Re: Patch for fixing build issues with external kernel modules.

From: Darren Hart <dvhart@linux.intel.com>
To: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer
	<openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org>
Subject: Re: Patch for fixing build issues with external kernel modules.
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 13:23:13 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DC99EB1.1090506@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201105100356.05227.leitl@fim.uni-passau.de>

Hi Franz, I'm not ignoring you, I'm laid up in bed with a nasty stomach
flu and not thinking very clearly right now. I'll try and responds as
soon as I can...

--
Darren

On 05/09/2011 06:56 PM, Franz Leitl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Am Dienstag 10 Mai 2011, 03:40:04 schrieb Franz Leitl:
>> Am Montag 09 Mai 2011, 22:53:19 schrieben Sie:
>>> The kernel should not remove bounds.h, that is documented in the
>>> Makefile. If it does, it's a bug.
>>
>> After executing "bitbake -f -c compile virtual/kernel"  I get bounds.h in
>> "${S}/includes/generated/".
>> Seems as if both
>>     oe_runmake -C $kerneldir CC="${KERNEL_CC}" LD="${KERNEL_LD}" clean
>> and
>>     make -C $kerneldir _mrproper_scripts
>> in kernel.bbclass are to blame for removing bounds.h from
>> "$kerneldir/includes/generated/".
>> I tested it twice. Only in case both lines are commented out bounds.h stays
>> in "$kerneldir/includes/generated/"
> I still would like to know, what to do next.
> 
>> What to do with module.bbclass not setting KERNEL_PATH in
>> module_do_install? My Makefile relies on it, if KERNEL_PATH is not set it
>> will use
>> "/lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build" instead. But uname returns the
>> host's kernel version.
>> Is there any reason why oe_runmake in module_do_compile sets
>> "KERNEL_PATH=${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}" while in module_do_install it doesn't?
>> Should I overwrite the do_install in my recipe or should module.bbclass be
>> fixed?
> Ok, I just remembered the hint to recipes-kernel/hello-mod/files/Makefile. Works 
> as KERNEL_SRC is also set to ${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}. But it does not explain what 
> the real difference between KERNEL_SRC and KERNEL_PATH is, as both are set to 
> the same value and why does module_do_install not set KERNEL_PATH but 
> module_do_compile does?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Franz
> 
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Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
Yocto Project - Linux Kernel