Re: buffer cache

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 09:18:38AM -0700, Bryan Henderson wrote:
> >The correct way to build modules out of the kernel tree is to use the
> >kernel makefiles and override SUBDIRS to point at your own directory;
> 
> That philosophy seems to fly in the face of the very modularity that makes 
> modules great.  If you accept the idea that your module source code should 
> be arranged the same way as Linux kernel source code and built the same 
> way, you might as well just maintain your code as a patch to the Linux 
> source tree.
> 
> But if you accept the idea that a module writer can write his own make 
> file, then he is free to organize the source code in original ways, use a 
> language other than C, and share code or structure with non-Linux 
> applications (e.g. device drivers for the same device in other OSes).

Um, I think the point is that no one does accept that idea.  And if you
try to write your own makefile, then you deserve any problems that you
might have, as the kernel build developers have repeatedly told people
how to do this properly so that things to not break.

greg k-h