Maybe you can try this makefile:

obj-m += sub-a/
obj-m += sub-b/
obj-m += yourmodule.o

yourmodule-objs := sub-a/a_sub_module.o
sub-b/b_sub_module.o

-zhanrk

--- Song Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的正文:> Hi, Sam
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> However, in the way you indicate, the
> mainmodule and each submodule will be built
> as separate kernel modules. You will get
> mainmodule.ko, a_sub_module.ko, b_sub_module.ko etc.
> 
> This is not what I tried to get. I tried to
> build a single kernel module, which means that
> mainmodule.o, a_sub_module.o, b_sub_module.o
> should be linked together to produce the single
> module.
> 
> This will be convenient, for instance, for
> distribution because you need only to distribute one
> kernel module instead of a long list of modules.
> 
> -Song
> 
> 
> --- Sam Ravnborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 04:47:35PM -0700, Song
> Wang
> > wrote:
> > > Hi, Folks
> > > 
> > > I'm puzzled by the kbuild system in 2.6 kernel.
> > > I want to write a kernel module, which consists
> of
> > > several components. The module is produced by
> > > linking these components. These components are
> > located
> > > in separate subdirectories (for example A, B,C).
> 
> > > Each component is generated also by linking 
> > > multiple files. (For example, a_1.c, a_2.c for
> > > building A.o, b_1.c, b_2.c for building B.o,
> then
> > A.o
> > > and B.o
> > > should be linked to produce mymodule.o) 
> > > 
> > > I know if I put all the files in a single
> > directory
> > > The makefile of the module looks like
> > > 
> > > obj-$(CONFIG_MYMODULE) += mymodule.o
> > > mymodule-objs := a_1.o a_2.o b_1.o b_2.o c_1.o
> > c_2.o
> > > 
> > > It should work. But it is really messy,
> especially
> > > there are a lot of files or each component
> > requires
> > > different EXTRA_CFLAGS. However, if I write
> > > separate Makefiles for each component in their
> own
> > > subdirectory, the Makefile of component A looks
> > like
> > > 
> > > obj-y := A.o (or obj-$(CONFIG_MYMODULE) +=  A.o)
> > > A-objs := a_1.o a_2.o
> > > 
> > > This is wrong, because kbuild will treat A as
> > > independent module. All I want is to treat
> > > A as component of the only module mymodule.o. It
> > > should be linked to mymodule.o
> > > 
> > > Any idea on how to write a kbuild Makefile to
> > > support such kind of single module produced
> > > by linking multiple components and each
> component
> > > is located in separate directory? Thanks.
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Song (added lkml to cc:).
> > 
> > You just need to have one common module usign all
> > the sub-modules.
> > 
> > So having each sub-module in directory M/sub-a
> > M/sub-b etc.
> > you need a makefile in M/ that looks like:
> > M/Makefile:
> > obj-m += sub-a/
> > obj-m += sub-b/
> > obj-m += mainmodule.o
> > 
> > In each sub-directory you need a separate Makefile
> > like:
> > M/sub-a/Makefile
> > obj-m += a_sub_module.o
> > 
> > Then all symbols used by the mainmodule needs to
> be
> > properly
> > exported in each sub-module.
> > 
> > Hope this clarifies it.
> > 
> >     Sam
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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