From: Sam Ravnborg Using the syntax: make dir/module.ko kbuild now allows one to build a module including the final link stage. This is usefull when one only wants to compile a single module and thus do not have to wait until a full kernel has finished compiling. Tested by: randy_dunlap Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- Makefile | 4 ++++ 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+) diff -puN Makefile~kbuild-build-a-single-module-using-make-dir-moduleko Makefile --- 25/Makefile~kbuild-build-a-single-module-using-make-dir-moduleko Wed Jul 6 13:46:05 2005 +++ 25-akpm/Makefile Wed Jul 6 13:46:05 2005 @@ -792,6 +792,9 @@ export CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -P -C -U$ $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $@ %.o: %.c scripts FORCE $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $@ +%.ko: scripts FORCE + $(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),1) $(build)=$(@D) $(@:.ko=.o) + $(Q)$(MAKE) -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost %/: scripts prepare FORCE $(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),1) $(build)=$(@D) %.lst: %.c scripts FORCE @@ -1033,6 +1036,7 @@ help: @echo ' modules_install - Install all modules' @echo ' dir/ - Build all files in dir and below' @echo ' dir/file.[ois] - Build specified target only' + @echo ' dir/file.ko - Build module including final link' @echo ' rpm - Build a kernel as an RPM package' @echo ' tags/TAGS - Generate tags file for editors' @echo ' cscope - Generate cscope index' _