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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2020-09-04 13:34:52 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2020-09-04 13:34:52 -0700
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parentkconfig: remove redundant assignment prompt = prompt (diff)
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Merge tag 'kbuild-fixes-v5.9-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild
Pull Kbuild fixes from Masahiro Yamada: - fix documents - fix warning in 'make localmodconfig' * tag 'kbuild-fixes-v5.9-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild: kconfig: remove redundant assignment prompt = prompt kbuild: Documentation: clean up makefiles.rst kconfig: streamline_config.pl: check defined(ENV variable) before using it Documentation/llvm: Improve formatting of commands, variables, and arguments
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst26
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst18
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
index 2aac50b97921..334df758dce3 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ supports C and the GNU C extensions required by the kernel, and is pronounced
Clang
-----
-The compiler used can be swapped out via `CC=` command line argument to `make`.
-`CC=` should be set when selecting a config and during a build.
+The compiler used can be swapped out via ``CC=`` command line argument to ``make``.
+``CC=`` should be set when selecting a config and during a build. ::
make CC=clang defconfig
@@ -34,33 +34,33 @@ Cross Compiling
---------------
A single Clang compiler binary will typically contain all supported backends,
-which can help simplify cross compiling.
+which can help simplify cross compiling. ::
ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- make CC=clang
-`CROSS_COMPILE` is not used to prefix the Clang compiler binary, instead
-`CROSS_COMPILE` is used to set a command line flag: `--target <triple>`. For
-example:
+``CROSS_COMPILE`` is not used to prefix the Clang compiler binary, instead
+``CROSS_COMPILE`` is used to set a command line flag: ``--target <triple>``. For
+example: ::
clang --target aarch64-linux-gnu foo.c
LLVM Utilities
--------------
-LLVM has substitutes for GNU binutils utilities. Kbuild supports `LLVM=1`
-to enable them.
+LLVM has substitutes for GNU binutils utilities. Kbuild supports ``LLVM=1``
+to enable them. ::
make LLVM=1
-They can be enabled individually. The full list of the parameters:
+They can be enabled individually. The full list of the parameters: ::
- make CC=clang LD=ld.lld AR=llvm-ar NM=llvm-nm STRIP=llvm-strip \\
- OBJCOPY=llvm-objcopy OBJDUMP=llvm-objdump OBJSIZE=llvm-size \\
- READELF=llvm-readelf HOSTCC=clang HOSTCXX=clang++ HOSTAR=llvm-ar \\
+ make CC=clang LD=ld.lld AR=llvm-ar NM=llvm-nm STRIP=llvm-strip \
+ OBJCOPY=llvm-objcopy OBJDUMP=llvm-objdump OBJSIZE=llvm-size \
+ READELF=llvm-readelf HOSTCC=clang HOSTCXX=clang++ HOSTAR=llvm-ar \
HOSTLD=ld.lld
Currently, the integrated assembler is disabled by default. You can pass
-`LLVM_IAS=1` to enable it.
+``LLVM_IAS=1`` to enable it.
Getting Help
------------
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
index b81b8913a5a3..58d513a0fa95 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles.
--- 3.5 Library file goals - lib-y
--- 3.6 Descending down in directories
--- 3.7 Compilation flags
- --- 3.8 Command line dependency
+ --- 3.8 <deleted>
--- 3.9 Dependency tracking
--- 3.10 Special Rules
--- 3.11 $(CC) support functions
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles.
=== 7 Architecture Makefiles
--- 7.1 Set variables to tweak the build to the architecture
- --- 7.2 Add prerequisites to archheaders:
- --- 7.3 Add prerequisites to archprepare:
+ --- 7.2 Add prerequisites to archheaders
+ --- 7.3 Add prerequisites to archprepare
--- 7.4 List directories to visit when descending
--- 7.5 Architecture-specific boot images
--- 7.6 Building non-kbuild targets
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ The preferred name for the kbuild files are 'Makefile' but 'Kbuild' can
be used and if both a 'Makefile' and a 'Kbuild' file exists, then the 'Kbuild'
file will be used.
-Section 3.1 "Goal definitions" is a quick intro, further chapters provide
+Section 3.1 "Goal definitions" is a quick intro; further chapters provide
more details, with real examples.
3.1 Goal definitions
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
KBUILD_LDFLAGS := -m elf_s390
Note: ldflags-y can be used to further customise
- the flags used. See chapter 3.7.
+ the flags used. See section 3.7.
LDFLAGS_vmlinux
Options for $(LD) when linking vmlinux
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
In this example, the file target maketools will be processed
before descending down in the subdirectories.
- See also chapter XXX-TODO that describe how kbuild supports
+ See also chapter XXX-TODO that describes how kbuild supports
generating offset header files.
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
always be built.
Assignments to $(targets) are without $(obj)/ prefix.
if_changed may be used in conjunction with custom commands as
- defined in 6.8 "Custom kbuild commands".
+ defined in 7.8 "Custom kbuild commands".
Note: It is a typical mistake to forget the FORCE prerequisite.
Another common pitfall is that whitespace is sometimes
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
that may be shared between individual architectures.
The recommended approach how to use a generic header file is
to list the file in the Kbuild file.
- See "7.2 generic-y" for further info on syntax etc.
+ See "8.2 generic-y" for further info on syntax etc.
7.11 Post-link pass
-------------------
@@ -1601,4 +1601,4 @@ is the right choice.
- Describe how kbuild supports shipped files with _shipped.
- Generating offset header files.
-- Add more variables to section 7?
+- Add more variables to chapters 7 or 9?