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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt index c91caf7eb30..1c0db652b36 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ included in the kernel tree. What is covered within this file is mainly information to authors of modules. The author of an external modules should supply a makefile that hides most of the complexity so one only has to type -'make' to buld the module. A complete example will be present in +'make' to build the module. A complete example will be present in chapter ¤. Creating a kbuild file for an external module". @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ when building an external module. --- 2.2 Available targets - $KDIR refers to path to kernel source top-level directory + $KDIR refers to the path to the kernel source top-level directory make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` Will build the module(s) located in current directory. @@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ when building an external module. make -C $KDIR M=$PWD modules_install Install the external module(s). Installation default is in /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/extra, - but may be prefixed with INSTALL_MOD_PATH - see separate chater. + but may be prefixed with INSTALL_MOD_PATH - see separate chapter. make -C $KDIR M=$PWD clean Remove all generated files for the module - the kernel - source directory is not moddified. + source directory is not modified. make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` help help will list the available target when building external @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ when building an external module. --- 2.3 Available options: - $KDIR refer to path to kernel src + $KDIR refers to the path to the kernel source top-level directory make -C $KDIR Used to specify where to find the kernel source. @@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ following files: KERNELDIR := /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build all:: - $(MAKE) -C $KERNELDIR M=`pwd` $@ + $(MAKE) -C $(KERNELDIR) M=`pwd` $@ # Module specific targets genbin: - echo "X" > 8123_bini.o_shipped + echo "X" > 8123_bin.o_shipped endif @@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ directory and therefore needs to deal with this in their kbuild file. EXTRA_CFLAGS := -Iinclude 8123-y := 8123_if.o 8123_pci.o 8123_bin.o - Note that in the assingment there is no space between -I and the path. - This is a kbuild limitation and no space must be present. + Note that in the assignment there is no space between -I and the path. + This is a kbuild limitation: there must be no space present. === 6. Module installation -Modules which are included in the kernel is installed in the directory: +Modules which are included in the kernel are installed in the directory: /lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)/kernel @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ External modules are installed in the directory: => Install dir: /frodo/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)/kernel INSTALL_MOD_PATH may be set as an ordinary shell variable or as in the - example above be specified on the commandline when calling make. + example above be specified on the command line when calling make. INSTALL_MOD_PATH has effect both when installing modules included in the kernel as well as when installing external modules. @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ External modules are installed in the directory: === 7. Module versioning -Module versioning are enabled by the CONFIG_MODVERSIONS tag. +Module versioning is enabled by the CONFIG_MODVERSIONS tag. Module versioning is used as a simple ABI consistency check. The Module versioning creates a CRC value of the full prototype for an exported symbol and |