Subject: Re: [vserver] How to build kernel modules for host?
From: "Daniel Hokka Zakrisson" <daniel@hozac.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:38:39 +0200 (CEST)

Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> And if that question isn't ambiguous enough I don't know what would be.
>
> So here goes.  I need to build a kernel module that is need by software
> to run in a guest.  Specifically the zaptel(ztdummy) module for Asterisk.
>
> The instructions I'm using (http://www.telephreak.org/papers/vpa/) are
> based on a debian install so since I use CentOS so my-mileage-will-vary.
>
> When I've installed Asterisk on standalone systems I remember needing to
> install the kernel sources/headers.  That was a full Asterisk install so
> I'm not sure if to build only the zaptel driver I need them -- the
> source/headers.
>
> To be on the safe side I'd like to go ahead and install them.
>
> So the questions are:
>   * Is the kernel*src*.rpm from Daniel's repository enough?

Not what you want.

>   * Would the L-V patches cause any problems when building other kernel
> modules?

Not likely for zaptel, but maybe.

>   * Should I just install, via yum, the whole *-devel pile?

kernel-devel-`uname -r` is what you want.

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Daniel Hokka Zakrisson