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----- Forwarded message from Christophe Lucas <clucas@iomeda.fr> -----
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:18:10 +0200
From: Christophe Lucas <clucas@iomeda.fr>
To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org
Subject: Re: How to integrate custom module into kernel tree?
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i
X-Operating-System: GNU/Linux / 2.4.19 (i686)
Frank A. Uepping (Frank.Uepping@t-online.de) wrote:
> Hello,
> how to integrate my kernel module into the kernel tree,
> in a way that the user can select my module via `make menuconfig'?
> Can someone advice me?
>
> /FAU
I enclosed a patch were it is done :-)
I work on it for a while for a job( it was stopped by rick miller on
2.4.6 kernel), so I continue so far.
An example :
diff -urbN linux-2.4.20/arch/i386/defconfig
linux-2.4.20-lpp/arch/i386/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.20/arch/i386/defconfig Fri Nov 29 00:53:09 2002
+++ linux-2.4.20-lpp/arch/i386/defconfig Sun Jan 5 15:12:08 2003
@@ -554,6 +554,9 @@
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256
+CONFIG_FBLOGO_TOPLEFT=y
+# CONFIG_FBLOGO_CENTER is not set
+
#
# I2C support
#
[...]
diff -urbN linux-2.4.20/drivers/video/Config.in
linux-2.4.20-lpp/drivers/video/Config.in
--- linux-2.4.20/drivers/video/Config.in Fri Nov 29 00:53:15 2002
+++ linux-2.4.20-lpp/drivers/video/Config.in Sun Jan 5 15:12:08 2003
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
fi
if [ "$CONFIG_X86" = "y" ]; then
bool ' VESA VGA graphics console' CONFIG_FB_VESA
+ if [ "$CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL" = "y" ]; then
+ bool ' Enable Linux Progress Patch (EXPERIMENTAL)'
CONFIG_PROGRESS_BAR
+ fi
tristate ' VGA 16-color graphics console' CONFIG_FB_VGA16
tristate ' Hercules mono graphics console (EXPERIMENTAL)'
CONFIG_FB_HGA
define_bool CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT y
@@ -489,6 +492,10 @@
fi
fi
fi
+ choice 'Boot graphic position' \
+ "topleft CONFIG_FBLOGO_TOPLEFT \
+ center CONFIG_FBLOGO_CENTER" topleft
+
fi
endmenu
diff -urbN linux-2.4.20/drivers/video/Makefile
linux-2.4.20-lpp/drivers/video/Makefile
--- linux-2.4.20/drivers/video/Makefile Fri Nov 29 00:53:15 2002
+++ linux-2.4.20-lpp/drivers/video/Makefile Sun Jan 5 15:12:08 2003
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@
obj-$(CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8) += font_acorn_8x8.o
# Add fbmon.o back into obj-$(CONFIG_FB) in 2.5.x
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB) += fbmem.o fbcmap.o modedb.o fbcon.o
fonts.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB) += fbmem.o fbcmap.o modedb.o fbcon.o
fonts.o fbprogress.o
# Only include macmodes.o if we have FB support and are PPC
ifeq ($(CONFIG_FB),y)
obj-$(CONFIG_PPC) += macmodes.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PROGRESS_BAR) += fbprogress.o
endif
obj-$(CONFIG_FB_ACORN) += acornfb.o
----- End forwarded message -----
--
Cordialement/Regards
+--------------------------------------------------+
| Christophe Lucas -- IOMEDA SA (clucas@iomeda.fr) |
| Developpeur/Administrateur GNU/Linux |
+--------------------------------------------------+
| http://titux.tuxfamily.org |
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