[H-GEN] Rebuilding kernel modules

[Rob Kearey]

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Steven McIntyre wrote:


>   If you are only changing modules, they can be recompiled with

>   make modules; make modules_install

Keith Owens, modutils author, has reccomended that the make dep step 
never be ommitted, even for module recompiles. Check the kbuild 2.5 
threads in lkml for more details.

>   As a sidenote, I'm sure a few have told me stories about kernel compiles
> on their old 386/486 systems with 4mb of RAM that compiled for more than 
> 2 days...

Yep. 3 days exactly on a 386SX/16 :)

-- 
Rob K
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Please abbreviate 'bandwidth' as 'bndwth'
thereby conserving precious bndwth.



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