Use metapackages to contain kernel modules

[mazikeen]

Can we use metapackages to break the modules into easy to install classes? That would keep the default list reasonably small without making life difficult for those with a minority interest. Classes might include:

USB Mass Storage - for card readers, usb hdds and cd/dvd drives, including filesystem modules
USB Networking - for ethernet and wifi dongles
USB HID - for keyboards, gamepads, etc.
Advanced packet filtering - for more esoteric firewall and traffic shaping needs

[jama]

Metapackages like this already exists
see task-base-bluetooth, task-base-irda, task-base-usbgadget in  task-base.bb

All we need is to remove kernel-modules (metapackage with ALL kernel modules) from machine config om-gta02.conf and replace it with sane subset of modules:
 om-gta02.conf.patch

BTW: don't forget to clean & rebuild task-base.bb of bump PR after MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS change.

[Heinervdm]

As a reminder there is also ticket: #572

[Heinervdm]

We think this is now solved too.