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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> | 2017-07-17 11:17:36 -0300 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> | 2017-07-17 11:17:36 -0300 |
commit | a3db9d60a118571e696b684a6e8c692a2b064941 (patch) | |
tree | ff7bae0f79b7a2ee0bce03de4f883550200c52a9 /Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt | |
parent | media: staging: cxd2099: Activate cxd2099 buffer mode (diff) | |
parent | Linux v4.13-rc1 (diff) | |
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Merge tag 'v4.13-rc1' into patchwork
Linux v4.13-rc1
* tag 'v4.13-rc1': (11136 commits)
Linux v4.13-rc1
random: reorder READ_ONCE() in get_random_uXX
random: suppress spammy warnings about unseeded randomness
replace incorrect strscpy use in FORTIFY_SOURCE
kmod: throttle kmod thread limit
kmod: add test driver to stress test the module loader
MAINTAINERS: give kmod some maintainer love
xtensa: use generic fb.h
fault-inject: add /proc/<pid>/fail-nth
fault-inject: simplify access check for fail-nth
fault-inject: make fail-nth read/write interface symmetric
fault-inject: parse as natural 1-based value for fail-nth write interface
fault-inject: automatically detect the number base for fail-nth write interface
kernel/watchdog.c: use better pr_fmt prefix
MAINTAINERS: move the befs tree to kernel.org
lib/atomic64_test.c: add a test that atomic64_inc_not_zero() returns an int
mm: fix overflow check in expand_upwards()
ubifs: Set double hash cookie also for RENAME_EXCHANGE
ubifs: Massage assert in ubifs_xattr_set() wrt. init_xattrs
ubifs: Don't leak kernel memory to the MTD
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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt index e18daca65ccd..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. @@ -1331,7 +1302,7 @@ See subsequent chapter for the syntax of the Kbuild file. --- 7.5 mandatory-y mandatory-y is essentially used by include/uapi/asm-generic/Kbuild.asm - to define the minimun set of headers that must be exported in + to define the minimum set of headers that must be exported in include/asm. The convention is to list one subdir per line and |