Hi, Thanks for your mail. > When the if statemenet results to TRUE (in most cases when you are compiling > modules for the same kernel version you are running), the whole other part > of the Makefile gets choped out. Why do you use KERNELRELEASE at all? I think the `ifneq ($(KERNELRELEASE, )' condition is a norm of kernel make file. When make is invoked at first time, the variable $(KERNELRELEASE) is not defined, so the target `modules' is made, by executing make again. The second make first changes to kernel directory, and then uses the `Makefile' in the kernel directory. The second `Makefile' loads the first `Makefile' with the variable $(KERNELRELEASE) defined. Thus the variable `obj-m' is evaluated and the `Makefile' in the kernel directory knows which module to make. Anyway, it works even if we don't use the condition, because the variable `obj-m' is evaluated and passed on to the second make command. Regards, Wenhua -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
