how to build .ko on linux

["kishore" <kishore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi all,

       In kernel version 2.6.9-16.EL, the loadable modules will have an
extension .ko rather than .o

      My module name is pw_module.c,  am using
      gcc -c -Wall -O2 -DLINUX -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__
pw_module.c -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include
         will result in pw_module.o

     Its working fine on kernel version 2.4.18-14.
     If i tried to load the same module on kernel version 2.6.9-16.EL,
resulting an  "error : Invalid module format."

    Can any one suggest, how to build .ko file on kernel version
2.6.9-16.EL .
    Thanks, in advance.

regards,
kishore,packetware.




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