Re: Support 2.4 modules features in 2.6

[Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>]

> > > Really!! , Please let me know what is the procedure to build the
> > > modules after deleting kernel linux-2.6*
> >
> > you only need include/* for this in 2.6
> >
> > you can't do this at all with 2.4 kernels, it needs the whole lot.
> >
> > (in both cases the code and headers are needed so that your module can
> > use the data structures and compile in the kernel code you select to use
> > from inlines)
> > >
> > >
> 
> Really!!
> 
> This is my Makefile :-
> obj-m += hello-1.o
> 
> all:
> 	make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules
> 
> clean:
> 	make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) clean
> 
> 
> Now do one thing:-
> # mv /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build0
> 
> now make it.
> 
> If you want point to your header files in /usr/include and then try to build.

so you first copy a big chunk of your 2.4 source tree, delete the
original and then say "look it can compile without". Please be real and
honest :)

anyway I suggest that you answer the question on where the code is so
that we can help you....

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