From: Nicolas Schier <nsc@kernel.org>
To: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/9] kernel/api: introduce kernel API specification framework
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:43:24 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <afI1LMB_vNMWYU7o@levanger> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260424165130.2306833-2-sashal@kernel.org>
On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 12:51:21PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
...
> diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
> index 6785982013dce..5643151536439 100644
> --- a/kernel/Makefile
> +++ b/kernel/Makefile
> @@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ obj-y += dma/
> obj-y += entry/
> obj-y += unwind/
> obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += module/
> +obj-$(CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC) += api/
> +# Ensure api/ is always cleaned even when CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC is not set
> +obj- += api/
>
> obj-$(CONFIG_KCMP) += kcmp.o
...
> diff --git a/kernel/api/Makefile b/kernel/api/Makefile
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..c0a13fc590e4a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/kernel/api/Makefile
> @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +#
> +# Makefile for the Kernel API Specification Framework
> +#
> +
> +# Core API specification framework
> +obj-$(CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC) += kernel_api_spec.o
Bike-shedding: I'd use 'obj-y' here, to state clearly that
kernel_api_spec.c is the core part in the kernel/api/ subdir. If
CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC is unset, the subfir will not be entered at all.
--
Nicolas
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-30 14:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-24 16:51 [PATCH v3 0/9] Kernel API Specification Framework Sasha Levin
2026-04-24 16:51 ` [PATCH v3 1/9] kernel/api: introduce kernel API specification framework Sasha Levin
2026-04-27 3:37 ` Nathan Chancellor
2026-04-29 16:32 ` Nicolas Schier
2026-05-05 7:45 ` Sasha Levin
2026-05-05 7:45 ` Sasha Levin
2026-04-29 16:43 ` Nicolas Schier [this message]
2026-05-05 7:45 ` Sasha Levin
2026-04-24 16:51 ` [PATCH v3 2/9] kernel/api: enable kerneldoc-based API specifications Sasha Levin
2026-04-30 14:47 ` Nicolas Schier
2026-05-05 7:45 ` Sasha Levin
2026-04-24 16:51 ` [PATCH v3 3/9] kernel/api: add debugfs interface for kernel " Sasha Levin
2026-04-24 16:51 ` [PATCH v3 4/9] tools/kapi: add kernel API specification extraction tool Sasha Levin
2026-04-24 16:51 ` [PATCH v3 5/9] kernel/api: add API specification for sys_open Sasha Levin
2026-04-24 16:51 ` [PATCH v3 6/9] kernel/api: add API specification for sys_close Sasha Levin
2026-04-24 16:51 ` [PATCH v3 7/9] kernel/api: add API specification for sys_read Sasha Levin
2026-04-24 16:51 ` [PATCH v3 8/9] kernel/api: add API specification for sys_write Sasha Levin
2026-04-24 16:51 ` [PATCH v3 9/9] kernel/api: add runtime verification selftest Sasha Levin
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