Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of linux/kernel

Timestamp:

07/29/2019 05:09:18 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

Cale Collins

Comment:

kernel headers are not needed to build kernel modules.

linux/kernel

@@ -267 +267 @@
 [=#modules]
 == Building external (out of tree) kernel modules
-The Linux 'kbuild' system is used by the Linux kernel for kernel configuration. Linux kernel modules must use kbuild to stay compatible with the changes in the build infrastructure. A kernel module can be built stand-alone either 'in tree' (within the directory structure of the linux kernel) or 'out of tree' (aka 'external') meaning it exists in a directory of its own outside of the linux source tree.
+The Linux 'kbuild' system is used by the Linux kernel for kernel configuration. Linux kernel modules must use kbuild to stay compatible with the changes in the build infrastructure. A kernel module can be built stand-alone either 'in tree' (within the directory structure of the linux kernel) or 'out of tree' (aka 'external') meaning it exists in a directory of its own outside of the linux source tree.  **Kernel headers are not needed to build kernel modules, use the kernel source for this.**  
 
 An external module must always include a wrapper makefile that supports building the module using 'make' with no arguments. See [https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt modules.txt] for details.