[LU-8852] Add build option to avoid weak module updates

• Type: Improvement
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Priority: Major
• Affects Version/s: Lustre 2.9.0
• Assignee: Minh Diep
• Reporter: Doug Oucharek (Inactive)

Description

The use of weak module updates starting in RHEL 7.2 is causing me no end of grief. I cannot get RPMs to install anymore starting in RHEL 7.2 because of this feature.

Can a build option be added to build the RPMs as we did before RHEL 7.2 and avoid weak module updates?