How to install kernel modules after a successful compiling

[FuLong Wang]

When I try to install the new built kernel and modules, i found the 
install script will assign the kernel version as "3.10.0".

Where is this defined?
Can we keep it as the current kernel version or change it as we want?

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[zbrand at bz094f linux-3.10.0-957.el7.s390x]$ sudo make install
   CHK     include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
   CHK     include/generated/utsrelease.h
   CHK     include/generated/qrwlock.h
   CHK     include/generated/qrwlock_api_smp.h
   CHK     include/generated/qrwlock_types.h
   CHK     kernel/qrwlock_gen.c
   CHK     lib/qrwlock_debug.c
   CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
   CC      scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.s
   GEN     scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.h
   HOSTCC  scripts/mod/file2alias.o
   HOSTLD  scripts/mod/modpost
   CHK     include/generated/compile.h
   SKIPPED include/generated/compile.h
   CHK     include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
sh -x  ./arch/s390/boot/install.sh 3.10.0 arch/s390/boot/bzImage \
       System.map "/boot"
+ '[' -x /root/bin/installkernel ']'
+ '[' -x /sbin/installkernel ']'
+ exec /sbin/installkernel 3.10.0 arch/s390/boot/bzImage System.map /boot
[zbrand at bz094f linux-3.10.0-957.el7.s390x]$
[zbrand at bz094f linux-3.10.0-957.el7.s390x]$
[zbrand at bz094f linux-3.10.0-957.el7.s390x]$ pwd
/home/zbrand/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-3.10.0-957.el7/linux-3.10.0-957.el7.s390x
[zbrand at bz094f linux-3.10.0-957.el7.s390x]$




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Regards
FuLong Wang
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On 12/10/20 12:25, FuLong Wang wrote:
> 
> Alexander,
> 
> 
> Thanks for the reminder!
> 
> 
> I realized that the new build module is with version "3.10.0" and so not 
> match with my running kernel version "3.10.0-957.el7.s390x".
> 
> I do confirm that i was using the right kernel source rpm.
> 
> So, the question turns to why the "make modules" command changed the 
> kernel version of built modules to "3.10.0" instead of 
> "3.10.0-957.el7.s390x".
> 
> 
> Is there any special steps i need to follow to keep the original kernel 
> naming convention?
> 
> btw: I'm following below article to compile the kernel modules.
> 
> https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BuildingKernelModules
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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> 
> 
> [root at bz094f ~]# modinfo ib_ipoib
> filename:
> /lib/modules/3.10.0-957.el7.s390x/kernel/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ib_ipoib.ko 
> 
>   license:        Dual BSD/GPL
>   description:    IP-over-InfiniBand net driver
>   author:         Roland Dreier
>   alias:          rtnl-link-ipoib
>   rhelversion:    7.6
>   srcversion:     917AA4365B3509F0B347217
>   depends:        ib_core,ib_cm
>   intree:         Y
>   vermagic:       3.10.0 SMP mod_unload modversions
>   parm:           max_nonsrq_conn_qp:Max number of connected-mode QPs per
>   interface (applied only if shared receive queue is not available) (int)
>   parm:           cm_data_debug_level:Enable data path debug tracing for
>   connected mode if > 0 (int)
>   parm:           mcast_debug_level:Enable multicast debug tracing if > 0
>   (int)
>   parm:           data_debug_level:Enable data path debug tracing if > 0 
> (int)
>   parm:           send_queue_size:Number of descriptors in send queue (int)
>   parm:           recv_queue_size:Number of descriptors in receive queue 
> (int)
>   parm:           ipoib_enhanced:Enable IPoIB enhanced for capable devices
>   (default = 1) (0-1) (int)
>   parm:           debug_level:Enable debug tracing if > 0 (int)
>   [root at bz094f ~]#
> 
> 
> [root at bz094f ~]# uname -ar
> Linux bz094f 3.10.0-957.el7.s390x #1 SMP Thu Oct 4 16:53:20 EDT 2018 
> s390x s390x s390x GNU/Linux
> 
> 
> [root at bz094f ~]# ls -l /home/zbrand/sourcerpm/
> total 102468
> -rw-r--r--. 1 zbrand zbrand    257644 Dec  8 13:44 
> asciidoc-8.6.8-5.el7.noarch.rpm
> -rw-r--r--. 1 zbrand zbrand   1551156 Dec  8 13:45 
> glibc-static-2.17-260.el7.s390x.rpm
> -rw-r--r--. 1 zbrand zbrand   1307048 Dec  8 14:01 
> graphviz-2.30.1-21.el7.s390x.rpm
> -rw-r--r--. 1 zbrand zbrand 101028281 Dec  8 13:15 
> kernel-3.10.0-957.el7.src.rpm
> -rw-r--r--. 1 zbrand zbrand     52620 Dec  8 13:44 
> newt-devel-0.52.15-4.el7.s390x.rpm
> -rw-r--r--. 1 zbrand zbrand     93176 Dec  8 14:07 
> slang-devel-2.2.4-11.el7.s390x.rpm
> -rw-r--r--. 1 zbrand zbrand    625688 Dec  8 14:02 
> source-highlight-3.1.6-6.el7.s390x.rpm
> [root at bz094f ~]#
> 
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