* Building kernel driver outside of the kernel tree
@ 2004-08-20 15:36 Otto Wyss
2004-08-20 16:04 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
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From: Otto Wyss @ 2004-08-20 15:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'linux-fbdev-devel'
In kernel 2.6.x it seems to be possible to build drivers (modules)
outside of the kernel source. This is very useful for testing out new
drivers. Is this anywhere documented? If not can anyone volunteer to
write a small documentation?
O. Wyss
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* Re: Building kernel driver outside of the kernel tree
2004-08-20 15:36 Building kernel driver outside of the kernel tree Otto Wyss
@ 2004-08-20 16:04 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
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From: Geert Uytterhoeven @ 2004-08-20 16:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Linux Frame Buffer Device Development
On Fri, 20 Aug 2004, Otto Wyss wrote:
> In kernel 2.6.x it seems to be possible to build drivers (modules)
> outside of the kernel source. This is very useful for testing out new
> drivers. Is this anywhere documented? If not can anyone volunteer to
> write a small documentation?
Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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