Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:16:08 +0000 From: Gavin Atkinson <gavin@FreeBSD.org> To: barney_cordoba@yahoo.com Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Adding a new kernel module? Message-ID: <1231438568.98820.7.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <321406.5257.qm@web63908.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <321406.5257.qm@web63908.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 09:08 -0800, Barney Cordoba wrote: > I'm testing a new kernel module that needs to be compiled in, and > everything works fine except that make doesn't make the module for the > new driver. The driver is under dev > > /sys/dev/foo > > How does the kernel make system decide what modules to build? How can > I add a new kernel modules to the build system to get it to build the > new module automatically? Short answer: have a look at /usr/src/sys/modules/Makefile and the directories below that. It might be a little out of date, but have a look at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/arch-handbook/driverbasics-kld.html Gavin
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