keep the move to using the modprobe module out of this tag

diff --git a/source/steps/WriteModprobeConfig.py b/source/steps/WriteModprobeConfig.py
index 63347ef..9549c08 100644 (file)
--- a/source/steps/WriteModprobeConfig.py
+++ b/source/steps/WriteModprobeConfig.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import systeminfo
 import BootAPI
 import ModelOptions
 import notify_messages
-import modprobe
 
 def Run( vars, log, filename = "/etc/modprobe.conf"):
     """
@@ -52,38 +51,33 @@ def Run( vars, log, filename = "/etc/modprobe.conf"):
     if sysmods is None:
         raise BootManagerException, "Unable to get list of system modules."
         
-    # parse the existing modprobe.conf file, if one exists
-    mfile = "%s/%s" % (SYSIMG_PATH,filename)
-    m = modprobe.Modprobe()
-    if os.path.exists(mfile):
-        m.input(mfile)
-
-    blacklist = modprobe.Modprobe()
-    blacklistfiles = ("blacklist","blacklist-compat","blacklist-firewire")
-    for blf in blacklistfiles:
-        if os.path.exists("/etc/modprobe.d/%s"%blf):
-            blacklist.input("/etc/modprobe.d/%s"%blf)
-        
-    # storage devices
-    m.optionsset("ata_generic","all_generic_ide=1")
-    scsi_count= 0
+    modulesconf_file= file("%s/%s" % (SYSIMG_PATH,filename), "w" )
+    modulesconf_file.write("options ata_generic all_generic_ide=1\n")
+
+    # MEF: I am not sure this is the proper thing to do if there are
+    # two completely different scsi_hostadapter.  I think its ok, but
+    # it seems rather arbitrary.
+    count=0
     for a_mod in sysmods[systeminfo.MODULE_CLASS_SCSI]:
-        if m.blacklistget(a_mod) <> None or \
-               blacklist.blacklistget(a_mod) <> None:
-            continue
-        m.aliasset("scsi_hostadapter%d"%scsi_count,a_mod)
-        scsi_count= scsi_count + 1
-
-    # network devices
-    eth_count= 0
+        line="alias scsi_hostadapter%d %s\n" % (count,a_mod) 
+        modulesconf_file.write(line)
+        count=count+1
+
+    # This should involve looking at the NodeNetworks associated with
+    # this node and matching on their ethernet address.  Barring that
+    # information order the remaining ethX numbering according to PCI
+    # enumeration order. This should be integrated with
+    # WriteNetworkConfig and integrate.  For now lets just comment out
+    # the 'alias ethX a_mod' lines in modprobe.conf
+    count=0
     for a_mod in sysmods[systeminfo.MODULE_CLASS_NETWORK]:
-        if m.blacklistget(a_mod) <> None or \
-               blacklist.blacklistget(a_mod) <> None:
-            continue
-        m.aliasset("eth%d"%eth_count,a_mod)
-        eth_count= eth_count + 1
-    m.output(mfile, "BootManager")
-    m.output("%s.bak"%mfile, "BootManager") # write a backup version of this file
+        line="# Want to comment this out in the future.\n"
+        line+="alias eth%d %s\n" % (count,a_mod) 
+        modulesconf_file.write(line)
+        count=count+1
+
+    modulesconf_file.close()
+    modulesconf_file= None
 
     # dump the modprobe.conf file to the log (not to screen)
     log.write( "Contents of new modprobe.conf file:\n" )
@@ -97,6 +91,8 @@ def Run( vars, log, filename = "/etc/modprobe.conf"):
     # before we do the real kexec, check to see if we had any
     # network drivers written to modprobe.conf. if not, return -1,
     # which will cause this node to be switched to a debug state.
+    scsi_count=len(sysmods[systeminfo.MODULE_CLASS_SCSI])
+    eth_count=len(sysmods[systeminfo.MODULE_CLASS_NETWORK])
     if eth_count == 0:
         log.write( "\nIt appears we don't have any network drivers. Aborting.\n" )