Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:41:39 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: x11@FreeBSD.org Subject: maintainer-feedback requested: [Bug 297279] graphics/drm-kmod: pkg upgrade should not try to install an earlier version Message-ID: <bug-297279-7141-JQmaA9ksl4@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-297279-7141@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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Bugzilla Automation <bugzilla@FreeBSD.org> has asked freebsd-x11 (Nobody) <x11@FreeBSD.org> for maintainer-feedback: Bug 297279: graphics/drm-kmod: pkg upgrade should not try to install an earlier version https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=297279 --- Description --- Setup: I have drm-612 on stable/15, using the latest pkg repos, which do not have drm-612 yet [0]. Problem: Running pkg upgrade, pkg tries to rip out drm-612 and install drm-66. Consequence: 1. This rewinds graphics drivers by a full year, and on some machines this will make them generally unusable, so pkg should never try to downgrade drm-kmod. 2. If downgrading drm-kmod is not an option due to e.g. drm-612 contains critical bugfixes, then this makes pkg upgrade without args unusable, leading to massively increased user intervention for maintenance. The operator would need to manually pkg upgrade $pkg for every pkg leaf that needs upgraded, or some other cumbersome workaround to keep their packages upgraded. [0]: this is a separate bug, https://bugs.freebsd.org/297254home | help
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