linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] limit _shipped to c h and S files

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Date:	Tue, 2 Dec 2014 11:32:31 +0100
From:	Nicholas Mc Guire <der.herr@...r.at>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] limit _shipped to c h and S files

On Tue, 02 Dec 2014, Michal Marek wrote:

> Dne 2.12.2014 v 10:16 Nicholas Mc Guire napsal(a):
> > 
> > limit _shipped to c h and S files
> > 
> > _shipped targets are intended for generated source files which should
> > not permit .o binary blobs which is currently the case. This patch
> > simply restricts _shipped targets to .c, .h and .S files.
> 
> 
> IMO this just adds lines of code without any obvious advantage. The
> other patches in the series are fine.
>

The idea simply was to make the behavior of kbuild match the
documented intent of _shipped files. Technically it is not needed,
its an attempt to raises the barrier a bit for including actual
binary blobs. 

thx!
hofrat
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