How to install kernel modules after a successful compiling

FuLong Wang fulwang at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu Dec 10 09:18:57 EST 2020


have checked the config file and the script, not found the exact match.


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[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]$
[zbrand at bz094f linux-3.10.0-957.el7.s390x]$ cat .config | grep 
CONFIG_LOCALVERSION
CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
# CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
[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]$ grep -r CONFIG_LOCALVERSION 
./*

.............

./arch/um/defconfig:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
./arch/um/defconfig:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y
./arch/unicore32/configs/unicore32_defconfig:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-unicore32"
./arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig:# CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
./arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig:# CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
./arch/xtensa/configs/common_defconfig:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
./arch/xtensa/configs/iss_defconfig:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
./arch/xtensa/configs/iss_defconfig:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y
./arch/xtensa/configs/s6105_defconfig:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
./arch/xtensa/configs/s6105_defconfig:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y
./configs/kernel-3.10.0-s390x-debug.config:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
./configs/kernel-3.10.0-s390x-debug.config:# CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is 
not set
./configs/kernel-3.10.0-s390x-kdump.config:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
./configs/kernel-3.10.0-s390x-kdump.config:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y
./configs/kernel-3.10.0-s390x.config:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
./configs/kernel-3.10.0-s390x.config:# CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
./include/config/auto.conf:CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
./include/generated/autoconf.h:#define CONFIG_LOCALVERSION ""
./init/Kconfig:   set in CONFIG_LOCALVERSION.
./scripts/setlocalversion:# CONFIG_LOCALVERSION and LOCALVERSION (if set)
./scripts/setlocalversion:res="${res}${CONFIG_LOCALVERSION}${LOCALVERSION}"
./scripts/setlocalversion:if test "$CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO" = "y"; then
[zbrand at bz094f linux-3.10.0-957.el7.s390x]$




-- 
Regards
FuLong Wang
_______________________________________________

On 12/10/20 16:28, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 9:51 AM FuLong Wang <fulwang at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> 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".
> 
> The kernel version is set via these config options via scripts/setlocalversion:
> CONFIG_LOCALVERSION
> CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO
> 
> In your setup, CONFIG_LOCALVERSION is probably set to 3.10.0.
> If that is the case, try setting CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="" via 'make
> menuconfig', and ensure that CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is set to 'y'.
> 
>>
>> Where is this defined?
>> Can we keep it as the current kernel version or change it as we want?
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> [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]$
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> FuLong Wang
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> 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!
>>>
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>>
>>> [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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