[plug] iBCS module and other kernel loadable modules

[brian coleman]

Subba Rao wrote:

>Is this module a seperate installation, or is it included in the kernel 
>development code?

It is a separate installation and the source should included in your distro. 
The installation instructions are included in the package and are simple to 
follow.

>I did not see it in the kernel source tree, yet the iBCS module in present 
>in the /lib/modules/2.2.6
>tree (it was installed during installation). I did not see it in the 
>/lib/modules/2.2.10 tree.

As I said it's a separate installation.

>The .config file for the new kernel did not have any flag for iBCS module.

That's because it's a separate installation.

>Can kernel loadable modules be compiled and installed seperately from the 
>kernel compilation?

Yes.

>Thanks for any info.
>
>Subba Rao
>subb3 at ibm.net
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