /lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,
> > + *           defaults to ${module_prefix}/lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,
> 
> module_prefix?  did you mean to use $MODULE_DIRECTORY/`uname -r`?
> 
> >  *           it's treated as relative to the current working directory.
> >  *           Otherwise, give an absolute dirname.
> >  * @config_paths: ordered array of paths (directories or files) where
> > diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
> > index 2fea8e46bf2f..f550091a216a 100644
> > --- a/man/Makefile.am
> > +++ b/man/Makefile.am
> > @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CLEANFILES = $(dist_man_MANS)
> > 	else \
> > 		sed -e '/@DISTCONFDIR@/d' $< ; \
> > 	fi | \
> > +	sed -e 's|@MODULE_DIRECTORY@|$(module_directory)|g' | \
> > 	$(XSLT) \
> > 		-o $@ \
> > 		--nonet \
> > diff --git a/man/depmod.d.xml b/man/depmod.d.xml
> > index f282a39cc840..b07e6a2bd4fe 100644
> > --- a/man/depmod.d.xml
> > +++ b/man/depmod.d.xml
> > @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
> >         </term>
> >         <listitem>
> >           <para>
> > -            This allows you to specify the order in which /lib/modules
> > +            This allows you to specify the order in which @MODULE_DIRECTORY@
> >             (or other configured module location) subdirectories will
> >             be processed by <command>depmod</command>. Directories are
> >             listed in order, with the highest priority given to the
> > @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
> >             <command>depmod</command> command. It is possible to
> >             specify one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard.
> >             <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable> is the
> > -            name of the subdirectory under /lib/modules (or other
> > +            name of the subdirectory under @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other
> >             module location) where the target module is installed.
> >           </para>
> >           <para>
> > @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
> >             specifying the following command: "override kmod * extra".
> >             This will ensure that any matching module name installed
> >             under the <command>extra</command> subdirectory within
> > -            /lib/modules (or other module location) will take priority
> > +            @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other module location) will take priority
> >             over any likenamed module already provided by the kernel.
> >           </para>
> >         </listitem>
> > diff --git a/man/depmod.xml b/man/depmod.xml
> > index 3b0097184fd7..fce2a4a67a89 100644
> > --- a/man/depmod.xml
> > +++ b/man/depmod.xml
> > @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
> >     </para>
> >     <para> <command>depmod</command> creates a list of module dependencies by
> >       reading each module under
> > -      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
> > +      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
> >       determining what symbols it exports and what symbols it needs.  By
> >       default, this list is written to <filename>modules.dep</filename>, and a
> >       binary hashed version named <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename>, in the
> > @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
> >         <listitem>
> >           <para>
> >             If your modules are not currently in the (normal) directory
> > -            <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
> > +            <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
> >             but in a staging area, you can specify a
> >             <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> which is prepended to the
> >             directory name.  This <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> is
> > diff --git a/man/modinfo.xml b/man/modinfo.xml
> > index 9fe0324a2527..b6c4d6045829 100644
> > --- a/man/modinfo.xml
> > +++ b/man/modinfo.xml
> > @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
> >       <command>modinfo</command> extracts information from the Linux Kernel
> >       modules given on the command line.  If the module name is not a filename,
> >       then the
> > -      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
> > +      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
> >       directory is searched, as is also done by
> >       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
> >       when loading kernel modules.
> > diff --git a/man/modprobe.xml b/man/modprobe.xml
> > index 91f9e27997cd..4d1fd59c000b 100644
> > --- a/man/modprobe.xml
> > +++ b/man/modprobe.xml
> > @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
> >       is no difference between _ and - in module names (automatic
> >       underscore conversion is performed).
> >       <command>modprobe</command> looks in the module directory
> > -      <filename>/lib/modules/`uname -r`</filename> for all
> > +      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/`uname -r`</filename> for all
> >       the modules and other files, except for the optional
> >       configuration files in the
> >       <filename>/etc/modprobe.d</filename> directory
> > diff --git a/man/modules.dep.xml b/man/modules.dep.xml
> > index ed633694ec9e..8ef6d8b3536e 100644
> > --- a/man/modules.dep.xml
> > +++ b/man/modules.dep.xml
> > @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
> >   </refnamediv>
> > 
> >   <refsynopsisdiv>
> > -    <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep</filename></para>
> > -    <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
> > +    <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep</filename></para>
> > +    <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
> >   </refsynopsisdiv>
> > 
> >   <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
> > @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
> >       <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> is a binary file generated by
> >       <command>depmod</command> listing the dependencies for
> >       every module in the directories under
> > -      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
> > +      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
> >       It is used by kmod tools such as <command>modprobe</command> and
> >       libkmod.
> >     </para>
> > diff --git a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
> > index e6045b0dd932..a7ab09bea2bf 100644
> > --- a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
> > +++ b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
> > @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ endif
> > 
> > else
> > # normal makefile
> > -KDIR ?= /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
> > +KDIR ?= $(module_prefix)/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
> > KVER ?= `uname -r`
> > ifeq ($(FAKE_BUILD),)
> >     FAKE_BUILD=0
> > diff --git a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > index 4440ddcd6b4d..a780f9381b3c 100755
> > --- a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > +++ b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
> > @@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ create_rootfs() {
> > 	cp -r "$ROOTFS_PRISTINE" "$ROOTFS"
> > 	find "$ROOTFS" -type d -exec chmod +w {} \;
> > 	find "$ROOTFS" -type f -name .gitignore -exec rm -f {} \;
> > +	if [ "$MODULE_DIRECTORY" != "/lib/modules" ] ; then
> > +		sed -i -e "s|/lib/modules|$MODULE_DIRECTORY|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
> > +		sed -i -e "s|$MODULE_DIRECTORY/external|/lib/modules/external|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
> > +		for i in "$ROOTFS"/*/lib/modules/* "$ROOTFS"/*/*/lib/modules/* ; do
> > +			version="$(basename $i)"
> > +			[ $version != 'external' ] || continue
> > +			mod="$(dirname $i)"
> > +			lib="$(dirname $mod)"
> > +			up="$(dirname $lib)$MODULE_DIRECTORY"
> > +			mkdir -p "$up"
> > +			mv "$i" "$up"
> > +		done
> > +	fi
> > 
> > 	if [ "$SYSCONFDIR" != "/etc" ]; then
> > 		find "$ROOTFS" -type d -name etc -printf "%h\n" | while read -r e; do
> > @@ -32,57 +45,57 @@ feature_enabled() {
> > 
> > declare -A map
> > map=(
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/crypto/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple/lib/modules/4.4.4/updates/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-c.ko"]="mod-loop-c.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-d.ko"]="mod-loop-d.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-e.ko"]="mod-loop-e.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-f.ko"]="mod-loop-f.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-g.ko"]="mod-loop-g.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-h.ko"]="mod-loop-h.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-i.ko"]="mod-loop-i.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-j.ko"]="mod-loop-j.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-k.ko"]="mod-loop-k.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/crypto/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/updates/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-c.ko"]="mod-loop-c.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-d.ko"]="mod-loop-d.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-e.ko"]="mod-loop-e.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-f.ko"]="mod-loop-f.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-g.ko"]="mod-loop-g.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-h.ko"]="mod-loop-h.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-i.ko"]="mod-loop-i.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-j.ko"]="mod-loop-j.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-k.ko"]="mod-loop-k.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> >     ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/external/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> 
> why didn't you change it here?
> 
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > -    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> > +    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> >     ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/external/"]="mod-simple.ko"
> 
> and here...

The path is embedded in binary files:

t grep '/lib/modules' | grep Binary
Binary file testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modinfo/external/lib/modules/4.4.4/modules.dep.bin matches
Binary file testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/external/lib/modules/4.4.4/modules.dep.bin matches
Binary file testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/module-from-abspath/lib/modules/4.4.4/modules.dep.bin matches
Binary file testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/module-from-relpath/lib/modules/4.4.4/modules.dep.bin matches

The reason is that path to 'external' modules that are not
in $MODULE_DIRECTORY/$(KERNELRELEASE) is recorded as absolute path.

The way these tests are designed the binary files cannot be changed.

To get the same file the non-'external' modules have to be moved to
match the new location of $MODULE_DIRECTORY which results in the same
path relative to $MODULE_DIRECTORY while the 'external' ones are not
moved getting the same absolute path regardless of $MODULE_DIRECTORY.

Thanks

Michal
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6d0b2decfef3..019aa749fdf1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@  AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
 	-DSYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)"\" \
 	-DDISTCONFDIR=\""$(distconfdir)"\" \
+	-DMODULE_DIRECTORY=\""$(module_directory)"\" \
 	${zlib_CFLAGS}
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(OUR_CFLAGS)
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@  EXTRA_DIST += testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
 MODULE_PLAYGROUND = testsuite/module-playground
 ROOTFS = testsuite/rootfs
 ROOTFS_PRISTINE = $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/rootfs-pristine
-CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
+CREATE_ROOTFS = $(AM_V_GEN) MODULE_DIRECTORY=$(module_directory) $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh $(ROOTFS_PRISTINE) $(ROOTFS) $(MODULE_PLAYGROUND) $(top_builddir)/config.h $(sysconfdir)
 
 build-module-playground:
 	$(AM_V_GEN)if test "$(top_srcdir)" != "$(top_builddir)"; then \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b4584d6cdc67..4051dc9249e2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@  AC_ARG_WITH([rootlibdir],
         [], [with_rootlibdir=$libdir])
 AC_SUBST([rootlibdir], [$with_rootlibdir])
 
+# Ideally this would be $prefix/lib/modules but default to /lib/modules for compatibility with earlier versions
+AC_ARG_WITH([module_directory],
+        AS_HELP_STRING([--with-module-directory=DIR], [directory in which to look for kernel modules - typically '/lib/modules' or '${prefix}/lib/modules']),
+        [], [with_module_directory=/lib/modules])
+AC_SUBST([module_directory], [$with_module_directory])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH([zstd],
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-zstd], [handle Zstandard-compressed modules @<:@default=disabled@:>@]),
 	[], [with_zstd=no])
@@ -326,6 +332,7 @@  AC_MSG_RESULT([
 	$PACKAGE $VERSION
 	=======
 
+	module_directory:	${module_directory}
 	prefix:			${prefix}
 	sysconfdir:		${sysconfdir}
 	distconfdir:		${distconfdir}
diff --git a/libkmod/libkmod.c b/libkmod/libkmod.c
index 09e6041461b0..63719e886de8 100644
--- a/libkmod/libkmod.c
+++ b/libkmod/libkmod.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@  static int log_priority(const char *priority)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const char *dirname_default_prefix = "/lib/modules";
+static const char *dirname_default_prefix = MODULE_DIRECTORY;
 
 static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
 {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@  static char *get_kernel_release(const char *dirname)
 /**
  * kmod_new:
  * @dirname: what to consider as linux module's directory, if NULL
- *           defaults to /lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,
+ *           defaults to ${module_prefix}/lib/modules/`uname -r`. If it's relative,
  *           it's treated as relative to the current working directory.
  *           Otherwise, give an absolute dirname.
  * @config_paths: ordered array of paths (directories or files) where
diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
index 2fea8e46bf2f..f550091a216a 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/Makefile.am
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@  CLEANFILES = $(dist_man_MANS)
 	else \
 		sed -e '/@DISTCONFDIR@/d' $< ; \
 	fi | \
+	sed -e 's|@MODULE_DIRECTORY@|$(module_directory)|g' | \
 	$(XSLT) \
 		-o $@ \
 		--nonet \
diff --git a/man/depmod.d.xml b/man/depmod.d.xml
index f282a39cc840..b07e6a2bd4fe 100644
--- a/man/depmod.d.xml
+++ b/man/depmod.d.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ 
         </term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            This allows you to specify the order in which /lib/modules
+            This allows you to specify the order in which @MODULE_DIRECTORY@
             (or other configured module location) subdirectories will
             be processed by <command>depmod</command>. Directories are
             listed in order, with the highest priority given to the
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ 
             <command>depmod</command> command. It is possible to
             specify one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard.
             <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable> is the
-            name of the subdirectory under /lib/modules (or other
+            name of the subdirectory under @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other
             module location) where the target module is installed.
           </para>
           <para>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ 
             specifying the following command: "override kmod * extra".
             This will ensure that any matching module name installed
             under the <command>extra</command> subdirectory within
-            /lib/modules (or other module location) will take priority
+            @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other module location) will take priority
             over any likenamed module already provided by the kernel.
           </para>
         </listitem>
diff --git a/man/depmod.xml b/man/depmod.xml
index 3b0097184fd7..fce2a4a67a89 100644
--- a/man/depmod.xml
+++ b/man/depmod.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ 
     </para>
     <para> <command>depmod</command> creates a list of module dependencies by
       reading each module under
-      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
+      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> and
       determining what symbols it exports and what symbols it needs.  By
       default, this list is written to <filename>modules.dep</filename>, and a
       binary hashed version named <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename>, in the
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ 
         <listitem>
           <para>
             If your modules are not currently in the (normal) directory
-            <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
+            <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
             but in a staging area, you can specify a
             <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> which is prepended to the
             directory name.  This <replaceable>basedir</replaceable> is
diff --git a/man/modinfo.xml b/man/modinfo.xml
index 9fe0324a2527..b6c4d6045829 100644
--- a/man/modinfo.xml
+++ b/man/modinfo.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ 
       <command>modinfo</command> extracts information from the Linux Kernel
       modules given on the command line.  If the module name is not a filename,
       then the
-      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
+      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>
       directory is searched, as is also done by
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
       when loading kernel modules.
diff --git a/man/modprobe.xml b/man/modprobe.xml
index 91f9e27997cd..4d1fd59c000b 100644
--- a/man/modprobe.xml
+++ b/man/modprobe.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ 
       is no difference between _ and - in module names (automatic
       underscore conversion is performed).
       <command>modprobe</command> looks in the module directory
-      <filename>/lib/modules/`uname -r`</filename> for all
+      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/`uname -r`</filename> for all
       the modules and other files, except for the optional
       configuration files in the
       <filename>/etc/modprobe.d</filename> directory
diff --git a/man/modules.dep.xml b/man/modules.dep.xml
index ed633694ec9e..8ef6d8b3536e 100644
--- a/man/modules.dep.xml
+++ b/man/modules.dep.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ 
   </refnamediv>
 
   <refsynopsisdiv>
-    <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep</filename></para>
-    <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
+    <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep</filename></para>
+    <para><filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep.bin</filename></para>
   </refsynopsisdiv>
 
   <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ 
       <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> is a binary file generated by
       <command>depmod</command> listing the dependencies for
       every module in the directories under
-      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
+      <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
       It is used by kmod tools such as <command>modprobe</command> and
       libkmod.
     </para>
diff --git a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
index e6045b0dd932..a7ab09bea2bf 100644
--- a/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
+++ b/testsuite/module-playground/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@  endif
 
 else
 # normal makefile
-KDIR ?= /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
+KDIR ?= $(module_prefix)/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
 KVER ?= `uname -r`
 ifeq ($(FAKE_BUILD),)
     FAKE_BUILD=0
diff --git a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
index 4440ddcd6b4d..a780f9381b3c 100755
--- a/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
+++ b/testsuite/setup-rootfs.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@  create_rootfs() {
 	cp -r "$ROOTFS_PRISTINE" "$ROOTFS"
 	find "$ROOTFS" -type d -exec chmod +w {} \;
 	find "$ROOTFS" -type f -name .gitignore -exec rm -f {} \;
+	if [ "$MODULE_DIRECTORY" != "/lib/modules" ] ; then
+		sed -i -e "s|/lib/modules|$MODULE_DIRECTORY|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
+		sed -i -e "s|$MODULE_DIRECTORY/external|/lib/modules/external|g" $(find "$ROOTFS" -name \*.txt -o -name \*.conf -o -name \*.dep)
+		for i in "$ROOTFS"/*/lib/modules/* "$ROOTFS"/*/*/lib/modules/* ; do
+			version="$(basename $i)"
+			[ $version != 'external' ] || continue
+			mod="$(dirname $i)"
+			lib="$(dirname $mod)"
+			up="$(dirname $lib)$MODULE_DIRECTORY"
+			mkdir -p "$up"
+			mv "$i" "$up"
+		done
+	fi
 
 	if [ "$SYSCONFDIR" != "/etc" ]; then
 		find "$ROOTFS" -type d -name etc -printf "%h\n" | while read -r e; do
@@ -32,57 +45,57 @@  feature_enabled() {
 
 declare -A map
 map=(
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/crypto/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple/lib/modules/4.4.4/updates/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-c.ko"]="mod-loop-c.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-d.ko"]="mod-loop-d.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-e.ko"]="mod-loop-e.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-f.ko"]="mod-loop-f.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-g.ko"]="mod-loop-g.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-h.ko"]="mod-loop-h.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-i.ko"]="mod-loop-i.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-j.ko"]="mod-loop-j.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/detect-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-k.ko"]="mod-loop-k.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/crypto/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-simple$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/updates/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-c.ko"]="mod-loop-c.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-d.ko"]="mod-loop-d.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-e.ko"]="mod-loop-e.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-f.ko"]="mod-loop-f.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-g.ko"]="mod-loop-g.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-h.ko"]="mod-loop-h.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-i.ko"]="mod-loop-i.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-j.ko"]="mod-loop-j.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/detect-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-k.ko"]="mod-loop-k.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
     ["test-depmod/search-order-external-first/lib/modules/external/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foobar/"]="mod-simple.ko"
     ["test-depmod/search-order-external-last/lib/modules/external/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-override/lib/modules/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/search-order-override/lib/modules/4.4.4/override/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-dependencies/lib/modules/4.0.20-kmod/kernel/fs/foo/"]="mod-foo-b.ko"
-    ["test-dependencies/lib/modules/4.0.20-kmod/kernel/"]="mod-foo-c.ko"
-    ["test-dependencies/lib/modules/4.0.20-kmod/kernel/lib/"]="mod-foo-a.ko"
-    ["test-dependencies/lib/modules/4.0.20-kmod/kernel/fs/"]="mod-foo.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-override$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/search-order-override$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/override/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-dependencies$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.0.20-kmod/kernel/fs/foo/"]="mod-foo-b.ko"
+    ["test-dependencies$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.0.20-kmod/kernel/"]="mod-foo-c.ko"
+    ["test-dependencies$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.0.20-kmod/kernel/lib/"]="mod-foo-a.ko"
+    ["test-dependencies$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.0.20-kmod/kernel/fs/"]="mod-foo.ko"
     ["test-init/"]="mod-simple.ko"
     ["test-remove/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/show-depends/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/show-depends/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/show-depends/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-simple.ko"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/show-depends$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/show-depends$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/show-depends$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-simple.ko"]="mod-simple.ko"
     ["test-modprobe/show-exports/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/softdep-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/softdep-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/install-cmd-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/install-cmd-loop/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/force/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/oldkernel/lib/modules/3.3.3/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/oldkernel-force/lib/modules/3.3.3/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/alias-to-none/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-modprobe/module-param-kcmdline/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/softdep-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/softdep-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/install-cmd-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-a.ko"]="mod-loop-a.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/install-cmd-loop$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/mod-loop-b.ko"]="mod-loop-b.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/force$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/oldkernel$MODULE_DIRECTORY/3.3.3/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/oldkernel-force$MODULE_DIRECTORY/3.3.3/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/alias-to-none$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-modprobe/module-param-kcmdline$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
     ["test-modprobe/external/lib/modules/external/"]="mod-simple.ko"
     ["test-modprobe/module-from-abspath/home/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
     ["test-modprobe/module-from-relpath/home/foo/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/modules-order-compressed/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.ko"]="mod-fake-cciss.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/modules-order-compressed/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/hpsa.ko"]="mod-fake-hpsa.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/modules-order-compressed/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.ko"]="mod-fake-scsi-mod.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/modules-outdir/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.ko"]="mod-fake-cciss.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/modules-outdir/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/hpsa.ko"]="mod-fake-hpsa.ko"
-    ["test-depmod/modules-outdir/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.ko"]="mod-fake-scsi-mod.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/modules-order-compressed$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.ko"]="mod-fake-cciss.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/modules-order-compressed$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/hpsa.ko"]="mod-fake-hpsa.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/modules-order-compressed$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.ko"]="mod-fake-scsi-mod.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/modules-outdir$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.ko"]="mod-fake-cciss.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/modules-outdir$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/hpsa.ko"]="mod-fake-hpsa.ko"
+    ["test-depmod/modules-outdir$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.ko"]="mod-fake-scsi-mod.ko"
     ["test-modinfo/mod-simple-i386.ko"]="mod-simple-i386.ko"
     ["test-modinfo/mod-simple-x86_64.ko"]="mod-simple-x86_64.ko"
     ["test-modinfo/mod-simple-sparc64.ko"]="mod-simple-sparc64.ko"
@@ -90,20 +103,20 @@  map=(
     ["test-modinfo/mod-simple-sha256.ko"]="mod-simple.ko"
     ["test-modinfo/mod-simple-pkcs7.ko"]="mod-simple.ko"
     ["test-modinfo/external/lib/modules/external/mod-simple.ko"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-tools/insert/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
-    ["test-tools/remove/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-tools/insert$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
+    ["test-tools/remove$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/"]="mod-simple.ko"
 )
 
 gzip_array=(
-    "test-depmod/modules-order-compressed/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.ko"
+    "test-depmod/modules-order-compressed$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.ko"
     )
 
 xz_array=(
-    "test-depmod/modules-order-compressed/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.ko"
+    "test-depmod/modules-order-compressed$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.ko"
     )
 
 zstd_array=(
-    "test-depmod/modules-order-compressed/lib/modules/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/hpsa.ko"
+    "test-depmod/modules-order-compressed$MODULE_DIRECTORY/4.4.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/hpsa.ko"
     )
 
 attach_sha256_array=(
diff --git a/testsuite/test-depmod.c b/testsuite/test-depmod.c
index 93606947f18a..c96dbf0a62be 100644
--- a/testsuite/test-depmod.c
+++ b/testsuite/test-depmod.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ 
 
 #define MODULES_UNAME "4.4.4"
 #define MODULES_ORDER_ROOTFS TESTSUITE_ROOTFS "test-depmod/modules-order-compressed"
-#define MODULES_ORDER_LIB_MODULES MODULES_ORDER_ROOTFS "/lib/modules/" MODULES_UNAME
+#define MODULES_ORDER_LIB_MODULES MODULES_ORDER_ROOTFS MODULE_DIRECTORY "/" MODULES_UNAME
 static noreturn int depmod_modules_order_for_compressed(const struct test *t)
 {
 	const char *progname = ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR "/tools/depmod";
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@  DEFINE_TEST(depmod_modules_order_for_compressed,
 	});
 
 #define MODULES_OUTDIR_ROOTFS TESTSUITE_ROOTFS "test-depmod/modules-outdir"
-#define MODULES_OUTDIR_LIB_MODULES_OUTPUT MODULES_OUTDIR_ROOTFS "/outdir/lib/modules/" MODULES_UNAME
-#define MODULES_OUTDIR_LIB_MODULES_INPUT MODULES_OUTDIR_ROOTFS "/lib/modules/" MODULES_UNAME
+#define MODULES_OUTDIR_LIB_MODULES_OUTPUT MODULES_OUTDIR_ROOTFS "/outdir" MODULE_DIRECTORY "/" MODULES_UNAME
+#define MODULES_OUTDIR_LIB_MODULES_INPUT MODULES_OUTDIR_ROOTFS MODULE_DIRECTORY "/" MODULES_UNAME
 static noreturn int depmod_modules_outdir(const struct test *t)
 {
 	const char *progname = ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR "/tools/depmod";
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@  DEFINE_TEST(depmod_modules_outdir,
 	});
 
 #define SEARCH_ORDER_SIMPLE_ROOTFS TESTSUITE_ROOTFS "test-depmod/search-order-simple"
-#define SEARCH_ORDER_SIMPLE_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_SIMPLE_ROOTFS "/lib/modules/" MODULES_UNAME
+#define SEARCH_ORDER_SIMPLE_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_SIMPLE_ROOTFS MODULE_DIRECTORY "/" MODULES_UNAME
 static noreturn int depmod_search_order_simple(const struct test *t)
 {
 	const char *progname = ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR "/tools/depmod";
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@  DEFINE_TEST(depmod_search_order_simple,
 	});
 
 #define SEARCH_ORDER_SAME_PREFIX_ROOTFS TESTSUITE_ROOTFS "test-depmod/search-order-same-prefix"
-#define SEARCH_ORDER_SAME_PREFIX_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_SAME_PREFIX_ROOTFS "/lib/modules/" MODULES_UNAME
+#define SEARCH_ORDER_SAME_PREFIX_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_SAME_PREFIX_ROOTFS MODULE_DIRECTORY "/" MODULES_UNAME
 static noreturn int depmod_search_order_same_prefix(const struct test *t)
 {
 	const char *progname = ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR "/tools/depmod";
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@  DEFINE_TEST(depmod_detect_loop,
 	});
 
 #define SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_FIRST_ROOTFS TESTSUITE_ROOTFS "test-depmod/search-order-external-first"
-#define SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_FIRST_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_FIRST_ROOTFS "/lib/modules/" MODULES_UNAME
+#define SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_FIRST_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_FIRST_ROOTFS MODULE_DIRECTORY "/" MODULES_UNAME
 static noreturn int depmod_search_order_external_first(const struct test *t)
 {
 	const char *progname = ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR "/tools/depmod";
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@  DEFINE_TEST(depmod_search_order_external_first,
 	});
 
 #define SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_LAST_ROOTFS TESTSUITE_ROOTFS "test-depmod/search-order-external-last"
-#define SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_LAST_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_LAST_ROOTFS "/lib/modules/" MODULES_UNAME
+#define SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_LAST_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_EXTERNAL_LAST_ROOTFS MODULE_DIRECTORY "/" MODULES_UNAME
 static noreturn int depmod_search_order_external_last(const struct test *t)
 {
 	const char *progname = ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR "/tools/depmod";
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@  DEFINE_TEST(depmod_search_order_external_last,
 	});
 
 #define SEARCH_ORDER_OVERRIDE_ROOTFS TESTSUITE_ROOTFS "test-depmod/search-order-override"
-#define SEARCH_ORDER_OVERRIDE_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_OVERRIDE_ROOTFS "/lib/modules/" MODULES_UNAME
+#define SEARCH_ORDER_OVERRIDE_LIB_MODULES SEARCH_ORDER_OVERRIDE_ROOTFS MODULE_DIRECTORY "/" MODULES_UNAME
 static noreturn int depmod_search_order_override(const struct test *t)
 {
 	const char *progname = ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR "/tools/depmod";
diff --git a/testsuite/test-testsuite.c b/testsuite/test-testsuite.c
index 56e73609f204..c77c4bbc04eb 100644
--- a/testsuite/test-testsuite.c
+++ b/testsuite/test-testsuite.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@  static int testsuite_rootfs_fopen(const struct test *t)
 	char s[100];
 	int n;
 
-	fp = fopen("/lib/modules/a", "r");
+	fp = fopen(MODULE_DIRECTORY "/a", "r");
 	if (fp == NULL)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;;
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@  static int testsuite_rootfs_open(const struct test *t)
 	char buf[100];
 	int fd, done;
 
-	fd = open("/lib/modules/a", O_RDONLY);
+	fd = open(MODULE_DIRECTORY "/a", O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@  static int testsuite_rootfs_stat_access(const struct test *t)
 {
 	struct stat st;
 
-	if (access("/lib/modules/a", F_OK) < 0) {
+	if (access(MODULE_DIRECTORY "/a", F_OK) < 0) {
 		ERR("access failed: %m\n");
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	if (stat("/lib/modules/a", &st) < 0) {
+	if (stat(MODULE_DIRECTORY "/a", &st) < 0) {
 		ERR("stat failed: %m\n");
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/depmod.c b/tools/depmod.c
index 630fef9c8fb0..7f7c4b74d216 100644
--- a/tools/depmod.c
+++ b/tools/depmod.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@  struct vertex;
 struct mod {
 	struct kmod_module *kmod;
 	char *path;
-	const char *relpath; /* path relative to '$ROOT/lib/modules/$VER/' */
+	const char *relpath; /* path relative to '$ROOT$MODULE_DIRECTORY/$VER/' */
 	char *uncrelpath; /* same as relpath but ending in .ko */
 	struct kmod_list *info_list;
 	struct kmod_list *dep_sym_list;
@@ -3024,11 +3024,11 @@  static int do_depmod(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	cfg.dirnamelen = snprintf(cfg.dirname, PATH_MAX,
-				  "%s/lib/modules/%s",
+				  "%s" MODULE_DIRECTORY "/%s",
 				  root ?: "", cfg.kversion);
 
 	cfg.outdirnamelen = snprintf(cfg.outdirname, PATH_MAX,
-				     "%s/lib/modules/%s",
+				     "%s" MODULE_DIRECTORY "/%s",
 				     out_root ?: (root ?: ""), cfg.kversion);
 
 	if (optind == argc)
diff --git a/tools/kmod.pc.in b/tools/kmod.pc.in
index 2595980a6b35..97215c8ed48f 100644
--- a/tools/kmod.pc.in
+++ b/tools/kmod.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ 
 prefix=@prefix@
 sysconfdir=@sysconfdir@
 distconfdir=@distconfdir@
+module_directory=@module_directory@
 module_compressions=@module_compressions@
 module_signatures=@module_signatures@
 
diff --git a/tools/modinfo.c b/tools/modinfo.c
index d0aab200af4e..cacc32dc4c40 100644
--- a/tools/modinfo.c
+++ b/tools/modinfo.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@  static void help(void)
 		"\t-m, --modname               Handle argument as module name instead of alias or filename\n"
 		"\t-F, --field=FIELD           Print only provided FIELD\n"
 		"\t-k, --set-version=VERSION   Use VERSION instead of `uname -r`\n"
-		"\t-b, --basedir=DIR           Use DIR as filesystem root for /lib/modules\n"
+		"\t-b, --basedir=DIR           Use DIR as filesystem root for " MODULE_DIRECTORY "\n"
 		"\t-V, --version               Show version\n"
 		"\t-h, --help                  Show this help\n",
 		program_invocation_short_name);
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@  static int do_modinfo(int argc, char *argv[])
 			}
 			kversion = u.release;
 		}
-		snprintf(dirname_buf, sizeof(dirname_buf), "%s/lib/modules/%s",
+		snprintf(dirname_buf, sizeof(dirname_buf), "%s" MODULE_DIRECTORY "/%s",
 			 root, kversion);
 		dirname = dirname_buf;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/modprobe.c b/tools/modprobe.c
index e891028349a8..5306bef250da 100644
--- a/tools/modprobe.c
+++ b/tools/modprobe.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@  static void help(void)
 		"\t-n, --show                  Same as --dry-run\n"
 
 		"\t-C, --config=FILE           Use FILE instead of default search paths\n"
-		"\t-d, --dirname=DIR           Use DIR as filesystem root for /lib/modules\n"
+		"\t-d, --dirname=DIR           Use DIR as filesystem root for " MODULE_DIRECTORY "\n"
 		"\t-S, --set-version=VERSION   Use VERSION instead of `uname -r`\n"
 
 		"\t-s, --syslog                print to syslog, not stderr\n"
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@  static int do_modprobe(int argc, char **orig_argv)
 			kversion = u.release;
 		}
 		snprintf(dirname_buf, sizeof(dirname_buf),
-				"%s/lib/modules/%s", root,
+				"%s" MODULE_DIRECTORY "/%s", root,
 				kversion);
 		dirname = dirname_buf;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/static-nodes.c b/tools/static-nodes.c
index 8d2356da73f3..5ef3743e967b 100644
--- a/tools/static-nodes.c
+++ b/tools/static-nodes.c
@@ -212,15 +212,15 @@  static int do_static_nodes(int argc, char *argv[])
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	snprintf(modules, sizeof(modules), "/lib/modules/%s/modules.devname", kernel.release);
+	snprintf(modules, sizeof(modules), MODULE_DIRECTORY "/%s/modules.devname", kernel.release);
 	in = fopen(modules, "re");
 	if (in == NULL) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Warning: /lib/modules/%s/modules.devname not found - ignoring\n",
+			fprintf(stderr, "Warning: " MODULE_DIRECTORY "/%s/modules.devname not found - ignoring\n",
 				kernel.release);
 			ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 		} else {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not open /lib/modules/%s/modules.devname - %m\n",
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not open " MODULE_DIRECTORY "/%s/modules.devname - %m\n",
 				kernel.release);
 			ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
 		}