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Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:06:22 +0800 From: Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com> To: Carmelo Amoroso <carmelo73@...il.com> Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Carmelo AMOROSO <carmelo.amoroso@...com> Subject: Re: [PATCH] modules: Allow to use depmod from a non default install On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 10:44:04PM +0100, Carmelo Amoroso wrote: >This patch allow to specify the directory where to find the >depmod tool other than being forced to use the module-init-tools >installed on the host. The reason for this is explained below. >When doing cross-compilation, it not guaranteed that the >module-init-tools installed on the host (and used during kernel build) >are exactly the same and compatible with those used on the target at runtime. >For example, recent changes in how depmod writes modules.dep using >root-less path, make older modprobe unusable on the target. >User in ths case could install in a different path the module-init-tools >compatible with the version used on the target and specify the path on the >command line. > >Signed-off-by: Carmelo Amoroso <carmelo.amoroso@...com> Acked-by: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com> >--- > Makefile | 3 ++- > 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) > >diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile >index b4c04f7..f5286c4 100644 >--- a/Makefile >+++ b/Makefile >@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ OBJDUMP = $(CROSS_COMPILE)objdump > AWK = awk > GENKSYMS = scripts/genksyms/genksyms > INSTALLKERNEL := installkernel >-DEPMOD = /sbin/depmod >+DEPMOD_PATH ?= /sbin >+DEPMOD = $(DEPMOD_PATH)/depmod > KALLSYMS = scripts/kallsyms > PERL = perl > CHECK = sparse >-- 1.6.3.3 >-- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Live like a child, think like the god. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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