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--- kernel_build [2025/01/21 23:31] – ounsatn
+++ kernel_build [2025/01/21 23:45] (current) – ounsatn
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 Extract kernel source 5.15 with
 <code> tar -xf linux-5.15.tar.xz </code>
+it will create a folder linux-5.15, this is what i call __**source tree**__ ( or kernel source )
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 apply dos2unix on each patches, and in folder patches ( extracted from patches-5.15.86-rt56)
-<code>dos2unix patch*
+<code>dos2unix patch-5*
 cd patches
 dos2unix *.patch </code>
-Go to kernel source and patch like below
+__Go to kernel source__ and patch like below
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-go to source tree folder :
+__stay in source tree folder :__
 Change localversion in file localversion-rt
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 It gives a file named "config"
-Copy this file in source tree as ".config" name.
+Copy this file in source tree folder as **".config"** name.
-go to source tree to build menuconfig
+go to source tree folder to build menuconfig
 <code> make menuconfig </code>
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  - General Setup / Local version string, now it's empty (let it empty )
- - General Setup / Preemption model => Fully Preemptible Kernel ( Real-Time ) : this give the rt56.
+ - General Setup / Preemption model => Fully Preemptible Kernel ( Real-Time ) : this give the rt features.
        this option is only available after patching with rt56 patch.
+( and of course other features ...)
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-As we have the kernel configuration, you can see what features are already in the kernel, and which are not.
+As we have the kernel configuration, you can see what features are already in the kernel, and whiches are not.
-To test kernel, i will compile a module which is not there by default , I will do it with "Joystick Interface" :
+To test kernel viability, i will compile a module which is not there by default , I will do it with "Joystick Interface" :
 It's in  : DeviceDrivers >> Input device support >> Joystick Interface
 Just put a M like below , then save & Exit menuconfig
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-Now when your back in source tree type
+Now when your back in source tree folder type :
 <code> make modules_prepare </code>
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-then go to your module folder in source tree.
+Then go to your module folder in source tree.
-For joystick we've checked it's in /src/builddemo/linux-5.15/drivers/input
+For joystick module we've checked in kernel config, it's located in /src/builddemo/linux-5.15/drivers/input
 and launch :
 <code>
 syntax is : make -C <path_to_kernel_dir> M=$PWD
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+Make detects that you have checked joystick device as module in kernel config, so it compiles the associated module source file.
-Make detects that you have check joystick device as module in kernel config, so it compiles the associated module source file.
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 Now it's time to copy module on your force.
 On AKF :
 remount / partition in rw :
 <code> mount remount / -o rw,exec,remount </code>
 copy module file to /usr/lib/modules/5.15.89-inmusic-2023-01-18-rt56/kernel/drivers/input
-Each time i copy a module, i try to respect the source tree path, so if you don't have drivers/input folder, create it and put module inside.
+Each time i copy a module, i try to respect the source tree path, so if you don't have **drivers/input** folder, create it and put module inside.
-then do command depmod
+then do command depmod to says system new module is there.
 <code> depmod </code>
+Issue command lsmod to see current loaded modules :
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+do modprobe joydev
+Issue it again, tadaaaa it's there.
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