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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt index f3355b6812df..6f8c1cabbc5d 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt @@ -1,3 +1,17 @@ +Output files + +modules.order +-------------------------------------------------- +This file records the order in which modules appear in Makefiles. This +is used by modprobe to deterministically resolve aliases that match +multiple modules. + +modules.builtin +-------------------------------------------------- +This file lists all modules that are built into the kernel. This is used +by modprobe to not fail when trying to load something builtin. + + Environment variables KCPPFLAGS @@ -65,6 +79,22 @@ INSTALL_PATH INSTALL_PATH specifies where to place the updated kernel and system map images. Default is /boot, but you can set it to other values. +INSTALLKERNEL +-------------------------------------------------- +Install script called when using "make install". +The default name is "installkernel". + +The script will be called with the following arguments: + $1 - kernel version + $2 - kernel image file + $3 - kernel map file + $4 - default install path (use root directory if blank) + +The implmentation of "make install" is architecture specific +and it may differ from the above. + +INSTALLKERNEL is provided to enable the possibility to +specify a custom installer when cross compiling a kernel. MODLIB -------------------------------------------------- |