Simply google for "writing kernel module makefile"
Use a makefile to compile your kernel module.
That should solve your problem.
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Michael Blizek
<michi1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> On 20:07 Wed 28 Jan , Venkatesh Rao wrote:
>> i am trying to write a simple device driver
>>
>> filename:dd.c
>>
>>
>> #include <module.h>
>> #include<kernel.h>
>> #include<mod_devicetable.h>
>> #include<moduleparam.h>
>> #include<moduleloader.h>
>>
>>
>> int init_module (void) /* Loads a module in the kernel */
>> {
>> printk("Hello kernel n");
>> return 0;
>> }
>>
>> void cleanup_module(void) /* Removes module from kernel */
>> {
>> printk("GoodBye Kerneln");
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>> gcc -c dd.c gives me the following errors:
>>
>> In file included from /usr/include/module.h:10,
>> from dd.c:2:
>> /usr/include/linux/cache.h:5:23: error: asm/cache.h: No such file or
>> directory
>
> ...
>
> You cannot compile your module this way. You need to add the kernel include
> path, tell gcc to *not* include the standard c lib and some other stuff. You
> can
> - put your module in the kernel source tree and add your file to the "Makefile"
> and maybe "Kconfig"
> - or try do do what Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt says
> -Michi
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