How to compile a kernel module without recompiling the whole kernel?

My last kernel development was in version 2.6~ Now I try to compile a module, and I get the following error when compiling outside the kernel tree.

/bin/sh: 1: /home/blabla/workspace/kernel35/linux-3.5/scripts/recordmcount: not found

The object file is created properly, however the problem is within the kernel Makefile itself, something has changed and I wasn't updated ?

I'm using vanilla kern

I've built a kernel with loadable module support for various reasons, one of them the possibility to compile modules and load them without rebooting. This is supposed to be useful when I need a module that I had not enabled in the kernel config.

Now, with drivers like nouveau, it's as easy as going to the source directory, and running make M=drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau.

I want to add a particular new system call in the linux kernel 3.2.x but as a loadable kernel module.(as i don't want to recompile the kernel again and again)

I read through many posts on internet and also on SO, and got an impression that implementing System calls as a loadable module is not possible and some places it is said to be possible.

I am really confused now.

I've attempted to install drivers for an FPGA device, but require that I remove the usbserial module. This happens to be impossible because usbserial is a built-in module. It was suggested that I compile a new kernel to make usbserial dynamically loadable and unloadable.

I'm now trying to compile a custom kernel w/ Fedora.

I make my first steps in the Kernel Module programming. My first Test File was like in any other language -> A simple "Hello World" with printk().

I got drivers from here: Codeaurora.

I was able to build drivers easily under 2.6.32 Kernel but due to other problems i had u had to upgrade kernel to 3.2 from back ports squeeze.

Now i got everything working. just i can't build those drivers any more.

I found tip from somebody to add in .c file:

#include <linux/module.h>

But it didn't work for me.

I'm trying to build a simple kernel module on Android JellyBean.

Hi, I have a problem with loading the powersaving kernel module p4-clockmod.ko. When I try inserting the module (via modprobe or insmod) I get

FATAL: Error inserting p4_clockmod (/lib/modules/2.6.31.8-mediaserver/extra/p4-clockmod.ko): Invalid module format

The module has been compiled together with the kernel. Other modules load with no problem at all.

Okay, I can give you this one because this was confusing for me at first as a newcomer.  In windows they call them drivers ( I can only assume that this must be because it was more human readable).