Re: kernel install target
Hi Josip,
Wrote it long ago, and have used ever since without a problem.
Sadly it was not accepted upstream, I forgot why.
Patch attached.
Martin
On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 12:46:43PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it just me or is it a bit strange that the vanilla kernel makefiles don't
> include an 'install' target for sparc?
>
> Just now I did the following, and all went well:
>
> % gzip -c vmlinux > vmlinuz; sudo installkernel 2.6.20.4 vmlinuz System.map
> In order to use the new kernel image you have just installed, you
> will need to reboot the machine. First, however, you will need to
> either make a bootable floppy diskette, re-run LILO, or have GRUB
> installed.
>
> Checking for ELILO...No
>
> Checking for LILO...No
>
> Checking for SILO...Yes
>
> SILO is installed. To automatically switch to new kernels, point your
> default entry in silo.conf to /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20.4
> %
>
> Sounds like the arch/sparc/boot/Makefile should be patched to call
> a arch/sparc/boot/install.sh, which would be trivial to write?
>
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Index: 2.6.13/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
===================================================================
--- 2.6.13.orig/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile 2005-01-17 12:34:21.000000000 +0000
+++ 2.6.13/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile 2005-09-07 19:15:31.834415464 +0100
@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@
$(obj)/btfix.S: $(obj)/btfixupprep vmlinux FORCE
$(call if_changed,btfix)
+
+$(obj)/install: $(obj)/image
+ sh $(srctree)/$(src)/install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) $< System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
Index: 2.6.13/arch/sparc/Makefile
===================================================================
--- 2.6.13.orig/arch/sparc/Makefile 2005-01-17 12:34:21.000000000 +0000
+++ 2.6.13/arch/sparc/Makefile 2005-09-07 19:15:31.851410694 +0100
@@ -53,9 +53,14 @@
boot := arch/sparc/boot
-image tftpboot.img: vmlinux
+image tftpboot.img install: vmlinux
$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/$@
+# This makes install trigger the modules as well.
+ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+install: modules_install
+endif
+
archclean:
$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
@@ -75,4 +80,8 @@
define archhelp
echo '* image - kernel image ($(boot)/image)'
echo ' tftpboot.img - image prepared for tftp'
+ echo ' install - Install kernel using'
+ echo ' (your) ~/bin/installkernel or'
+ echo ' (distribution) /sbin/installkernel or'
+ echo ' install to $$(INSTALL_PATH)'
endef
Index: 2.6.13/arch/sparc/boot/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ 2.6.13/arch/sparc/boot/install.sh 2005-09-07 19:15:31.854409852 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# arch/sparc/boot/install.sh
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+# License. See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+# for more details.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 1995 by Linus Torvalds
+#
+# Blatantly stolen from in arch/i386/boot/install.sh by Martin Habets
+#
+# "make install" script for sparc architecture
+#
+# Arguments:
+# $1 - kernel version
+# $2 - kernel image file
+# $3 - kernel map file
+# $4 - default install path (blank if root directory)
+#
+
+# User may have a custom install script
+
+if [ -x ~/bin/installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/installkernel "$@"; fi
+if [ -x /sbin/installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/installkernel "$@"; fi
+
+# Default install
+
+# Figure out if this is a compressed image or not.
+target=vmlinux
+if [ -n "`file $2 | grep -i compressed`" ];
+then
+ target=vmlinuz;
+fi
+
+if [ -f $4/$target ]; then
+ mv $4/$target $4/$target.old
+fi
+
+if [ -f $4/System.map ]; then
+ mv $4/System.map $4/System.old
+fi
+
+cat $2 > $4/$target
+cp $3 $4/System.map
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