I should add: it wouldn't even take a recompile of the full kernel; you just need the sdk with kernel building "stuff" and the respective module's source code (for that kernel; there's the rub).

I'd expect it's readily possible to write kernel module packages for maemo.

http://test.maemo.org/platform/docs/...uide_bora.html
http://koltsoff.com/pub/hello-n800/
http://maemo.org/maemo_release_docum....x/node12.html
http://maemo.org/development/trainin...in_html/node9/