[OE-core] How to skip building kernel modules

[Alexander Kanavin]

The way I read kernel.bbclass, you need to set CONFIG_MODULES=n in your
configuration through some mechanism; then they'll be skipped altogether.

Alex

On Mon, 16 Mar 2020 at 10:06, Jacob Kroon <jacob.kroon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm using the linux-yocto kernel recipes together with additional kernel
> config fragments that I append in our custom distro layer. All required
> functionality is built into the kernel, so we don't install any kernel
> modules on target.
>
> What would be the correct way to save compilation time and skip
> building/packaging the kernel modules ? Do I need to provide a custom
> defconfig that explicitly disables all modules ?
>
> I can monkey-patch oe-core with the attached patch in order to achieve
> that goal, but I'm guessing something like this wouldn't be suitable for
> upstreaming ?
>
> Cheers,
> Jacob
>
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