On Sun, 13 Jun 2010, Shaz wrote: > The kernel build process takes care of this. The compilation is done > for the files and modules affected. I am a bit out of touch to say > more because the linking process and the symbols might require the > last stage of building to be redone completely. to add to my earlier answer, the easiest solution is to just rebuild the entire kernel. but if you're working with a loadable module, you can always just add module parameters, and change the behaviour by unloading the module, and reloading it with a new parameter value. there are a number of ways to do what you're asking and (i'm not trying to tease) they will be covered during the course. :-) rday p.s. i will be out for most of the day so i won't be around to answer questions. but head over to the course: http://www.crashcourse.ca/introduction-linux-kernel-programming/introduction-linux-kernel-programming and play. there are two more free lessons, at which point you *will* have to subscribe to continue. and, yes, i will be posting a relatively detailed syllabus of the rest of the course before asking anyone to subscribe. -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Top-notch, inexpensive online Linux/OSS/kernel courses: http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ