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Add on modules and the kernel-package
=== == ======= === === ==============
There are a number of add-on modules (that is, kernel modules
are are developed apart fromt he Linux kernel and do not appear in
the mainstream kernel sources). Notables, at the time of writing, are
the pcmcia-cs and and the alsa sound modules.
Most of these modules need to be compiled for each kernel
version; they are very dependent on kernel structures. It was
suggested that it would be nice to be able to build the add-on
modules whenever one created a new kernel, and kernel-package
provides some mechanisms to do so for co-operating add-on modules.
In order for this to work, the add on modules must appear in
a standard location, choosen to be $(MODULE_LOC)/<mod-name>/
(MODULE_LOC defaults to /usr/src/modules, and can be set either on in
the environment or the configuration file), and must arrange to be
manipulated by the kernel-package mechanisms.
USER INSTRUCTIONS
==== ============
1) Ensure that the module source tree is in a subdirectory of
the $(MODULE_LOC)[/usr/src/modules] directory. Use a
symbolic link to the actual source tree if you must.
2) As root, go to the the base of the kernel source tree (usually
the /usr/src/linux directory). If you are building a kernel that
is custom configured to your specifications, go ahead and
configure the kernel with `make config,' `make menuconfig,' or
`make xconfig.'
3) To build a new kernel-image package, execute:
make-kpkg --revision number kernel_image
This will generate a kernel-image-<kernel version> deb file
in the parent directory. Here number (the argument supplied
after the --revision flag) is a version number for your
custom built kernel. You may also do this on the fly by
setting the DEBIAN_REVISION environmental variable. It is
important that you choose the revision number in such a way
that a generic kernel-image package will not override the
custom package while using dselect (or `dpkg -BOGiE'). I
recommend a two-level scheme where the major level starts
with a letter. One such scheme is your (short) host name
followed by a dot (.) and a number. For example, if your
machine is named myhost, you would use --revision myhost.1
in the command line. If you had to rebuild your custom
kernel, you would use --revision myhost.2 and so on. See
/usr/doc/kernel-package/README.gz for more information on
revision numbers.
3) To build the actual module packages, execute:
make-kpkg --revision number modules_image
where number is the same revision number used to build the
kernel-image package in the previous step. This will generate a
pcmcia-modules-<kernel version> deb file in the parent directory.
4) Install the two newly created deb files (you can use `dpkg -i
file').
kernel-package provides for three targets for the use of
stand-alone kernel modules packages.
The special targets to give to make-kpkg are:
a) modules-image modules_image: only generate module binary packages
b) modules: generate the modules packages and
sign them with dchanges (this
creates the sorce and diff packages
as well)
c) modules-config modules_config: only configure the module
So, add to the
4% fakeroot make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image
4a% fakeroot make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 modules_image,
and remember to install the modules (after you have installed
the kernel-image) by saying
5# dpkg -i ../kernel-image-X.XXX_1.0_<arch>.deb
5a# dpkg -i /usr/src/modules/<mode-name>-<version>.deb
MODULE Packaging hints
====== ========= =====
make-kpkg arranges to cd into each modules top directory,
/usr/src/modules/<mod-name>/, and runs ./debian/rules <target>.
Additionally, the following information is provided in the
environment:
a) KVERS Contains the kernel version
b) KSRC Contains the location of the kernel sources
c) KMAINT Contains the Name of the maintainer to pass to PGP
d) KEMAIL Caontains the email address of the maintainer
Have fun,
manoj
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Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>
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