Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:02:14 +0100 | From | Carmelo Amoroso <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] modules: Allow to use depmod from a non default install |
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Américo Wang wrote: > On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 10:44:04PM +0100, Carmelo Amoroso wrote: >> This patch allow to specify the directory where to find the >> depmod tool other than being forced to use the module-init-tools >> installed on the host. The reason for this is explained below. >> When doing cross-compilation, it not guaranteed that the >> module-init-tools installed on the host (and used during kernel build) >> are exactly the same and compatible with those used on the target at runtime. >> For example, recent changes in how depmod writes modules.dep using >> root-less path, make older modprobe unusable on the target. >> User in ths case could install in a different path the module-init-tools >> compatible with the version used on the target and specify the path on the >> command line. >> >> Signed-off-by: Carmelo Amoroso <carmelo.amoroso@st.com> > > Acked-by: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> > >
Hi, any plan to get it included ?
cheers, carmelo
>> --- >> Makefile | 3 ++- >> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile >> index b4c04f7..f5286c4 100644 >> --- a/Makefile >> +++ b/Makefile >> @@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ OBJDUMP = $(CROSS_COMPILE)objdump >> AWK = awk >> GENKSYMS = scripts/genksyms/genksyms >> INSTALLKERNEL := installkernel >> -DEPMOD = /sbin/depmod >> +DEPMOD_PATH ?= /sbin >> +DEPMOD = $(DEPMOD_PATH)/depmod >> KALLSYMS = scripts/kallsyms >> PERL = perl >> CHECK = sparse >> -- 1.6.3.3 >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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