linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: add target to build a cpio containing modules

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Message-ID: <CAFLszTgxLfDucOJK70EXh6PXGMcitC1_8QyWGo3DeruQnGMx+A@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:25:54 -0700
From: Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>
To: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
Cc: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>, Nicolas Schier <nicolas.schier@...ux.dev>, 
	Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de>, 
	kernel@...gutronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: add target to build a cpio containing modules

On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 at 07:31, Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de> wrote:
>
> From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
>
> Add a new package target to build a cpio archive containing the kernel
> modules. This is particularly useful to supplement an existing initramfs
> with the kernel modules so that the root filesystem can be started with
> all needed kernel modules without modifying it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
> Co-developed-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
> ---
>  .gitignore               |  5 +++++
>  Makefile                 |  2 +-
>  scripts/Makefile.package | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>

Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>
Tested-by: Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>