linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/7] kbuild: hide CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED

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Message-ID: <nycvar.YSQ.7.76.1803151428480.28583@knanqh.ubzr>
Date:   Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:30:43 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
cc:     Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>,
        Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] kbuild: hide CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS code from
 external module building

On Thu, 15 Mar 2018, Masahiro Yamada wrote:

> 2018-03-15 3:32 GMT+09:00 Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>:
> > On Thu, 15 Mar 2018, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> >
> >> If CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KYMS is enabled, KBUILD_MODULES is set.
> >
> > Not when you do "make vmlinux" though.
> 
> I could not understand this.
> 
> Unless I am missing something,
> I think this code is always parsed.

Sorry, you're right. I had misread your sentence when I replied.


Nicolas