CONFIG_MODVERSIONS has been broken for pretty much the whole 4.9 series, and quite frankly, nobody has cared very deeply. We absolutely know how to fix it, and it's not _complicated_, but it's not exactly pretty either. This oneliner fixes it without the ugliness, and allows for further future cleanups. "We've secretly replaced their regular MODVERSIONS with nothing at all, let's see if they notice"
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| @@ -1945,6 +1945,7 @@ config MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD · 1944 unmodified lines | ||
| 1945 | 1945 | |
| 1946 | 1946 | config MODVERSIONS |
| 1947 | 1947 | bool "Module versioning support" |
| 1948 | + depends on BROKEN | |
| 1948 | 1949 | help |
| 1949 | 1950 | Usually, you have to use modules compiled with your kernel. |
| 1950 | 1951 | Saying Y here makes it sometimes possible to use modules |