kernel and modules system is stupid..

syadnom · Guru Joined: 09 May 2002 Posts: 531

the idea of having the kernel in /usr/src/linux and having the modules in /lib/modules is completely ignorant.

then having multiple kernels that are the same revision breaks the modules system

if you have

2.6.10 with in kernel alsa and no pcmcia
and
2.6.10 without alsa and pcmcia modules

the /lib/modules/2.6 modules dont work together and problems arise

why!!!

why arent these things located closer together for one... AND, when are the /lib/modues/2.6 label more finely like so

kernel-2.6.10-gentoo-3.15.2005
/lib/modules/2.6.10-gentoo-3.15.2005

or something more sane

codergeek42 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:44 am Post subject:

You can append that date information yourself with the CONFIG_LOCALVERSION option in your kernel configuration.
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syadnom · Guru Joined: 09 May 2002 Posts: 531

and that will make /lib/modules/2.6.10.date ??

codergeek42 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:57 am Post subject:

It can. For example if you set CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-3.15.2005" in your kenrel confifguration you'll have a /lib/modules/2.6.10-3.15.2005 directory, which you can use seperately from a kernel with a dfferent LOCALVERSION setting. Hth!
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