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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-12-21 10:49:47 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-12-21 10:49:47 -0800 |
commit | 6c1c79a5f4eead27465d4d1d97ce230163772a78 (patch) | |
tree | 1c98d567a10f9d7a91db14d2b8f56795e10416b5 /Documentation | |
parent | 6210469417fd967ec72dea56723593beefeecafb (diff) | |
parent | 28f94a44298c99c0db85539874b62f21d94fcaa7 (diff) |
Merge tag 'kbuild-fixes-v5.5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild
Pull Kbuild fixes from Masahiro Yamada:
- fix warning in out-of-tree 'make clean'
- add READELF variable to the top Makefile
- fix broken builds when LINUX_COMPILE_BY contains a backslash
- fix build warning in kallsyms
- fix NULL pointer access in expr_eq() in Kconfig
- fix missing dependency on rsync in deb-pkg build
- remove ---help--- from documentation
- fix misleading documentation about directory descending
* tag 'kbuild-fixes-v5.5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild:
kbuild: clarify the difference between obj-y and obj-m w.r.t. descending
kconfig: remove ---help--- from documentation
scripts: package: mkdebian: add missing rsync dependency
kconfig: don't crash on NULL expressions in expr_eq()
scripts/kallsyms: fix offset overflow of kallsyms_relative_base
mkcompile_h: use printf for LINUX_COMPILE_BY
mkcompile_h: git rid of UTS_TRUNCATE from LINUX_COMPILE_{BY,HOST}
x86/boot: kbuild: allow readelf executable to be specified
kbuild: fix 'No such file or directory' warning when cleaning
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst | 16 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst index 74bef19f69f0..231e6a64957f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst @@ -196,14 +196,11 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax). or equal to the first symbol and smaller than or equal to the second symbol. -- help text: "help" or "---help---" +- help text: "help" This defines a help text. The end of the help text is determined by the indentation level, this means it ends at the first line which has a smaller indentation than the first line of the help text. - "---help---" and "help" do not differ in behaviour, "---help---" is - used to help visually separate configuration logic from help within - the file as an aid to developers. - misc options: "option" <symbol>[=<value>] diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst index b9b50553bfc5..d7e6534a8505 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst @@ -297,9 +297,19 @@ more details, with real examples. If CONFIG_EXT2_FS is set to either 'y' (built-in) or 'm' (modular) the corresponding obj- variable will be set, and kbuild will descend down in the ext2 directory. - Kbuild only uses this information to decide that it needs to visit - the directory, it is the Makefile in the subdirectory that - specifies what is modular and what is built-in. + + Kbuild uses this information not only to decide that it needs to visit + the directory, but also to decide whether or not to link objects from + the directory into vmlinux. + + When Kbuild descends into the directory with 'y', all built-in objects + from that directory are combined into the built-in.a, which will be + eventually linked into vmlinux. + + When Kbuild descends into the directory with 'm', in contrast, nothing + from that directory will be linked into vmlinux. If the Makefile in + that directory specifies obj-y, those objects will be left orphan. + It is very likely a bug of the Makefile or of dependencies in Kconfig. It is good practice to use a `CONFIG_` variable when assigning directory names. This allows kbuild to totally skip the directory if the |