[oe] rm_work and building kernel modules

[Koen Kooi]

On 26-01-09 20:24, Cliff Brake wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Koen Kooi<k.kooi at student.utwente.nl>  wrote:
>> On 26-01-09 19:11, Cliff Brake wrote:
>>> I'm noticed a little glitch with rm_work and building kernel modules
>>> with OE.  Typically, kernel module builds require the kernel source to
>>> be intact, which gets removed if rm_work is enabled.
>> Which is why it's getting staged to STAGING_KERNEL_DIR, see module.bbclass.
>
> ok, thanks.  After digging a little more, it appears I developed this
> recipe on an older OE snapshot that did not have support for the new
> location of the asm/arch headers in 2.6.27.  Everything seems to work
> now.
>
> Would anyone be offended if I commit the below patch?  There may be
> some false positives, but would at least hopefully cut down on people
> copying the use of KERNEL_SOURCE for new module recipes.

Looks OK to me.

regards,

Koen

>
> Thanks,
> Cliff
>
> diff --git a/packages/ark3116/ark3116_0.4.1.bb
> b/packages/ark3116/ark3116_0.4.1.bb
> index 629c50a..33962ff 100644
> --- a/packages/ark3116/ark3116_0.4.1.bb
> +++ b/packages/ark3116/ark3116_0.4.1.bb
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   DESCRIPTION = "Driver for usb serial cables based upon ArkMicroChips
> 3116s chip"
>   HOMEPAGE = "http://avr.auctionant.de/ark3116_linux_driver/"
>   PRIORITY = "optional"
> diff --git a/packages/char-driver/char-driver.bb
> b/packages/char-driver/char-driver.bb
> index e6458b5..25245af 100644
> --- a/packages/char-driver/char-driver.bb
> +++ b/packages/char-driver/char-driver.bb
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   DESCRIPTION = "char-driver and userspace program"
>   PRIORITY = "optional"
>   SECTION = "base"
> diff --git a/packages/dri/drm-kernel_cvs.bb b/packages/dri/drm-kernel_cvs.bb
> index 7e0bddf..ee68bac 100644
> --- a/packages/dri/drm-kernel_cvs.bb
> +++ b/packages/dri/drm-kernel_cvs.bb
> @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory.  see modules.bbclass
> +
>   SECTION = "x11/base"
>   PR = "r3"
>   LICENSE = "MIT"
> diff --git a/packages/geode-drivers/geode-modules.inc
> b/packages/geode-drivers/geode-modules.inc
> index adaf885..9e78556 100644
> --- a/packages/geode-drivers/geode-modules.inc
> +++ b/packages/geode-drivers/geode-modules.inc
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   # Linux kernel modules OE build files for the AMD Geode GX5535/LX5536
>   # Copyright (C) 2005-2006, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.  All Rights Reserved
>   # Released under the MIT license (see packages/COPYING)
> diff --git a/packages/gpio-event/gpio-event.bb
> b/packages/gpio-event/gpio-event.bb
> index afb2a77..52a5414 100644
> --- a/packages/gpio-event/gpio-event.bb
> +++ b/packages/gpio-event/gpio-event.bb
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   DESCRIPTION = "gpio-event driver and userspace program"
>   PRIORITY = "optional"
>   SECTION = "base"
> diff --git a/packages/pcmcia-cs/pcmcia-cs_3.2.8.bb
> b/packages/pcmcia-cs/pcmcia-cs_3.2.8.bb
> index 018f335..18a40c7 100644
> --- a/packages/pcmcia-cs/pcmcia-cs_3.2.8.bb
> +++ b/packages/pcmcia-cs/pcmcia-cs_3.2.8.bb
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   DESCRIPTION = "Utilities and system configuration files for the Linux
> PCMCIA card services"
>   SECTION = "base"
>   PRIORITY = "required"
> diff --git a/packages/pvrusb2-mci/pvrusb2-mci_20060903.bb
> b/packages/pvrusb2-mci/pvrusb2-mci_20060903.bb
> index 5bd4ea2..af877e2 100644
> --- a/packages/pvrusb2-mci/pvrusb2-mci_20060903.bb
> +++ b/packages/pvrusb2-mci/pvrusb2-mci_20060903.bb
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   require pvrusb2-mci2.inc
>
>   RRECOMMENDS = "kernel-module-tveeprom \
> diff --git a/packages/pvrusb2-mci/pvrusb2-mci_20080210.bb
> b/packages/pvrusb2-mci/pvrusb2-mci_20080210.bb
> index 5bd4ea2..af877e2 100644
> --- a/packages/pvrusb2-mci/pvrusb2-mci_20080210.bb
> +++ b/packages/pvrusb2-mci/pvrusb2-mci_20080210.bb
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   require pvrusb2-mci2.inc
>
>   RRECOMMENDS = "kernel-module-tveeprom \
> diff --git a/packages/pwc/pwc_10.0.12-rc1.bb b/packages/pwc/pwc_10.0.12-rc1.bb
> index af1d5f5..85e6ade 100644
> --- a/packages/pwc/pwc_10.0.12-rc1.bb
> +++ b/packages/pwc/pwc_10.0.12-rc1.bb
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   DESCRIPTION = "Philips USB Webcam driver for Linux that supports VGA
> resolution"
>   HOMEPAGE = "http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc"
>   PRIORITY = "optional"
> diff --git a/packages/wifistix/wifistix-modules_5.0.16.p0.bb
> b/packages/wifistix/wifistix-modules_5.0.16.p0.bb
> index 0eb6877..f9e8503 100644
> --- a/packages/wifistix/wifistix-modules_5.0.16.p0.bb
> +++ b/packages/wifistix/wifistix-modules_5.0.16.p0.bb
> @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
>   DESCRIPTION = "Linux Driver for Marvel 88W8385 802.11b/g Wifi Module
> used in Gumstix daughtercards"
>   SECTION = "base"
>   PRIORITY = "optional"
> diff --git a/packages/wlan-ng/wlan-ng-modules.inc
> b/packages/wlan-ng/wlan-ng-modules.inc
> index 6dbadce..55fd026 100644
> --- a/packages/wlan-ng/wlan-ng-modules.inc
> +++ b/packages/wlan-ng/wlan-ng-modules.inc
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   DESCRIPTION = "linux-wlan-ng (prism2.x, prism3, pcmcia, pci, usb)
> driver for 11Mbps wireless lan cards"
>   HOMEPAGE = "http://www.linux-wlan.org"
>   SECTION = "kernel/modules"
> diff --git a/packages/wlan-ng/wlan-ng-utils.inc
> b/packages/wlan-ng/wlan-ng-utils.inc
> index 72976ce..92f25dc 100644
> --- a/packages/wlan-ng/wlan-ng-utils.inc
> +++ b/packages/wlan-ng/wlan-ng-utils.inc
> @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> +# FIXME, consider using kernel staging directory instead of
> KERNEL_SOURCE which is
> +# located in the work directory. see module.bbclass
> +
> +
>   DESCRIPTION = "linux-wlan-ng userland utilities"
>   HOMEPAGE = "http://www.linux-wlan.org"
>   SECTION = "kernel/userland"
>
>