lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2000]   [Jan]   [15]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
From
Date
SubjectRe: Modules ??
In <HNFONFBLDFBBBAAA@mailcity.com> Syed Khader Vali (sidcarter@mailcity.com) wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> This might look very silly as I am learning the
> kernel internals just now. Is it possible that
> I can create a module that works with any
> version of the kernel ( for 2.2.xx kernels and beyond ) without meddling with the kernel.

Ouch. NOT AGAIN ! This thread (about possibility of binary modules across
different versions of kernel) is raised quite regularly. Check l-k archives
to find out why it's not supported.

> How do I do it without changing the config
> options and recompiling the kernel if there is
> any chance of doing it ??

There are NO such chance.

> Or I am thinking of something which is not
> possible at all ??

It's possible. In theory. Core kernel developers are ACTIVELY against
binary modules support. So there.

> I would like to write a module which is
> precompiled and which can be dynamically loaded
> with any version of the kernel without any
> recompilation of the kernel. Is this possible??

No.




-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:55    [W:0.227 / U:0.016 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site