linux-kernel - [PATCH] kbuild: use pattern rule for building built-in.a in sub-directories

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Date:   Thu, 19 Dec 2019 01:05:14 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] kbuild: use pattern rule for building built-in.a in sub-directories

The built-in.a in a sub-directory is created by descending into that
directory. It does not depend on the other sub-directories. Loosen
the dependency.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
---

 scripts/Makefile.build | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index e46b4ee9a120..a562d695f0fa 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ $(obj)/%.asn1.c $(obj)/%.asn1.h: $(src)/%.asn1 $(objtree)/scripts/asn1_compiler
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # To build objects in subdirs, we need to descend into the directories
-$(sort $(subdir-obj-y)): $(subdir-ym) ;
+$(obj)/%/built-in.a: $(obj)/% ;
 
 #
 # Rule to compile a set of .o files into one .a file (without symbol table)
-- 
2.17.1