Ensure "linux-modules-extra" package is installed on Ubuntu.

Set "xilinx_xrt_ensure_compatible_kernel" to "false" by default.

README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The role requires to be run as root on the target host.
 * **xilinx_xrt_platforms**: List of FPGA platforms. If specified, install related deployment target platform packages.
   Supported values in the list: `u50`, `u55c`, `u200`, `u250`, `u280`.
 * **xilinx_xrt_ensure_compatible_kernel**: If `true`, ensure the Linux kernel installed is compatible.
-  Default to `true`.
+  Default to `false`.
 * **xilinx_xrt_bashrc**: If `true`, add the source of the XRT setup script to the user `~/.bashrc`.
   Default to `false`.
 * **xilinx_xrt_check_fpga**: If `true`, check if XRT is properly installed by trying to detect FPGA.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The following is only available when **xilinx_xrt_env** is set to `aws`.
 Extra variable associated with [Xilinx Video SDK](https://github.com/Xilinx/video-sdk) for Alveo U30/AWS VT1.
 
 * **xilinx_video_sdk_install**: If `true`, install Xilinx video SDK. 
-  Default to `true`.
+  Default to `false`.
 * **xilinx_video_sdk_version**: Xilinx video SDK version to install.
   Default to the latest available.
 

defaults/main.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ _xilinx_xrt_env: "{{ xilinx_xrt_env | default('') }}"
 xilinx_xrt_version: "{{ _xilinx_xrt_env | xrt_latest(ansible_facts) }}"
 
 # Linux kernel version compatibles with XRT
-xilinx_xrt_ensure_compatible_kernel: true
+xilinx_xrt_ensure_compatible_kernel: false
 
 # Check if properly installed by trying to detect FPGA
 xilinx_xrt_check_fpga: false

tasks/aws_fpga.yml

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     executable: /bin/bash
   when: not libfpga_mgmt.stat.exists
 
-- include_tasks: kernel_headers.yml
+- include_tasks: kernel.yml
   when: aws_fpga_driver is defined
 
 - name: Install AWS FPGA alternate driver

tasks/kernel_headers.yml → tasks/kernel.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-- name: Ensure Kernel headers RPM are installed
+- name: Ensure Kernel headers are installed
   package:
     name:
       - "kernel-devel-{{ ansible_kernel }}"
@@ -17,21 +17,44 @@
     - not (xilinx_xrt_container | bool)
 
 - block:
-    - name: Ensure Kernel headers DEB are installed
+    - name: Ensure Kernel headers are installed
       apt:
         name: "linux-headers-{{ ansible_kernel }}"
       retries: 10
       delay: 1
       register: _kernel_deb
       until: _kernel_deb is successful
+
+    - name: Ensure Kernel modules are installed
+      apt:
+        name: "linux-modules-extra-{{ ansible_kernel }}"
+      retries: 10
+      delay: 1
+      register: _kernel_modules_deb
+      until: _kernel_modules_deb is successful
+
   rescue:
-    - name: Ensure Kernel headers DEB are installed
+    - name: Ensure Kernel headers are installed
       apt:
         name: "linux-headers-{{ ansible_kernel }}-generic"
       retries: 10
       delay: 1
       register: _kernel_deb
       until: _kernel_deb is successful
+
+    - name: Ensure Kernel modules are installed
+      apt:
+        name: "linux-modules-extra-{{ ansible_kernel }}-generic"
+      retries: 10
+      delay: 1
+      register: _kernel_modules_deb
+      until: _kernel_modules_deb is successful
+
+  always:
+    - name: Ensure system rebooted after kernel module install
+      reboot:
+      when: _kernel_modules_deb.changed | bool
+
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
     - not (xilinx_xrt_container | bool)

tasks/video_sdk.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   until: vsdk_tar is successful
   when: not vsdk_xclbin.stat.exists
 
-- include_tasks: kernel_headers.yml
+- include_tasks: kernel.yml
   when: not vsdk_xclbin.stat.exists
 
 - name: Set Xilinx Video SDK release directory
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@
 
 - name: Ensure Xilinx Video SDK dependencies are present
   apt:
-    name:
-      - "linux-modules-extra-{{ ansible_kernel }}"
-      - python
+    name: python
     state: present
     install_recommends: false
   retries: 10

tasks/xrt_from_pkg.yml

@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@
     - ansible_distribution == "CentOS"
     - ansible_distribution_major_version == "8"
 
-- include_tasks: kernel_headers.yml
+- include_tasks: kernel.yml