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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst index db3af0b45baf..b008b90b92c9 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst @@ -1050,22 +1050,9 @@ is not sufficient this sometimes needs to be explicit. The above assignment instructs kbuild to descend down in the directory compressed/ when "make clean" is executed. -To support the clean infrastructure in the Makefiles that build the -final bootimage there is an optional target named archclean: - - Example:: - - #arch/x86/Makefile - archclean: - $(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/x86/boot - -When "make clean" is executed, make will descend down in arch/x86/boot, -and clean as usual. The Makefile located in arch/x86/boot/ may use -the subdir- trick to descend further down. - Note 1: arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile cannot use "subdir-", because that file is -included in the top level makefile, and the kbuild infrastructure -is not operational at that point. +included in the top level makefile. Instead, arch/$(SRCARCH)/Kbuild can use +"subdir-". Note 2: All directories listed in core-y, libs-y, drivers-y and net-y will be visited during "make clean". |