Re: kernel 2.6 config for module load

From: Randy.Dunlap
Date: Sun Jul 02 2006 - 12:08:29 EST


On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:53:38 +1000 Jim wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a device driver which can be configurated in kernel 2.4 to be a
> loadable module. But, in kernel 2.6, I made it as tristate in Kconfig.
> On make menuconfig list, I can only select it to [*]NewModule for kernel
> built-in, I cannot select it to [M]NewModule for loadable module
> (neither did I press key M or Space key produce [M]). Is it wrong to
> specify tristate in Kconfig to make a loadable module in kernel 2.6? Or
> what was I missing in kernel 2.6 config?

Tristate is OK. Of course, you will also need
CONFIG_MODULES=y
to enable module support. Is that enabled?

There are a few hundred examples of tristate loadable modules
in Kconfig files that you could look at.

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~Randy
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