Re: compile a kernel module statically into kernel ?

[Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 12:27:23AM +0100, devzero@xxxxxx wrote:
> Hello !
> 
> i need to compile a kernel module statically into the linux kernel.
> 
> there is a new module "vblade-kernel" at
> http://lpk.com.price.ru/~lelik/AoE/, which isn`t in mainline yet, so i
> cannot just download the kernel and do a xconfig/menuconfig.
> 
> can someone help me or give me some tips, what i need to do, to have
> vblade-kernel (vblade-kernel-0.2.6.tar.gz)  module linked statically
> inside the kernel, and not as a loadable module ?

Why not contact the author of that driver so they can provide a patch to
the main kernel, which is what will be needed to accomplish this.

good luck,

greg k-h

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