Re: kbuild: Simplify vmlinux generation

From: Sam Ravnborg (sam_at_ravnborg.org)
Date: 09/06/04

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    Date:	Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:00:52 +0200
To: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>

    On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 02:41:39PM -0400, Horst von Brand wrote:
    > Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> said:
    >
    > [...]
    >
    > Some comments interspersed.
    >
    > Signed off by: Horst H. von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
    >
    > (Not too much intellect in here, and no property, but...)

    If you could just tell me why akpm's x86_64 do not boot with this one :-(
    I will fix my wording as you suggest - thanks.

    > +#
    > > +# vmlinux version cannot be updated during normal descending-into-subdirs
    >
    > The vmlinux version? Or some file?
    uname -v (the number after #)

    > >
    > > -define rule_verify_kallsyms
    > > +define verify_kallsyms
    >
    > Why delete "rule_" here? Down you create a new rule with "rule_"

    rule_ is used only for the defines used in $(call if_changed_rule ...
    verify_kallsyms are called direct.

    rule_ksym_ld is called using $(if_changed_rule ...)

            Sam
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