> If for some reason make modules did not create module.symvers then try: > > cd /home/lexa/linux > make > [wait a few minutes as it builds some scripts and starts building kernel code...] > hit <Ctrl-C> > > then go back and try building your module. But i have my kernel completely build, including kernel modules. I get the error about ./Module.symvers only if I specify O=module_build_directory. When I build the module without O= there is not such error, but the object files are created in the same directory as module source, which I want to avoid. On 3/15/18, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 11:27:05AM -0400, Aruna Hewapathirane wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 10:52 AM, Aruna Hewapathirane < >> aruna.hewapathirane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> > <snip> >> > >> >> >> >> But the issue remain the same: >> >> $ make >> >> make -C /home/lexa/linux M=/home/lexa/module >> >> O=/home/lexa/module/build_x86 modules >> >> make[1]: Entering directory '/home/lexa/linux' >> >> make[2]: Entering directory '/home/lexa/module/build_x86' >> >> >> >> WARNING: Symbol version dump ./Module.symvers >> >> is missing; modules will have no dependencies and >> >> modversions. >> >> >> > <snip> >> > >> > Please run make modules from the top level directory of your source >> > tree >> > and and then module.symvers will be generated. >> > >> > >> If for some reason make modules did not create module.symvers then try: >> >> cd /home/lexa/linux >> make >> [wait a few minutes as it builds some scripts and starts building >> kernel code...] >> hit <Ctrl-C> >> >> then go back and try building your module. > > 'make modules_prepare' should do the same thing. > > 'make help' shows all of this, but who ever reads documentation :) > -- Kind Regards, Aleksei _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
