Re: [PATCH v1] kbuild: Add KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS_PRELINK

Nathan Chancellor
2025-11-22T01:35:55Z

On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 12:27:08PM +0800, Tiezhu Yang wrote:
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> index 433849ff7529..e72d3254b93f 100755
> --- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> +++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> @@ -61,12 +61,11 @@ vmlinux_link()
> shift
>
> if is_enabled CONFIG_LTO_CLANG || is_enabled CONFIG_X86_KERNEL_IBT; then
> - # Use vmlinux.o instead of performing the slow LTO link again.

Why is this comment getting removed?

> objs=vmlinux.o
> - libs=
> + libs="${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS_PRELINK}"
> else
> objs=vmlinux.a
> - libs="${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}"
> + libs="${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS} ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS_PRELINK}"
> fi
>
> if is_enabled CONFIG_GENERIC_BUILTIN_DTB; then
> --
> 2.42.0
>