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@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ Command Syntax
$ make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=$PWD modules_install
+ Starting from Linux 6.13, you can use the -f option instead of -C. This
+ will avoid unnecessary change of the working directory. The external
+ module will be output to the directory where you invoke make.
+
+ $ make -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/Makefile M=$PWD
+
Options
-------
@@ -66,7 +72,10 @@ Options
of the kernel output directory if the kernel was built in a separate
build directory.)
- make -C $KDIR M=$PWD
+ You can optionally pass MO= option if you want to build the modules in
+ a separate directory.
+
+ make -C $KDIR M=$PWD [MO=$BUILD_DIR]
-C $KDIR
The directory that contains the kernel and relevant build
@@ -80,6 +89,9 @@ Options
directory where the external module (kbuild file) is
located.
+ MO=$BUILD_DIR
+ Specifies a separate output directory for the external module.
+
Targets
-------
@@ -215,6 +227,21 @@ Separate Kbuild File and Makefile
consisting of several hundred lines, and here it really pays
off to separate the kbuild part from the rest.
+ Linux 6.13 and later support another way. The external module Makefile
+ can include the kernel Makefile directly, rather than invoking sub Make.
+
+ Example 3::
+
+ --> filename: Kbuild
+ obj-m := 8123.o
+ 8123-y := 8123_if.o 8123_pci.o
+
+ --> filename: Makefile
+ KDIR ?= /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
+ export KBUILD_EXTMOD := $(realpath $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+ include $(KDIR)/Makefile
+
+
Building Multiple Modules
-------------------------