| Message ID | 20250605135514.369076-1-dixitparmar19@gmail.com |
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| Series | [1/1] ref-manual: document KERNEL_SPLIT_MODULES variable | expand |
On Thu, 5 Jun 2025, Dixit Parmar via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote: > This variable controls the kernel module spliting. > > Signed-off-by: Dixit Parmar <dixitparmar19@gmail.com> > --- > documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 9 +++++++++ > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst > index 9768d8f5b..592401eb6 100644 > --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst > +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst > @@ -5359,6 +5359,15 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. > the :term:`KERNEL_PATH` variable. Both variables are common variables > used by external Makefiles to point to the kernel source directory. > > + :term:`KERNEL_SPLIT_MODULES` > + Allow opt-out of split kernel modules. For some use cases, a monolithic > + kernel-modules package containing all modules built from the kernel > + sources may be preferred. For one, download time is shorter and > + installation time is faster. > + Default set to 1, one subpackage per module. Setting it 0 will generate ^to > + a monolithic kernel-modules package containing all modules built from > + the source. > + > :term:`KERNEL_SRC` > The location of the kernel sources. This variable is set to the value > of the :term:`STAGING_KERNEL_DIR` within the :ref:`ref-classes-module` > -- > 2.43.0 > >
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index 9768d8f5b..592401eb6 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -5359,6 +5359,15 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. the :term:`KERNEL_PATH` variable. Both variables are common variables used by external Makefiles to point to the kernel source directory. + :term:`KERNEL_SPLIT_MODULES` + Allow opt-out of split kernel modules. For some use cases, a monolithic + kernel-modules package containing all modules built from the kernel + sources may be preferred. For one, download time is shorter and + installation time is faster. + Default set to 1, one subpackage per module. Setting it 0 will generate + a monolithic kernel-modules package containing all modules built from + the source. + :term:`KERNEL_SRC` The location of the kernel sources. This variable is set to the value of the :term:`STAGING_KERNEL_DIR` within the :ref:`ref-classes-module`
This variable controls the kernel module spliting. Signed-off-by: Dixit Parmar <dixitparmar19@gmail.com> --- documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)