[yocto] How to include kernel module without including the kernel in the rootfs?

[Bruce Ashfield]

On 14-04-10 11:32 AM, Patrick Doyle wrote:
> I just added a custom kernel module to my build, and now my rootfs
> includes a copy of my kernel (thus making it too large to fit in my
> pinhole sized root partition).
>
> Is there any way to prevent the kernel from being included in the
> rootfs?  Do modutils require a kernel image in order to function
> properly?

Clear this in your kernel recipe:

# Allow machines to override this dependency if kernel image files are
# not wanted in images as standard
RDEPENDS_kernel-base ?= "kernel-image"

and you'll get no kernel image, and yes, modules will work.

Bruce

>
> My recipe contains
>
> inherit module
>
> So I'm expecting that the module class does magic that results in the
> kernel getting installed.
>
> Is there a flag I can set to say "Don't do that?".
>
> Thanks.
>
> --wpd
>