Re: kbuild: Simplify vmlinux generation

Sam Ravnborg
2004-09-06T18:57:41Z

On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 02:41:39PM -0400, Horst von Brand wrote:
> Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> said:
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> [...]
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> Some comments interspersed.
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> Signed off by: Horst H. von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
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> (Not too much intellect in here, and no property, but...)

If you could just tell me why akpm's x86_64 do not boot with this one :-(
I will fix my wording as you suggest - thanks.

> +#
> > +# vmlinux version cannot be updated during normal descending-into-subdirs
>
> The vmlinux version? Or some file?
uname -v (the number after #)

> >
> > -define rule_verify_kallsyms
> > +define verify_kallsyms
>
> Why delete "rule_" here? Down you create a new rule with "rule_"

rule_ is used only for the defines used in $(call if_changed_rule ...
verify_kallsyms are called direct.

rule_ksym_ld is called using $(if_changed_rule ...)

Sam