linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Makefile: Export clang toolchain variables

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Date:   Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:16:40 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Cc:     Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>, dja@...ens.net,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Makefile: Export clang toolchain variables

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:56 AM Nick Desaulniers
<ndesaulniers@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 8:21 PM Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au> wrote:
> >
> > The powerpc makefile will use these in it's boot wrapper.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>
> > ---
> >  Makefile | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> > index 09278330282d..840efe6eb54c 100644
> > --- a/Makefile
> > +++ b/Makefile
> > @@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ endif
> >  ifneq ($(GCC_TOOLCHAIN),)
> >  CLANG_FLAGS    += --gcc-toolchain=$(GCC_TOOLCHAIN)
> >  endif
> > +export CLANG_FLAGS
> >  CLANG_FLAGS    += -no-integrated-as
>
> Does this export CLANG_FLAGS before `-no-integrated-as` is set?

This does not matter.

For example, KBUILD_CFLAGS accumulates several compiler flags
after it is marked as 'export'.


> Either way, I think it would be clearer to export this after all the
> relevant flags are set.

OK. It is just a matter of preference,
but I will move the export line below
when I pick up this patch set.



> >  KBUILD_CFLAGS  += $(CLANG_FLAGS)
> >  KBUILD_AFLAGS  += $(CLANG_FLAGS)
> > --
> > 2.19.1
> >
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> ~Nick Desaulniers



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada