On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 01:04:35AM +0200, Erik Mouw wrote: > > /me coughs > > > > I wish that were really true ;) > > A piece of code I wrote for linux-2.4.0 still compiles for 2.4.9, while > I can't insmod the 2.4.0 module into 2.4.9. Then you don't use e.g. up_and_exit() > I hope you're not promoting > the use of binary-only modules... ;) heh > Why? /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/ just *points* to the kernel source > of the kernel you're running right now: yes, and it defaults to that, but it is more flexible, and can check for CONFIG_ options etc. regards john -- "What, so the microchips are in the MCU ?" - Sam Burton learning about the PC architecture - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
