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You should build mac80211 as module instead of built-in driver and
"make modules" instead of full make. This way you'll be just
rebuilding mac80211.ko instead of the whole thing.

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 2:39 AM, Duy Tai Nguyen <duytai.cse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to inject particular data into beacon frame in Android device.
> I found two approaches:
> 1. Write loadable kernel module.
> 2. Modify MAC80211 subsystem
> In the first approach, I found that I could not include directly
> source code from MAC80211 sub system in folder /net/mac80211/. Thus, I
> used the second approach, but, every time I change any line of source
> code, it takes 30 minutes to build zImage  then install new kernel in
> my Android device. Finally, I was stuck.
> Therefore, my questions are:
> 1. Is it right approach to modify MAC80211 subsystem?
> 2. Are there any faster approach to modify MAC80211 and test source code?
> 3. I am curious about the way you write code and test MAC80211. Could
> you explain in details?
> Best Regards,
> Duy Tai.
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