[PATCH 11/26] kbuild: patch to Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt

From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Tue Jan 03 2006 - 08:29:14 EST


From: Brian Strand <bstrand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 1132622588 +0000

First off, thanks for the kbuild docs, they are very useful! Second,
I've attached a patch to modules.txt (from 2.6.14.2) with a "compile"
fix to a Makefile example, and some trivial spelling/grammar nits.
Please let me know if you want the patch in some other format (eg not
MIME), or if I should go bother someone else about it.

Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

---

Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt | 24 ++++++++++++------------
1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

98a1e444111c9fd3f7a2b55225f7febf4209c020
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
index c91caf7..1c0db65 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ included in the kernel tree.
What is covered within this file is mainly information to authors
of modules. The author of an external modules should supply
a makefile that hides most of the complexity so one only has to type
-'make' to buld the module. A complete example will be present in
+'make' to build the module. A complete example will be present in
chapter ¤. Creating a kbuild file for an external module".


@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ when building an external module.

--- 2.2 Available targets

- $KDIR refers to path to kernel source top-level directory
+ $KDIR refers to the path to the kernel source top-level directory

make -C $KDIR M=`pwd`
Will build the module(s) located in current directory.
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ when building an external module.
make -C $KDIR M=$PWD modules_install
Install the external module(s).
Installation default is in /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/extra,
- but may be prefixed with INSTALL_MOD_PATH - see separate chater.
+ but may be prefixed with INSTALL_MOD_PATH - see separate chapter.

make -C $KDIR M=$PWD clean
Remove all generated files for the module - the kernel
- source directory is not moddified.
+ source directory is not modified.

make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` help
help will list the available target when building external
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ when building an external module.

--- 2.3 Available options:

- $KDIR refer to path to kernel src
+ $KDIR refers to the path to the kernel source top-level directory

make -C $KDIR
Used to specify where to find the kernel source.
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ following files:

KERNELDIR := /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
all::
- $(MAKE) -C $KERNELDIR M=`pwd` $@
+ $(MAKE) -C $(KERNELDIR) M=`pwd` $@

# Module specific targets
genbin:
- echo "X" > 8123_bini.o_shipped
+ echo "X" > 8123_bin.o_shipped

endif

@@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ directory and therefore needs to deal wi
EXTRA_CFLAGS := -Iinclude
8123-y := 8123_if.o 8123_pci.o 8123_bin.o

- Note that in the assingment there is no space between -I and the path.
- This is a kbuild limitation and no space must be present.
+ Note that in the assignment there is no space between -I and the path.
+ This is a kbuild limitation: there must be no space present.


=== 6. Module installation

-Modules which are included in the kernel is installed in the directory:
+Modules which are included in the kernel are installed in the directory:

/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)/kernel

@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ External modules are installed in the di
=> Install dir: /frodo/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)/kernel

INSTALL_MOD_PATH may be set as an ordinary shell variable or as in the
- example above be specified on the commandline when calling make.
+ example above be specified on the command line when calling make.
INSTALL_MOD_PATH has effect both when installing modules included in
the kernel as well as when installing external modules.

@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ External modules are installed in the di

=== 7. Module versioning

-Module versioning are enabled by the CONFIG_MODVERSIONS tag.
+Module versioning is enabled by the CONFIG_MODVERSIONS tag.

Module versioning is used as a simple ABI consistency check. The Module
versioning creates a CRC value of the full prototype for an exported symbol and
--
1.0.6

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