On 3/3/20 8:04 AM, Pascal via arch-general wrote: > no, it's not a bug. > > it's necessary to recompile completely even if the kernel I'm using is the > same as the one I want to apply a small modification on ? It's necessary to recompile *software* completely, even if the one you're using is the same as the one you want to apply a small modification to. The kernel is not special, it operates under the same rules as any other software project. ... IFF you do not want to modify the kernel, but you do want to modify one of its loadable plugins (modules in /lib/modules/......./*.ko) then you can get away with recompiling the plugin completely. This rule likewise applies universally to any software that makes use of loadable plugins. block/blk-core.o is not just for loadable modules though... -- Eli Schwartz Bug Wrangler and Trusted User
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