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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt index c91caf7eb303..1c0db652b366 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt | |||
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ included in the kernel tree. | |||
38 | What is covered within this file is mainly information to authors | 38 | What is covered within this file is mainly information to authors |
39 | of modules. The author of an external modules should supply | 39 | of modules. The author of an external modules should supply |
40 | a makefile that hides most of the complexity so one only has to type | 40 | a makefile that hides most of the complexity so one only has to type |
41 | 'make' to buld the module. A complete example will be present in | 41 | 'make' to build the module. A complete example will be present in |
42 | chapter ¤. Creating a kbuild file for an external module". | 42 | chapter ¤. Creating a kbuild file for an external module". |
43 | 43 | ||
44 | 44 | ||
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ when building an external module. | |||
69 | 69 | ||
70 | --- 2.2 Available targets | 70 | --- 2.2 Available targets |
71 | 71 | ||
72 | $KDIR refers to path to kernel source top-level directory | 72 | $KDIR refers to the path to the kernel source top-level directory |
73 | 73 | ||
74 | make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` | 74 | make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` |
75 | Will build the module(s) located in current directory. | 75 | Will build the module(s) located in current directory. |
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ when building an external module. | |||
87 | make -C $KDIR M=$PWD modules_install | 87 | make -C $KDIR M=$PWD modules_install |
88 | Install the external module(s). | 88 | Install the external module(s). |
89 | Installation default is in /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/extra, | 89 | Installation default is in /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/extra, |
90 | but may be prefixed with INSTALL_MOD_PATH - see separate chater. | 90 | but may be prefixed with INSTALL_MOD_PATH - see separate chapter. |
91 | 91 | ||
92 | make -C $KDIR M=$PWD clean | 92 | make -C $KDIR M=$PWD clean |
93 | Remove all generated files for the module - the kernel | 93 | Remove all generated files for the module - the kernel |
94 | source directory is not moddified. | 94 | source directory is not modified. |
95 | 95 | ||
96 | make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` help | 96 | make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` help |
97 | help will list the available target when building external | 97 | help will list the available target when building external |
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ when building an external module. | |||
99 | 99 | ||
100 | --- 2.3 Available options: | 100 | --- 2.3 Available options: |
101 | 101 | ||
102 | $KDIR refer to path to kernel src | 102 | $KDIR refers to the path to the kernel source top-level directory |
103 | 103 | ||
104 | make -C $KDIR | 104 | make -C $KDIR |
105 | Used to specify where to find the kernel source. | 105 | Used to specify where to find the kernel source. |
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ following files: | |||
206 | 206 | ||
207 | KERNELDIR := /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build | 207 | KERNELDIR := /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build |
208 | all:: | 208 | all:: |
209 | $(MAKE) -C $KERNELDIR M=`pwd` $@ | 209 | $(MAKE) -C $(KERNELDIR) M=`pwd` $@ |
210 | 210 | ||
211 | # Module specific targets | 211 | # Module specific targets |
212 | genbin: | 212 | genbin: |
213 | echo "X" > 8123_bini.o_shipped | 213 | echo "X" > 8123_bin.o_shipped |
214 | 214 | ||
215 | endif | 215 | endif |
216 | 216 | ||
@@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ directory and therefore needs to deal with this in their kbuild file. | |||
341 | EXTRA_CFLAGS := -Iinclude | 341 | EXTRA_CFLAGS := -Iinclude |
342 | 8123-y := 8123_if.o 8123_pci.o 8123_bin.o | 342 | 8123-y := 8123_if.o 8123_pci.o 8123_bin.o |
343 | 343 | ||
344 | Note that in the assingment there is no space between -I and the path. | 344 | Note that in the assignment there is no space between -I and the path. |
345 | This is a kbuild limitation and no space must be present. | 345 | This is a kbuild limitation: there must be no space present. |
346 | 346 | ||
347 | 347 | ||
348 | === 6. Module installation | 348 | === 6. Module installation |
349 | 349 | ||
350 | Modules which are included in the kernel is installed in the directory: | 350 | Modules which are included in the kernel are installed in the directory: |
351 | 351 | ||
352 | /lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)/kernel | 352 | /lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)/kernel |
353 | 353 | ||
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ External modules are installed in the directory: | |||
365 | => Install dir: /frodo/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)/kernel | 365 | => Install dir: /frodo/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)/kernel |
366 | 366 | ||
367 | INSTALL_MOD_PATH may be set as an ordinary shell variable or as in the | 367 | INSTALL_MOD_PATH may be set as an ordinary shell variable or as in the |
368 | example above be specified on the commandline when calling make. | 368 | example above be specified on the command line when calling make. |
369 | INSTALL_MOD_PATH has effect both when installing modules included in | 369 | INSTALL_MOD_PATH has effect both when installing modules included in |
370 | the kernel as well as when installing external modules. | 370 | the kernel as well as when installing external modules. |
371 | 371 | ||
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ External modules are installed in the directory: | |||
384 | 384 | ||
385 | === 7. Module versioning | 385 | === 7. Module versioning |
386 | 386 | ||
387 | Module versioning are enabled by the CONFIG_MODVERSIONS tag. | 387 | Module versioning is enabled by the CONFIG_MODVERSIONS tag. |
388 | 388 | ||
389 | Module versioning is used as a simple ABI consistency check. The Module | 389 | Module versioning is used as a simple ABI consistency check. The Module |
390 | versioning creates a CRC value of the full prototype for an exported symbol and | 390 | versioning creates a CRC value of the full prototype for an exported symbol and |