Well, from your first email, I got the impression that you tried to move an in-tree module out of the kernel tree.

What 3rd party module is it that you're building, that is delivered to you in a state to only allow in-tree builds? That's a pretty uncommon situation.

Are the config options you need to be set something that only this module knows about, or are they something the rest of the kernel knows about?

> Without  trying to sound confrontational, why not build it out of tree?

Well, there's nothing wrong to build a true 3rd party module out-of-tree. It might very well be your only choice due to a number of factors.

Though, if you can get it upstreamed, you'll win in the long term.

Cheers,

Anders

 

Well, from your first email, I got the impression that you tried to move an in-tree module out of the kernel tree.

What 3rd party module is it that you're building, that is delivered to you in a state to only allow in-tree builds? That's a pretty uncommon situation.

Are the config options you need to be set something that only this module knows about, or are they something the rest of the kernel knows about?

> Without  trying to sound confrontational, why not build it out of tree?

Well, there's nothing wrong to build a true 3rd party module out-of-tree. It might very well be your only choice due to a number of factors.

Though, if you can get it upstreamed, you'll win in the long term.

Cheers,

Anders