please generally support loading kernel modules

[rudimeier]

Hi,
there are already some issues (#811 #1100 #1100 #1119 #2046) where people complain about particular missing kernel modules.

The loop module is really missing and would require new kernel config. Other kernel modules are available but unfortunately modprobe does not work from inside VM.

Couldn't we have a .travi.yml key to add existing modules? Projects which provide system level tools really need to have more less exotic modules for their test suites. For example util-linux could use all kind of file systems, scsi_debug and of course loop. Other use cases are networking related projects which could use unusual protocols, etc.

So please consider to give use a full featured kernel by default or a way to load (white listed) modules.

[roidrage]

Sorry, for security related reason, this is unlikely to happen any time soon.

[rudimeier]

Not even a few more unproblematic modules like certain file systems?
Of course most important would be loop IMO.

[roidrage]

Sorry, that's unlikely to happen anytime soon.

See #1119, #1100, #811, #1493 for reference as well.