This part always confuses me, so doing a “make modules V=1”:
make modules V=1 rm -f include/config/kernel.release echo "2.6.38-rc2$(/bin/bash /sde3/root/download/linux_latest/scripts/setlocalversion /sde3/root/download/linux_latest)" > include/config/kernel.release set -e; : ' CHK include/linux/version.h'; mkdir -p include/linux/; (echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 132646; echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))';) < /sde3/root/download/linux_latest/Makefile > include/linux/version.h.tmp; if [ -r include/linux/version.h ] && cmp -s include/linux/version.h include/linux/version.h.tmp; then rm -f include/linux/version.h.tmp; else : ' UPD include/linux/version.h'; mv -f include/linux/version.h.tmp include/linux/version.h; fi set -e; : ' CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h'; mkdir -p include/generated/; if [ `echo -n "2.6.38-rc2+" | wc -c ` -gt 64 ]; then echo '"2.6.38-rc2+" exceeds 64 characters' >&2; exit 1; fi; (echo \#define UTS_RELEASE \"2.6.38-rc2+\";) < include/config/kernel.release > include/generated/utsrelease.h.tmp; if [ -r include/generated/utsrelease.h ] && cmp -s include/generated/utsrelease.h include/generated/utsrelease.h.tmp; then rm -f include/generated/utsrelease.h.tmp; else : ' UPD include/generated/utsrelease.h'; mv -f include/generated/utsrelease.h.tmp include/generated/utsrelease.h; fi mkdir -p .tmp_versions ; rm -f .tmp_versions/* make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=scripts/basic (cat /dev/null; ) > scripts/basic/modules.order rm -f .tmp_quiet_recordmcount make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=. (cat /dev/null; ) > modules.order mkdir -p kernel/ mkdir -p arch/x86/kernel/ make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=. missing-syscalls /bin/bash scripts/checksyscalls.sh gcc -Wp,-MD,./.missing-syscalls.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.3/include -I/sde3/root/download/linux_latest/arch/x86/include -Iinclude -include include/generated/autoconf.h -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -Wno-format-security -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -O2 -m64 -mtune=generic -mno-red-zone -mcmodel=kernel -funit-at-a-time -maccumulate-outgoing-args -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SECTIONS=1 -DCONFIG_AS_FXSAVEQ=1 -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -Wframe-larger-than=1024 -fno-stack-protector -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls -g -pg -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -fno-strict-overflow -fconserve-stack -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(missing_syscalls)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(missing_syscalls)" make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=scripts make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=scripts/genksyms (cat /dev/null; ) > scripts/genksyms/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=scripts/mod (cat /dev/null; ) > scripts/mod/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=scripts/selinux make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=scripts/selinux/genheaders (cat /dev/null; ) > scripts/selinux/genheaders/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=scripts/selinux/mdp (cat /dev/null; ) > scripts/selinux/mdp/modules.order (cat /dev/null; ) > scripts/selinux/modules.order (cat /dev/null; ) > scripts/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=init (cat /dev/null; ) > init/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=usr (cat /dev/null; ) > usr/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86 make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/crypto (cat /dev/null; echo kernel/arch/x86/crypto/crc32c-intel.ko;) > arch/x86/crypto/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/ia32 (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/ia32/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/kernel make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/kernel/acpi (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/kernel/acpi/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/kernel/apic (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/kernel/apic/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/kernel/cpu make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq (cat /dev/null; echo kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.ko; echo kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.ko;) > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/modules.order (cat /dev/null; cat arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/modules.order; cat arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/modules.order;) > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/modules.order (cat /dev/null; cat arch/x86/kernel/cpu/modules.order; cat arch/x86/kernel/acpi/modules.order; cat arch/x86/kernel/apic/modules.order; echo kernel/arch/x86/kernel/msr.ko; echo kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.ko; echo kernel/arch/x86/kernel/microcode.ko;) > arch/x86/kernel/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/kvm (cat /dev/null; echo kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm.ko; echo kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.ko; echo kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-amd.ko;) > arch/x86/kvm/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/mm (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/mm/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform/ce4100 (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/platform/ce4100/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform/efi (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/platform/efi/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform/iris (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/platform/iris/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform/mrst (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/platform/mrst/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform/olpc (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/platform/olpc/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform/scx200 (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/platform/scx200/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform/sfi (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/platform/sfi/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform/uv (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/platform/uv/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/platform/visws (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/platform/visws/modules.order (cat /dev/null; cat arch/x86/platform/ce4100/modules.order; cat arch/x86/platform/efi/modules.order; cat arch/x86/platform/iris/modules.order; cat arch/x86/platform/mrst/modules.order; cat arch/x86/platform/olpc/modules.order; cat arch/x86/platform/scx200/modules.order; cat arch/x86/platform/sfi/modules.order; cat arch/x86/platform/visws/modules.order; cat arch/x86/platform/uv/modules.order;) > arch/x86/platform/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/vdso (cat /dev/null; ) > arch/x86/vdso/modules.order (cat /dev/null; cat arch/x86/kernel/modules.order; cat arch/x86/mm/modules.order; cat arch/x86/crypto/modules.order; cat arch/x86/vdso/modules.order; cat arch/x86/ia32/modules.order; cat arch/x86/platform/modules.order; cat arch/x86/kvm/modules.order;) > arch/x86/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=kernel make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=kernel/debug (cat /dev/null; ) > kernel/debug/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=kernel/gcov (cat /dev/null; ) > kernel/gcov/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=kernel/irq (cat /dev/null; ) > kernel/irq/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=kernel/power (cat /dev/null; ) > kernel/power/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=kernel/time (cat /dev/null; ) > kernel/time/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=kernel/trace (cat /dev/null; ) > kernel/trace/modules.order (cat /dev/null; cat kernel/time/modules.order; cat kernel/power/modules.order; cat kernel/power/modules.order; cat kernel/gcov/modules.order; cat kernel/debug/modules.order; cat kernel/irq/modules.order; cat kernel/trace/modules.order; cat kernel/trace/modules.order; cat kernel/trace/modules.order; cat kernel/trace/modules.order;) > kernel/modules.order make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=mm (cat /dev/null; ) > mm/modules.order
ANd then followed by “make modules_install V=1” I got:
make modules_install V=1
make -f /sde3/root/download/linux_latest/scripts/Makefile.modinst
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/crypto; cp arch/x86/crypto/crc32c-intel.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/crypto ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/crypto/crc32c-intel.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq; cp arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq; cp arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel; cp arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel; cp arch/x86/kernel/microcode.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/microcode.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel; cp arch/x86/kernel/msr.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/msr.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kvm; cp arch/x86/kvm/kvm-amd.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kvm ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-amd.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kvm; cp arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kvm ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kvm; cp arch/x86/kvm/kvm.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kvm ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/drivers/net; cp drivers/net/r8169.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/drivers/net ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/drivers/net/r8169.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/9p; cp fs/9p/9p.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/9p ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/9p/9p.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/adfs; cp fs/adfs/adfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/adfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/adfs/adfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/affs; cp fs/affs/affs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/affs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/affs/affs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/afs; cp fs/afs/kafs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/afs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/afs/kafs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/autofs4; cp fs/autofs4/autofs4.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/autofs4 ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/autofs4/autofs4.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/befs; cp fs/befs/befs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/befs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/befs/befs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/bfs; cp fs/bfs/bfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/bfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/bfs/bfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs; cp fs/binfmt_misc.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/binfmt_misc.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/cifs; cp fs/cifs/cifs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/cifs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/cifs/cifs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/coda; cp fs/coda/coda.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/coda ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/coda/coda.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/configfs; cp fs/configfs/configfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/configfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/configfs/configfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/dlm; cp fs/dlm/dlm.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/dlm ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/dlm/dlm.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/efs; cp fs/efs/efs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/efs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/efs/efs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/exportfs; cp fs/exportfs/exportfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/exportfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/exportfs/exportfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/fat; cp fs/fat/fat.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/fat ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/fat/fat.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/fat; cp fs/fat/msdos.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/fat ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/fat/msdos.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/fat; cp fs/fat/vfat.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/fat ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/fat/vfat.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/freevxfs; cp fs/freevxfs/freevxfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/freevxfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/freevxfs/freevxfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/gfs2; cp fs/gfs2/gfs2.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/gfs2 ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/gfs2/gfs2.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/hfs; cp fs/hfs/hfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/hfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/hfs/hfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/hfsplus; cp fs/hfsplus/hfsplus.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/hfsplus ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/hpfs; cp fs/hpfs/hpfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/hpfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/hpfs/hpfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/isofs; cp fs/isofs/isofs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/isofs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/isofs/isofs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/jffs2; cp fs/jffs2/jffs2.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/jffs2 ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/jffs2/jffs2.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/jfs; cp fs/jfs/jfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/jfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/jfs/jfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/lockd; cp fs/lockd/lockd.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/lockd ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/lockd/lockd.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/minix; cp fs/minix/minix.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/minix ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/minix/minix.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/ncpfs; cp fs/ncpfs/ncpfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/ncpfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/ncpfs/ncpfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nfs; cp fs/nfs/nfs.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nfs ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nfs/nfs.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nfs_common; cp fs/nfs_common/nfs_acl.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nfs_common ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nfs_common/nfs_acl.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nfsd; cp fs/nfsd/nfsd.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nfsd ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nfsd/nfsd.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls; cp fs/nls/nls_ascii.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls/nls_ascii.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls; cp fs/nls/nls_cp1250.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls/nls_cp1250.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls; cp fs/nls/nls_cp1251.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls/nls_cp1251.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls; cp fs/nls/nls_cp1255.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls/nls_cp1255.ko
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls; cp fs/nls/nls_cp437.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls ; true /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc2+/kernel/fs/nls/nls_cp437.ko
…..
Hm…..there goes the differences.