linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] kbuild: remove command line interface LDFLAGS

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNASzxVy1D48-aOTfwNRdMd48CSoJfe0hpvH=XXZL5czwmQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 6 Mar 2018 00:01:21 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Robin Jarry <robin.jarry@...nd.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        "open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] kbuild: remove command line interface LDFLAGS_MODULE
 from makefiles.txt

2018-02-28 19:14 GMT+09:00 Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>:
> Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt lists variables used in Makefile
> whereas Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt describes user assignable
> parameters given via environments or the command line.
>
> LDFLAGS_MODULE is a command line interface, so it should be dropped
> from makefiles.txt.
>
> Some lines below in this file, it is clearly explained that
> KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE is the right one for the internal use:
>
>     KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE   Options for $(LD) when linking modules
>
>         $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch-specific options
>         used when linking modules. This is often a linker script.
>         From commandline LDFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt).
>
> Then, kbuild.txt explains LDFLAGS_MODULE, like follows:
>
>     LDFLAGS_MODULE
>     --------------------------------------------------
>     Additional options used for $(LD) when linking modules.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> ---
>
>  Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt | 6 ------
>  1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)


Both applied to linux-kbuild/kbuild.






-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada