linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: kbuild: use correct nm executable

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Date:   Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:07:55 -0700
From:   Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>
To:     Dmitry Golovin <dima@...ovin.in>
Cc:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Matthias Maennich <maennich@...gle.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: kbuild: use correct nm executable

On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 05:30:39PM +0200, Dmitry Golovin wrote:
> Since $(NM) variable can be easily overridden for the whole build, it's
> better to use it instead of $(CROSS_COMPILE)nm. The use of $(CROSS_COMPILE)
> prefixed variables where their calculated equivalents can be used is
> incorrect. This fixes issues with builds where $(NM) is set to llvm-nm.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/766
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Golovin <dima@...ovin.in>
> Suggested-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
> Cc: Matthias Maennich <maennich@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>
Tested-by: Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>