Temporary spec to be merged into u-d-c when finalised
User space driver packages should expose the following entry in their debian/control file, followed by the list of the modaliases for the supported devices:
XB-Modaliases: ${modaliases}
Filling out the debian/$(pkg_name).modaliases file with a list of modaliases
using the following formatting (one device per line):
alias pci:v0000${vendor}d0000${device}sv*sd*bc03sc*i* ${module_name} $package_name}
For example:
alias pci:v000010DEd00001340sv*sd*bc03sc*i* nvidia nvidia-driver-545
...
Calling dh_modaliases in the debian/rules will replace ${modaliases} with
a representation of the modaliases.
Driver packages consuming pre-built signed kernel modules in the Ubuntu archive should provide a meta-package which conflicts with their dkms package.
Where the DKMS based driver package is foo (or foo-dkms) and the non-DKMS package is foo-altkmod.
Package: foo-dkms
Depends:
dkms
${misc:Depends}
Conflicts:
foo-altkmod
Package: foo-altkmod
Depends:
${misc:Depends}
Conflicts:
foo-dkms
XB-UbuntuDrivers-Prebuilt: linux-modules-foo
While the former relies on DKMS, the latter will have its matching linux-modules (whose name scheme is described in the XB-UbuntuDrivers-Prebuilt entry) depending on it, allowing the correct kernel modules to always be updated in sync with the kernel.
The packages providing prebuilt kernel modules will then depend on the -altkmod package, as follows:
linux-modules-foo-$(KERNEL_FLAVOUR):
Depends:
foo-altkmod (>= $(UPSTREAM_VERSION)), foo-altkmod (<= $(UPSTREAM_VERSION)-1)
The versioned dependency is needed when the kernel driver version and the user space version need to match (for compatiblity reasons).