From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.1 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 077ABC433DB for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:55:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from shelob.surriel.com (shelob.surriel.com [96.67.55.147]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 882C26186A for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:55:22 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 882C26186A Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=quarantine dis=none) header.from=petrovitsch.priv.at Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.94) (envelope-from ) id 1lOMtX-0007bt-Mq; Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:55:07 -0400 Received: from esgaroth.petrovitsch.at ([78.47.184.11]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94) (envelope-from ) id 1lOMtV-0007bn-Dy for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:55:05 -0400 Received: from thorin.petrovitsch.priv.at (80-110-92-127.cgn.dynamic.surfer.at [80.110.92.127]) (authenticated bits=0) by esgaroth.petrovitsch.at (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTPSA id 12MCUw9O1662808 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128 verify=NOT); Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:30:59 +0100 DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 esgaroth.petrovitsch.at 12MCUw9O1662808 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=petrovitsch.priv.at; s=default; t=1616416259; bh=v6n01p3/emmpNeEroVP4MSB2J7VDoMWVbKloVYx2BGw=; h=Subject:To:References:Cc:From:Date:In-Reply-To:From; b=Ef6xbZJ1SUevBwHpjEE5XW3ny4JcVCNJB71/h7tkM6cvSg8FEOBgAcGHQxAmIaNMv kqDgb/yFaHdG+9CUBTT/ZDNZx4ZNeDkQe8lXo1Wbc1EGv9WjeWST1EtaSxE4A2AdNE snwUUcQ7uWgy+qp0W6emPK8ZQ4Qfn6ceHQU2VK6k= X-Info-sendmail: I was here Subject: Re: How to switch between installed kernel and developed kernel To: Gidi Gal References: From: Bernd Petrovitsch Bimi-Selector: v=BIMI1; s=default Message-ID: Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:30:47 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US X-DCC-wuwien-Metrics: esgaroth.petrovitsch.priv.at 1290; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 Cc: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-BeenThere: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Learn about the Linux kernel List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org Hi, On 22/03/2021 13:11, Gidi Gal wrote: [...] > . I reached the step > "Install your changes" in "Modifying a driver on native Linux". I would > like to separate my developed kernel and my installed kernel and to > switch between the two in order to test my changes. I am not sure that [...] I don't know that tutorial but - TTBOMK - folks use UserModeLinux, qemu or a virtual machine like VirtualBox to test a self-patched kernel. It obviously depends on the changed parts/drivers and/or architecture of the kernel if that makes sense ... MfG, Bernd -- Bernd Petrovitsch Email : bernd@petrovitsch.priv.at There is NO CLOUD, just other people's computers. - FSFE LUGA : http://www.luga.at _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies