On Jan 3, 2008 7:47 PM, Peter Poulsen <peter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What is the 'M' variable actually used for? M=XXX is used to tell the kbuild mechanism that a module is being, with the kbuild file itself existing at option value i.e XXX. for understanding how it all fits, you would have to look at the kbuild mechanism itself. documentation/kbuild might be a good place to start. kind regards anupam -- In the beginning was the lambda, and the lambda was with Emacs, and Emacs was the lambda. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ