[bug#34917] [PATCH v2] gnu: docker: Use fewer modprobes.

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hello,

Danny Milosavljevic <address@hidden> skribis:

> Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/34333>.
> Reported by Allan Adair <address@hidden>.
>
> * gnu/packages/patches/docker-use-fewer-modprobes.patch: New file.
> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
> * gnu/packages/docker.scm (docker)[source]: Use it.

> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/gnu/packages/patches/docker-use-fewer-modprobes.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
> +This patch makes docker find out whether a filesystem type is supported
> +by trying to mount a filesystem of that type rather than invoking "modprobe".

Nice!  What this patch does looks like the right thing to me, certainly
better than invoking modprobe (who thought Docker would do that?!).

Did you submit it upstream?  It’d be nice to get their feedback, and
also have a tracking URL in the patch.

Otherwise LGTM, thanks!

Ludo’.