Re: Where to put the source of kernel ??

[Mark Allums <mark@allums.com>]

Mark Allums wrote:

>  The actual source, Debian or not, can go nearly anywhere.  What is
>  needed is for a kernel module compile to be able to find the *dev* 
> headers.
>
>  Generically, you need a link in the lib/modules hierarchy to point to
>  the dev headers.


I said that wrong.  I misspoke.   The "dev" headers are what the name 
implies.  Used for compiling application software.

The kernel headers have *about* the same ABI, but they are what you need 
to compile a kernel module with.

So, yes, Virginia, there is a difference.

I said the compile a module against the dev headers, but that is *wrong*.

As Sven said:

# ln -sf /path/to/linux-x.y.z /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
Of course the kernel sources must match the running kernel.


Mark Allums