How to compile kernel module for a new kernel before reboot?

[Andrew Junev]

Hello Sam,


Saturday, April 3, 2010, 11:21:34 PM, you wrote:

>> How do I compile my driver for a new kernel _before_ actually booting
>> into that new kernel, so that I could be prepared with the new kernel
>> module already on first reboot?

> My advice is to investigate whether you can package it to work with DKMS:

> http://linux.dell.com/dkms/
> http://linux.dell.com/dkms/manpage.html

> You can write infrastructure yourself, you can probably use akmods,
> but I have done exactly what you require for other kernel modules
> using DKMS as the infrastructure.

> FWIW, DKMS doesn't normally pre-build the module, it builds it on
> first boot into the kernel - so it's not exactly what you want.

Oh, that sounds interesting! I'll try to read and study how this
thing works, although it doesn't seem to be as easy as I thought... :)


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Best regards,
 Andrew