On 02/21/13 04:15, Ajith Adapa wrote: > Hi, > > I am again hit with KBUILD issue which says as shown below > > /home/tmp/linux-26/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h: In function > ‘inet_csk_clear_xmit_timer’: > /home/tmp/linux-26/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h:203:3: error: > ‘KBUILD_MODNAME’ undeclared (first use in this function) > /home/tmp/linux-26/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h:203:3: note: > each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it > appears in > /home/tmp/linux-26/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h: In function > ‘inet_csk_reset_xmit_timer’: > /home/tmp/linux-26/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h:219:3: error: > ‘KBUILD_MODNAME’ undeclared (first use in this function) > > Ideally my understanding is When a module is build KBUILD_MODNAME is > automatically updated. > > But I even tried options like -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(l2_module)" > > /usr/bin/gcc -M -g -O2 -DMODULE > -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(l2_module)" -D__KERNEL__ -DLINUX > -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2 -m32 > -fomit-frame-pointer -g -pipe -msoft-float > -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 > -mtune=pentium4 -mregparm=3 -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source > /include -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/arch/x86/include > -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/include > -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/include2 > -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/include/asm/mach-default > -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/include2/asm/mach-default > -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/include/uapi > -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/include/linux/kconfig.h > -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/include/generated/uapi > -I/lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/arch/x86/include/generated/uapi > -m32 tmp/l2.c > > /lib/modules/3.7.6.1.i686/source/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h:203:3: > error: ‘l2_module’ undeclared (first use in this function) > > It says it is undeclared. > > Anybody have any clue what I messed up this time ? Thanks for the last reply The official, expected way to build any (external) kernel module is to use a Makefile for the module and run 'make', e.g.: $ make -C /path/to/kernel/source M=/path/to/module/source [O=/path/to/kernel/build] modules That should work. If not, let us know. -- ~Randy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-modules" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
