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Message-ID: <87ejpdi7zl.fsf@blp.benpfaff.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:06:06 -0800
From: Ben Pfaff <blp@...stanford.edu>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: slow module build--what am I doing wrong?
Ben Pfaff <blp@...stanford.edu> writes:
> When I modify a source file or two that belong to a particular
> module, and then rebuild just that module with "make
> dir1/dir/module.ko" (e.g.), the build system spends a couple of
> minutes grinding away on "MODPOST" operations. Am I doing
> something wrong? Is there a way to avoid this? It slows down my
> build-and-test cycle quite a bit.
I was privately emailed a suggestion to use "make M=dir1/dir"
instead of "make dir1/dir/module.ko". It helps a great deal.
--
Ben Pfaff
blp@...stanford.edu
http://benpfaff.org
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