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Help compiling kernel module

I am trying to write kernel modules. And am running Ubuntu 10.04 x64. I have downloaded both kernel source and headers. Unpacked kernel source and made a /usr/src/linux symbolic link pointing to the src.

Here is the output of running make:

Code:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build M= modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic'

  CHK    include/linux/version.h

  CHK    include/linux/utsrelease.h

  SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-x86

make[2]: *** No rule to make target `kernel/bounds.c', needed by `kernel/bounds.s'.  Stop.

make[1]: *** [prepare0] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic'

make: *** [all] Error 2

Here is my Makefile:

Code:

obj-m += hello-1.o



all:

        make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(pwd) modules



clean:

        make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(pwd) clean

And here is my simple module:

Code:

#include <linux/module.h>        /* Needed by all modules */

#include <linux/kernel.h>        /* Needed for KERN_INFO */



int init_module (void)

{

        printk (KERN_INFO "Hello world 1.\n");

        

        /*

        * A non 0 return means init_module failes; module can't be loaded.

        */

        return 0;

}



void cleanup_module (void)

{

        printk (KERN_INFO "Good night world 1.\n");

}

I am taking both the module and the Makefile from Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide book. I don't know what am missing. So any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Hi -

Code:

Makefile:



make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(pwd) modules

Code:

Actual output:



make -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build M= modules

It looks like your "pwd" command isn't working.

Did you alias it to something in your user environment?

'Hope that helps .. PSM

Thanks a lot for identifying my problem... I changed the $(pwd) to either $(PWD) or $(shell pwd) and both works.. Seems I have to use $(shell command) syntax to run a command in Makefiles or it consider it a variable. I thought it's like shell scripts.

Now it all works, Thanks again. :-)

same problem with same make file

i tried both $(PWD) & $(shell pwd). it does not work.and it is not including SYMLINK as SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-x86