kernel_module_learn/README.md

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Setup env

On NixOS:

  • Ensure Linux Kernel is the same as you configuration. Otherwise, change linux_dev variable with you kernel variant and change flake.lock nixpkgs with your version.
  • Use direnv allow or nix develop to setup shell.

On other distros:

  1. With Nix env, .envrc, change line by use flake .#other

  2. Without Nix env, you need to setup LINUX_MODULES_FOLDER to linux modules folder of your distro (ex: /lib/modules/$(uname -r)) in your shell (bashrc)

make : targets list

  • all : Compiling kernel
  • clean : Cleaning build folder

All subfolder is configured to use LINUX_MODULES_FOLDER env variable set by flake develop

How test module

Step 1: Load module

sudo insmod [module_name].ko

Warning: Can fail if secure boot is enabled

Step 2: Check logs

sudo dmesg | tail

Step 3: Unload module

sudo rmmod [module_name].ko

Notes

  1. Find required headers files
nix shell nixpkgs#bear
cd 01_basic_module/
bear --append --output ../.vscode/compile_commands.json -- make -C $LINUX_MODULES_FOLDER/build M=$PWD modules

Search -I args and -D args