Re: slow module build--what am I doing wrong?

[Ben Pfaff]

Ben Pfaff <blp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> When I modify a source file or two that belong to a particular
> module, and then rebuild just that module with "make
> dir1/dir/module.ko" (e.g.), the build system spends a couple of
> minutes grinding away on "MODPOST" operations.  Am I doing
> something wrong?  Is there a way to avoid this?  It slows down my
> build-and-test cycle quite a bit.

I was privately emailed a suggestion to use "make M=dir1/dir"
instead of "make dir1/dir/module.ko".  It helps a great deal.
-- 
Ben Pfaff 
blp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://benpfaff.org

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