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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:52:47 -0800
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
Cc: sashal@kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org,
	llvm@lists.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.19] powerpc: Use always instead of always-y in for
 crtsavres.o
Message-ID: <2024012640-macaroni-earlobe-bec5@gregkh>
References: <20240126-4-19-fix-lib-powerpc-backport-v1-1-f0de224db66b@kernel.org>
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On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 10:36:31AM -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> This commit is for linux-4.19.y only, it has no direct upstream
> equivalent.
> 
> Prior to commit 5f2fb52fac15 ("kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to
> hostprogs/always-y"), always-y did not exist, making the backport of
> mainline commit 1b1e38002648 ("powerpc: add crtsavres.o to always-y
> instead of extra-y") to linux-4.19.y as commit b7b85ec5ec15 ("powerpc:
> add crtsavres.o to always-y instead of extra-y") incorrect, breaking the
> build with linkers that need crtsavres.o:
> 
>   ld.lld: error: cannot open arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o: No such file or directory
> 
> Backporting the aforementioned kbuild commit is not suitable for stable
> due to its size and number of conflicts, so transform the always-y usage
> to an equivalent form using always, which resolves the build issues.
> 
> Fixes: b7b85ec5ec15 ("powerpc: add crtsavres.o to always-y instead of extra-y")
> Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
> ---

Both now queued up, thanks!

greg k-h