linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] Prevent modpost from looking for a .cmd file for a static library linked into a module

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Date:	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:15:01 -0700
From:	"Ashutosh Naik" <ashutosh@...lsio.com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <stable@...nel.org>,
	<rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, "Karen Xie" <kxie@...lsio.com>,
	"Sam Ravnborg" <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Prevent modpost from looking for a .cmd file for a static library linked into a module

On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:26:15 -0700
"Ashutosh Naik" <ashutosh@...lsio.com> wrote:

>> 
>> This patch prevents modpost to look for a .cmd file when a module is
>> linked with a static library
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Ashutosh Naik <ashutosh.naik@...il.com>

>What is the reason for this change?

>Presumably there is some user-observeable behaviour which it corrects? 
>What is it, and under what circumstances does it occur?

This fixes a Compile time Warning, whenever a static library is linked
into a kernel module. MODPOST tries to look for a ".<modulename>.cmd"
file to look for its dependencies, but that file doesn't exist or get
generated for static libraries. 

<snip>

>The patch was wordwrapped.  I fixed that and queued it for sending to
>Sam.  Please send me an updated, complete changelog, thanks.

Thanks for fixing the wordwrap.

Here is the changelog:
This fixes a Compile time Warning, whenever a static library is linked
into a kernel module. MODPOST tries to look for a ".<modulename>.cmd"
file to look for its dependencies, but that file doesn't  exist or get
generated for static libraries.

Many Thanks,
Ashutosh
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