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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-07-07 14:09:24 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-07-07 14:09:24 -0700
commit58f051fc9828709e6c55803510761413d92c4e57 (patch)
tree8b92cf129f74105d9b17ada2b227aa45f2898d51 /Documentation/kbuild
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parentc4e6fff1ae5729c2af159008b13fca39fbbac70e (diff)
Merge tag 'kbuild-v4.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild
Pull Kbuild updates from Masahiro Yamada: - Clean up Makefiles and scripts - Improve clang support - Remove unneeded genhdr-y syntax - Remove unneeded cc-option-align macro - Introduce __cc-option macro and use it to fix x86 boot code compiler flags * tag 'kbuild-v4.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild: kbuild: improve comments on KBUILD_SRC x86/build: Specify stack alignment for clang x86/build: Use __cc-option for boot code compiler options kbuild: Add __cc-option macro kbuild: remove cc-option-align kbuild: replace genhdr-y with generated-y kbuild: clang: Disable 'address-of-packed-member' warning kbuild: remove duplicated arch/*/include/generated/uapi include path kbuild: speed up checksyscalls.sh kbuild: simplify silent build (-s) detection
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt41
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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
index 659afd56ecdb..7003141a6d4f 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles.
=== 7 Kbuild syntax for exported headers
--- 7.1 no-export-headers
- --- 7.2 genhdr-y
- --- 7.3 generic-y
- --- 7.4 generated-y
- --- 7.5 mandatory-y
+ --- 7.2 generic-y
+ --- 7.3 generated-y
+ --- 7.4 mandatory-y
=== 8 Kbuild Variables
=== 9 Makefile language
@@ -487,22 +486,6 @@ more details, with real examples.
respectively.
Note: cc-option-yn uses KBUILD_CFLAGS for $(CC) options
- cc-option-align
- gcc versions >= 3.0 changed the type of options used to specify
- alignment of functions, loops etc. $(cc-option-align), when used
- as prefix to the align options, will select the right prefix:
- gcc < 3.00
- cc-option-align = -malign
- gcc >= 3.00
- cc-option-align = -falign
-
- Example:
- KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cc-option-align)-functions=4
-
- In the above example, the option -falign-functions=4 is used for
- gcc >= 3.00. For gcc < 3.00, -malign-functions=4 is used.
- Note: cc-option-align uses KBUILD_CFLAGS for $(CC) options
-
cc-disable-warning
cc-disable-warning checks if gcc supports a given warning and returns
the commandline switch to disable it. This special function is needed,
@@ -1277,18 +1260,7 @@ See subsequent chapter for the syntax of the Kbuild file.
avoid exporting specific headers (e.g. kvm.h) on architectures that do
not support it. It should be avoided as much as possible.
- --- 7.2 genhdr-y
-
- genhdr-y specifies asm files to be generated.
-
- Example:
- #arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/Kbuild
- genhdr-y += unistd_32.h
- genhdr-y += unistd_64.h
- genhdr-y += unistd_x32.h
-
-
- --- 7.3 generic-y
+ --- 7.2 generic-y
If an architecture uses a verbatim copy of a header from
include/asm-generic then this is listed in the file
@@ -1315,11 +1287,10 @@ See subsequent chapter for the syntax of the Kbuild file.
Example: termios.h
#include <asm-generic/termios.h>
- --- 7.4 generated-y
+ --- 7.3 generated-y
If an architecture generates other header files alongside generic-y
- wrappers, and not included in genhdr-y, then generated-y specifies
- them.
+ wrappers, generated-y specifies them.
This prevents them being treated as stale asm-generic wrappers and
removed.