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Hi,
I'm just trying to get my head around compiling my own 2.6.25.4 kernel.. I'm following the Kernel Compilation from Source guide in the wiki (using pacman/makepkg) tutorial. One thing which is confusing me is after I configure the kernel using make menuconfig and save it, when I build the kernel I still see modules I disabled streaming past. I just would like to clarify how to read the compile output so I have a clue of what is going on... e.g all the CC/[M]/SHIPPED flags.
Also, whats the difference between setting an option as a module ([M]) or built in?
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What might be happening is that some PKGBUILDs copy the provided config every time the package is built, overwriting any customizations.
You should copy the $stardir/linux-2.6.25/.config file back to $startdir/config overwriting the previous one, and regenerate the md5 sum with 'makepkg -g'.
A kernel module is loaded dynamically, with modprobe or insmod. A built-in module is part of the kernel blob, so its loaded the moment the kernel is loaded.
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