Incremental Linking

[Sarbojit Ganguly]

I think this might help (taking a cue from your last statement)

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-lkm/

On 23 May 2012 13:20, Sarbojit Ganguly <unixman.linuxboy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you please elaborate on that? What exactly you are trying to find
> out and other details.
>
>
> On 23 May 2012 12:51, somanath sahoo <bapi_mvit2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi Sarbojit,
>>
>> Does the Incremental link correspond to "incremental build" ?
>>
>> I think that incremental link corresponds to lazy binding by which kernel
>> modules are being inserted into running kernel.
>>
>> please CMIIW.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Somanath
>>
>> From: Sarbojit Ganguly <unixman.linuxboy at gmail.com>
>> To: somanath sahoo <bapi_mvit2004 at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: Incremental Linking
>>
>> Somanath, IMHO linux kernel build system _uses_ incremental build. It
>> checks which object files are out dated and then updates.
>>
>> On 23 May 2012 11:09, somanath sahoo <bapi_mvit2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Jonathan,
>>>
>>> I came to know about "incremental linking" while reading "Embedded linux
>>> Primer".
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Somanath
>>>
>>> From: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer at gmx.net>
>>> To: somanath sahoo <bapi_mvit2004 at yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: "kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org" <kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:47 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Incremental Linking
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 02:56:35AM -0700, somanath sahoo wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> As newbie in linux kernel, I would like to understand the concept of
>>>> "incremental linking " w.r.t to linux kernel module.
>>>>
>>>> I have read that kernel loadable modules are being generated and
>>>> inserted into a running kernel due to this "incremental linking "
>>>> technology.
>>>
>>> Can you give us a pointer to where you read this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>     Jonathan Neuschäfer
>>>
>>>>
>>>> If anyone can provide me some pointers to understand the "incremental
>>>> linking" concept, it will be needful.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Somanath
>>>
>>>
>>>
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