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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2020-02-09 16:05:50 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2020-02-09 16:05:50 -0800 |
commit | 89a47dd1af8fdda667938ec190d9595d55d7ec6f (patch) | |
tree | 9d52cfbcfc49ee7b45ce530e7b9754a6380c0832 /Documentation | |
parent | 380a129eb2c20d4b7b5be744e80e2ec18b24220b (diff) | |
parent | f566e1fbadb686e28f1c307e356114b2865ef588 (diff) |
Merge tag 'kbuild-v5.6-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild
Pull more Kbuild updates from Masahiro Yamada:
- fix randconfig to generate a sane .config
- rename hostprogs-y / always to hostprogs / always-y, which are more
natual syntax.
- optimize scripts/kallsyms
- fix yes2modconfig and mod2yesconfig
- make multiple directory targets ('make foo/ bar/') work
* tag 'kbuild-v5.6-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild:
kbuild: make multiple directory targets work
kconfig: Invalidate all symbols after changing to y or m.
kallsyms: fix type of kallsyms_token_table[]
scripts/kallsyms: change table to store (strcut sym_entry *)
scripts/kallsyms: rename local variables in read_symbol()
kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y
kbuild: fix the document to use extra-y for vmlinux.lds
kconfig: fix broken dependency in randconfig-generated .config
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst | 53 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst index d7e6534a8505..0e0eb2c8da7d 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst @@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles. --- 4.3 Using C++ for host programs --- 4.4 Controlling compiler options for host programs --- 4.5 When host programs are actually built - --- 4.6 Using hostprogs-$(CONFIG_FOO) === 5 Kbuild clean infrastructure @@ -595,11 +594,11 @@ compilation stage. Two steps are required in order to use a host executable. The first step is to tell kbuild that a host program exists. This is -done utilising the variable hostprogs-y. +done utilising the variable "hostprogs". The second step is to add an explicit dependency to the executable. This can be done in two ways. Either add the dependency in a rule, -or utilise the variable $(always). +or utilise the variable "always-y". Both possibilities are described in the following. 4.1 Simple Host Program @@ -612,7 +611,7 @@ Both possibilities are described in the following. Example:: - hostprogs-y := bin2hex + hostprogs := bin2hex Kbuild assumes in the above example that bin2hex is made from a single c-source file named bin2hex.c located in the same directory as @@ -630,7 +629,7 @@ Both possibilities are described in the following. Example:: #scripts/lxdialog/Makefile - hostprogs-y := lxdialog + hostprogs := lxdialog lxdialog-objs := checklist.o lxdialog.o Objects with extension .o are compiled from the corresponding .c @@ -650,7 +649,7 @@ Both possibilities are described in the following. Example:: #scripts/kconfig/Makefile - hostprogs-y := qconf + hostprogs := qconf qconf-cxxobjs := qconf.o In the example above the executable is composed of the C++ file @@ -662,7 +661,7 @@ Both possibilities are described in the following. Example:: #scripts/kconfig/Makefile - hostprogs-y := qconf + hostprogs := qconf qconf-cxxobjs := qconf.o qconf-objs := check.o @@ -710,7 +709,7 @@ Both possibilities are described in the following. Example:: #drivers/pci/Makefile - hostprogs-y := gen-devlist + hostprogs := gen-devlist $(obj)/devlist.h: $(src)/pci.ids $(obj)/gen-devlist ( cd $(obj); ./gen-devlist ) < $< @@ -718,47 +717,31 @@ Both possibilities are described in the following. $(obj)/gen-devlist is updated. Note that references to the host programs in special rules must be prefixed with $(obj). - (2) Use $(always) + (2) Use always-y When there is no suitable special rule, and the host program - shall be built when a makefile is entered, the $(always) + shall be built when a makefile is entered, the always-y variable shall be used. Example:: #scripts/lxdialog/Makefile - hostprogs-y := lxdialog - always := $(hostprogs-y) + hostprogs := lxdialog + always-y := $(hostprogs) This will tell kbuild to build lxdialog even if not referenced in any rule. -4.6 Using hostprogs-$(CONFIG_FOO) ---------------------------------- - - A typical pattern in a Kbuild file looks like this: - - Example:: - - #scripts/Makefile - hostprogs-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS) += kallsyms - - Kbuild knows about both 'y' for built-in and 'm' for module. - So if a config symbol evaluates to 'm', kbuild will still build - the binary. In other words, Kbuild handles hostprogs-m exactly - like hostprogs-y. But only hostprogs-y is recommended to be used - when no CONFIG symbols are involved. - 5 Kbuild clean infrastructure ============================= "make clean" deletes most generated files in the obj tree where the kernel is compiled. This includes generated files such as host programs. -Kbuild knows targets listed in $(hostprogs-y), $(hostprogs-m), $(always), -$(extra-y) and $(targets). They are all deleted during "make clean". -Files matching the patterns "*.[oas]", "*.ko", plus some additional files -generated by kbuild are deleted all over the kernel src tree when -"make clean" is executed. +Kbuild knows targets listed in $(hostprogs), $(always-y), $(always-m), +$(always-), $(extra-y), $(extra-) and $(targets). They are all deleted +during "make clean". Files matching the patterns "*.[oas]", "*.ko", plus +some additional files generated by kbuild are deleted all over the kernel +source tree when "make clean" is executed. Additional files or directories can be specified in kbuild makefiles by use of $(clean-files). @@ -1269,12 +1252,12 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): Example:: #arch/x86/kernel/Makefile - always := vmlinux.lds + extra-y := vmlinux.lds #Makefile export CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -P -C -U$(ARCH) - The assignment to $(always) is used to tell kbuild to build the + The assignment to extra-y is used to tell kbuild to build the target vmlinux.lds. The assignment to $(CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds) tells kbuild to use the specified options when building the target vmlinux.lds. |