[ILUG] compiling a single module, rh6.2...

[kevin lyda]

ok, so i have the kernel source for my upgraded kernel.  i want to rebuild
just loop.o.  this seems impossible.  can it be done?  make loop.o in
drivers/block doesn't bring joy.

my solution at the moment is to rebuild the entire tree:

    # cp configs/kernel-2.2.17-i586.config .config
    # (make dep; make clean; make; make modules) > /dev/null 2>&1
    # nm drivers/block/loop.o | grep exit_files
             U exit_files
    # nm /lib/modules/2.2.17-14/block/loop.o | grep exit_files
	     U exit_files_R2c9ad1b8

the symbols aren't getting mangled.  why not?  will i have to build a
whole new kernel, install it, and then reboot *just* to up max_loops?

grrrr...

obviously upgrading to 2.4 will solve my problems.  that's later.
for the moment i'd just like this to work.

kevin

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