Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: intel: Use *-y instead of *-objs in Makefile

[Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@intel.com>]

From: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 16:39:21 +0200

> From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
> Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 17:25:31 +0300
> 
>> On Wed, May 08, 2024 at 03:35:26PM +0200, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
>>>> *-objs suffix is reserved rather for (user-space) host programs while
>>>> usually *-y suffix is used for kernel drivers (although *-objs works
>>>> for that purpose for now).
>>>>
>>>> Let's correct the old usages of *-objs in Makefiles.
>>>
>>> Wait, I was sure I've seen somewhere that -objs is more new and
>>> preferred over -y. 
>>
>> Then you are mistaken.
>>
>>> See recent dimlib comment where Florian changed -y to
>>> -objs for example.
>>
>> So does he :-)
>>
>>> Any documentation reference that -objs is for userspace and we should
>>> clearly use -y?
>>
>> Sure. Luckily it's documented in Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
>> "Composite Host Programs" (mind the meaning of the word "host"!).
> 
> Oh okay, I see. `-objs` is indeed only mentioned in the host chapter.

Reviewed-by: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@intel.com>

Thanks,
Olek