From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Sep 29 23:45:16 2011
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF4311065673
	for <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:45:16 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from jmg@h2.funkthat.com)
Received: from h2.funkthat.com (gate.funkthat.com [70.36.235.232])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AB9B8FC1D
	for <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:45:16 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from h2.funkthat.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by h2.funkthat.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p8TNTa4D045022
	(version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO);
	Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:29:36 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from jmg@h2.funkthat.com)
Received: (from jmg@localhost)
	by h2.funkthat.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id p8TNTYqS045021;
	Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:29:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmg)
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:29:33 -0700
From: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com>
To: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@dlink.ua>
Message-ID: <20110929232933.GC14645@funkthat.com>
Mail-Followup-To: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@dlink.ua>,
	satish kondapalli <nitw.satish@gmail.com>, freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
References: <1317195615589-4848235.post@n5.nabble.com>
	<20110928133448.65441459.ray@dlink.ua>
	<1317290169064-4852474.post@n5.nabble.com>
	<20110929131256.28cf6240.ray@dlink.ua>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <20110929131256.28cf6240.ray@dlink.ua>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i
X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE i386
X-Files: The truth is out there
X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/
X-Resume: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/resume.html
X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.2
	(h2.funkthat.com [127.0.0.1]);
	Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:29:36 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org, satish kondapalli <nitw.satish@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: How to cross compile a  kernel module?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the StrongARM Processor <freebsd-arm.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm>,
	<mailto:freebsd-arm-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arm>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-arm-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm>,
	<mailto:freebsd-arm-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:45:16 -0000

Aleksandr Rybalko wrote this message on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 13:12 +0300:
> On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:56:09 -0700 (PDT)
> satish kondapalli <nitw.satish@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >> Thanks Aleksandr,
> >> After adding "MODULES_OVERRIDE" option in the  kernel config, my
> >> module got compiled.
> >> 
> >> But every time while building my module, the entire kernel also
> >> compiled. is there any better mechanism to just cross compile the
> >> module with out building the entire Kernel.
> 
> To avoid recompile all things - do make KERNFAST=configname kernel.
> 
> Maybe someone also show better way to cross compile one module, but I
> don't know.

I haven't tested this in a long time, but if you do:
make buildenv

from the root of your tree, it should setup your path w/ all the
necessary cross-tools in your path, etc...  Then you can go into the
module directory and do a make manually..

-- 
  John-Mark Gurney				Voice: +1 415 225 5579

     "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."