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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst | 8 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst index 1796b3eba37b..17c9f920f03d 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst @@ -137,12 +137,18 @@ Specify the output directory when building the kernel. This variable can also be used to point to the kernel output directory when building external modules against a pre-built kernel in a separate build directory. Please note that this does NOT specify the output directory for the -external modules themselves. +external modules themselves. (Use KBUILD_EXTMOD_OUTPUT for that purpose.) The output directory can also be specified using "O=...". Setting "O=..." takes precedence over KBUILD_OUTPUT. +KBUILD_EXTMOD_OUTPUT +-------------------- +Specify the output directory for external modules. + +Setting "MO=..." takes precedence over KBUILD_EXTMOD_OUTPUT. + KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN ----------------- Specify the extra build checks. The same value can be assigned by passing diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst index cd5a54d91e6d..a01f3754c7fc 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst @@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ Options of the kernel output directory if the kernel was built in a separate build directory.) - make -C $KDIR M=$PWD + You can optionally pass MO= option if you want to build the modules in + a separate directory. + + make -C $KDIR M=$PWD [MO=$BUILD_DIR] -C $KDIR The directory that contains the kernel and relevant build @@ -80,6 +83,9 @@ Options directory where the external module (kbuild file) is located. + MO=$BUILD_DIR + Specifies a separate output directory for the external module. + Targets ------- |