Kernel module not building .ko file - linux

Question

I have a 3rd party device driver which I am trying to cross-compile. When I build the driver everything goes smooth but I don't see any driver.ko file, however driver.o file is generated fine and I don't see any error during the build process. I have also tried with the option V=1 and I see following error
echo;
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";
echo " include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.";
echo;
But my kernel configuration is correct and I have tried a simple hello world module with this configuration, in that case I can build my module but still see this error message. Also I can see both the files include/generated/autoconf.h & include/config/auto.conf in the kernel sources. Still why I am unable to build my driver module.
Here is the output of the build.
LD [M] /home/farshad/Work/CSP/boards/imx6q/ar6k3/ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux_release_[posted_2011_8_19_olca3.1RC_553/imx6build/host/os/linux/ar6000.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 0 modules
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/farshad/Work/CSP/projects/phase_1/farshad/cspbox/platform/imx6/mel5/fs/workspace/linux-2.6.38-imx6'
As you can see above ar6000.o is built properly without any error, but why ar6000.ko is not being built otherwise it should report "MODPOST 1 modules".
Since ar6000.ko is not being built at the end of the complete build process I also get the following error
cp: cannot stat `/home/farshad/Work/CSP/boards/imx6q/ar6k3/ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux_release_[posted_2011_8_19_olca3.1RC_553/imx6build/host/os/linux/ar6000.ko': No such file or directory
2404 make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
Which is obvious. My problem is why I am not getting a ar6000.ko in the first place. Searching over google someone also faced this issue and mentioned that running make with sudo resolved it but it brought no luck for me!
I am wandering is there any problem in my kernel configuration (i.e the driver is looking for some configuration setting which I haven't enabled in my kernel, but in that case it should give compiler error looking for required #define), the other point can be that there is a problem with the driver build system, which I am trying to figure out. My cross-compile environment is good as I am seeing exactly the same issue while building the same driver for my (Ubuntu x86) machine !!
Any thoughts.
Regards, Farrukh Arshad
UPDATE # 1
Its a 3rd party driver package which also build other utilities along with the driver module. Here is the output of the driver module build process
make CT_BUILD_TYPE=MX6Q_ARM CT_OS_TYPE=linux CT_OS_SUB_TYPE= CT_LINUXPATH=~/Work/CSP/projects/phase_1/farshad/cspbox/platform/imx6/mel5/fs/workspace/linu x-2.6.38-imx6 CT_BUILD_TYPE=MX6Q_ARM CT_CROSS_COM PILE_TYPE=~/bin/mgc/CodeSourcery/Sourcery_CodeBench_for_ARM_GNU_Linux/bin/arm-none-linux- gnueabi- CT_ARCH_CPU_TYPE=arm CT_HC_DRIVERS=pci_std/ CT_MAKE_INCLUDE_OVERRIDE= CT_BUILD_OUTPUT_OVERRIDE=/home/far shad/Work/CSP/boards/imx6q/ar6k3/ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux_release_[posted_2011_8_19_olca3.1RC_553 /imx6build/host/.output/MX6Q_ARM-SDIO/image -C /home/farshad/Work/CSP/boards/imx6q/ar6k3/ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux _release_[posted_2011_8_19_olca3.1RC_553/imx6build/host/sdiostack/src default
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/farshad/Work/CSP/boards/imx6q/ar6k3/ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux_release_[posted_2011_8_19_olc a3.1RC_553/imx6build/host/sdiostack/src'
make -C ~/Work/CSP/projects/phase_1/farshad/cspbox/platform/imx6/mel5/fs/workspace/linux-2.6.38-imx6 SUBDIRS=/home/farshad/Work/CSP/boards/imx6q/ar6k3/ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux_release_[posted_2011_8_19_olca 3.1RC_553/imx6build/host/sdiostack/src ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=~/bin/mgc/CodeSourcery/Sourcery_CodeBench_for_ARM_GNU_Linux/bin/arm-none-linux-gnueabi- EXTRA_CFLAGS="-DLINUX -I/home/farshad/Work/CSP/board s/imx6q/ar6k3/ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux_release_[posted_2011_8_19_olca3.1RC_553/imx6build/host/sdiostack/src/include -DDEBUG" modules
make[4]: Entering directory `/home/farshad/Work/CSP/projects/phase_1/farshad/cspbox/platform/imx6/mel5/fs/workspace/linux-2.6.38-imx6'
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 0 modules
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/farshad/Work/CSP/projects/phase_1/farshad/cspbox/platform/imx6/mel5/fs/workspace/linu x-2.6.38-imx6'
Here is the Makefile of the driver module.
ifdef CT_MAKE_INCLUDE_OVERRIDE
-include $(CT_MAKE_INCLUDE_OVERRIDE)
else
-include localmake.$(CT_OS_TYPE).inc
-include localmake.$(CT_OS_TYPE).private.inc
endif
export CT_OS_TYPE
export CT_OS_SUB_TYPE
export CT_OS_TOP_LEVEL_RULE
export CT_PASS_CFLAGS
export CT_SRC_BASE
export CT_BUILD_SUB_PROJ
# this makefile can only be invoked from the /EMSDIO/src base
CT_SRC_BASE :=$(shell pwd)
# export flags for which HCDs to build. Set the hcd driver name in hcd/ in your localmake.*.inc file.
export CT_HC_DRIVERS
export PDK_BUILD
export HDK_BUILD
export ALL_BUILD
export ATHRAW_FD_BUILD
export BUS_BUILD
# For Linux
ifeq ($(CT_OS_TYPE),linux)
#make a copy for linux 2.4
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DLINUX -I$(CT_SRC_BASE)/include
ifneq ($(CT_RELEASE),1)
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG
endif
export EXTRA_CFLAGS
CT_SRC_OUTPUT :=$(CT_SRC_BASE)/../output
ifdef CT_BUILD_OUTPUT_OVERRIDE
_CT_COMPILED_OBJECTS_PATH :=$(CT_BUILD_OUTPUT_OVERRIDE)
_MAKE_OUTPUT_DIR :=
_CLEAN_OUTPUT_DIR :=
else
_CT_COMPILED_OBJECTS_PATH := $(CT_SRC_OUTPUT)/$(CT_BUILD_TYPE)
_MAKE_OUTPUT_DIR := mkdir --parents $(_CT_COMPILED_OBJECTS_PATH)
_CLEAN_OUTPUT_DIR := rm -R -f $(CT_SRC_OUTPUT)
endif
ifeq ($(CT_OS_SUB_TYPE),linux_2_4)
CT_PASS_CFLAGS := $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
_CT_MOD_EXTENSION :=o
ifeq ($(ALL_BUILD),1)
subdir-m += busdriver/ lib/ hcd/ function/
else
ifeq ($(BUS_BUILD),1)
subdir-m += busdriver/ lib/ hcd/
else
ifeq ($(PDK_BUILD),1)
subdir-m += function/
else
ifeq ($(HDK_BUILD),1)
subdir-m += hcd/ function/
endif
endif
endif
endif
# add in rules to make modules
CT_OS_TOP_LEVEL_RULE :=$(CT_LINUXPATH)/Rules.make
include $(CT_OS_TOP_LEVEL_RULE)
else
#2.6+
_CT_MOD_EXTENSION :=ko
ifeq ($(ALL_BUILD),1)
obj-m += busdriver/ lib/ hcd/ function/
else
ifeq ($(BUS_BUILD),1)
obj-m += busdriver/ lib/ hcd/
else
ifeq ($(PDK_BUILD),1)
obj-m += function/
else
ifeq ($(HDK_BUILD),1)
obj-m += hcd/ function/
endif
endif
endif
endif
endif
ifdef CT_BUILD_SUB_PROJ
_CT_SUBDIRS=$(CT_BUILD_SUB_PROJ)
else
_CT_SUBDIRS=$(CT_SRC_BASE)
endif
ifdef CT_CROSS_COMPILE_TYPE
CT_MAKE_COMMAND_LINE=$(CT_OUTPUT_FLAGS) -C $(CT_LINUXPATH) SUBDIRS=$(_CT_SUBDIRS) ARCH=$(CT_ARCH_CPU_TYPE) CROSS_COMPILE=$(CT_CROSS_COMPILE_TYPE)
else
CT_MAKE_COMMAND_LINE=$(CT_OUTPUT_FLAGS) -C $(CT_LINUXPATH) SUBDIRS=$(_CT_SUBDIRS)
endif
makeoutputdirs:
$(_MAKE_OUTPUT_DIR)
default: makeoutputdirs
echo " ************ BUILDING MODULE ************** "
$(MAKE) $(CT_MAKE_COMMAND_LINE) EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" modules
echo " *** MODULE EXTENSION = $(_CT_MOD_EXTENSION)"
$(CT_SRC_BASE)/../scripts/getobjects.scr $(CT_SRC_BASE) $(_CT_COMPILED_OBJECTS_PATH) $(_CT_MOD_EXTENSION)
ifeq ($(CT_OS_SUB_TYPE),linux_2_4)
# on 2.4 we can't invoke the linux clean with SUBDIRS, it will just clean out the kernel
clean:
find $(_CT_SUBDIRS) \( -name '*.[oas]' -o -name core -o -name '.*.flags' -o -name '.ko' -o -name '.*.cmd' \) -type f -print \
| grep -v lxdialog/ | xargs rm -f
$(_CLEAN_OUTPUT_DIR)
else
clean:
$(MAKE) $(CT_MAKE_COMMAND_LINE) clean
find $(_CT_SUBDIRS) \( -name '*.[oas]' -o -name core -o -name '.*.flags' \) -type f -print \
| grep -v lxdialog/ | xargs rm -f
$(_CLEAN_OUTPUT_DIR)
endif
endif
# For QNX
ifeq ($(CT_OS_TYPE),qnx)
LIST=VARIANT
EARLY_DIRS=lib
##ifndef QRECURSE
QRECURSE=./recurse.mk
##ifdef QCONFIG
###QRDIR=$(dir $(QCONFIG))
##endif
##endif
include $(QRDIR)$(QRECURSE)
endif

Answer 1

Ok, I have figured out the problem. I am having square bracket character "[" in the module source directory
LD [M] /home/farshad/Work/CSP/boards/imx6q/ar6k3/ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux_release_[posted_2011_8_19_olca3.1RC_553/imx6build/host/os/linux/ar6000.o
Removing this from the path worked well and I got my kernel module object files. I have renamed
ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux_release_[posted_2011_8_19_olca3.1RC_553
to
ar6003,
and also tested with
ar6003_3.1_RC_Linux_release_posted_2011_8_19_olca3.1RC_553
Both worked fine. I was building on Ubuntu 10.04. A colleague of mine has built from the same sources having "[" character in his path on Ubuntu 11.04 and kernel module object file was building nicely, this also suggest the changed behavior of grep / find / awk or such utility among their different versions, which kernel build system is using, resulting in this issue.
Regards,
Farrukh Arshad.