On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 1:44 PM Jonas Zeiger <jonas.zeiger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Many applications check for available kernel features via: > > * /proc/modules (loaded modules, present if CONFIG_MODULES=y) > * $(MODLIB)/modules.builtin (builtin modules) > > They fail to detect features if the kernel was built with > CONFIG_MODULES=n > and modules.builtin isn't installed. > > Therefore, allow the Makefile's modules_install target to be used > always. > > Tested Makefile targets with different CONFIG_MODULES states: > > * (CONFIG_MODULES=n) modules_install: install modules.builtin etc. > * (CONFIG_MODULES=y) modules_install: produce same result as before > * (CONFIG_MODULES=y) modules_install: still fail if no modules.order > * (CONFIG_MODULES=y) modules: build modules, as before > * (CONFIG_MODULES=n) modules: still fail and warn > > Signed-off-by: Jonas Zeiger <jonas.zeiger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Maybe, module.builtin and module.builtin.modinfo should be installed by 'make install' because they are byproducts of vmlinux. -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada
