linux-kernel - Re: Recommended way to do kernel-development for static modules

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sat, 2 Oct 2021 10:07:26 +0530
From:   Ajay Garg <ajaygargnsit@...il.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Recommended way to do kernel-development for static modules

Thanks Randy.

On Sat, Oct 2, 2021 at 10:03 AM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
>
> On 10/1/21 8:31 PM, Ajay Garg wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Let's say, I want to make a simple printk change to drivers/pci/bus.c,
> > compile it, load it, test it.
> >
> > Now, since bus.o is built as a result of CONFIG_PCI=y in
> > drivers/pci/Makefile, so this module is statically built, and as a
> > result doing a "make M=drivers/pci" does-not-pick-up-the-change /
> > have-any-effect.
> >
> > Doing a simple "make" takes too long, everytime for even a trivial change.
> >
> >
> > So, what is the recommended way to do kernel-development for static modules?
> >
> >
> > Will be grateful for pointers.
>
> Just to build drivers/pci/bus.o, you do
> $ make drivers/pci/bus.o
>
> That will tell you if you have any build errors/warnings.
>
> For run-time testing, AFAIK you don't have any choice but to
> build a full kernel and boot it.
>
> --
> ~Randy