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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst index 1796b3eba37b..82826b0332df 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst @@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ HOSTRUSTFLAGS ------------- Additional flags to be passed to $(HOSTRUSTC) when building host programs. +PROCMACROLDFLAGS +---------------- +Flags to be passed when linking Rust proc macros. Since proc macros are loaded +by rustc at build time, they must be linked in a way that is compatible with +the rustc toolchain being used. + +For instance, it can be useful when rustc uses a different C library than +the one the user wants to use for host programs. + +If unset, it defaults to the flags passed when linking host programs. + HOSTLDFLAGS ----------- Additional flags to be passed when linking host programs. @@ -137,12 +148,18 @@ Specify the output directory when building the kernel. This variable can also be used to point to the kernel output directory when building external modules against a pre-built kernel in a separate build directory. Please note that this does NOT specify the output directory for the -external modules themselves. +external modules themselves. (Use KBUILD_EXTMOD_OUTPUT for that purpose.) The output directory can also be specified using "O=...". Setting "O=..." takes precedence over KBUILD_OUTPUT. +KBUILD_EXTMOD_OUTPUT +-------------------- +Specify the output directory for external modules. + +Setting "MO=..." takes precedence over KBUILD_EXTMOD_OUTPUT. + KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN ----------------- Specify the extra build checks. The same value can be assigned by passing @@ -311,8 +328,14 @@ KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP ---------------------- Setting this to a date string overrides the timestamp used in the UTS_VERSION definition (uname -v in the running kernel). The value has to -be a string that can be passed to date -d. The default value -is the output of the date command at one point during build. +be a string that can be passed to date -d. E.g.:: + + $ KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP="Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2025" make + +The default value is the output of the date command at one point during +build. If provided, this timestamp will also be used for mtime fields +within any initramfs archive. Initramfs mtimes are 32-bit, so dates before +the 1970 Unix epoch, or after 2106-02-07 06:28:15 UTC will fail. KBUILD_BUILD_USER, KBUILD_BUILD_HOST ------------------------------------ |