linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/13] initramfs: replace klibcdirs in Makefile with FORCE

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Message-Id: <xr93pnfx6nu4.fsf@gthelen.svl.corp.google.com>
Date:   Sun, 05 Jan 2020 23:33:39 -0800
From:   Greg Thelen <gthelen@...gle.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/13] initramfs: replace klibcdirs in Makefile with FORCE

Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> wrote:

> 'klibcdirs' was added by commit d39a206bc35d ("kbuild: rebuild initramfs
> if content of initramfs changes"). If this is just a matter of forcing
> execution of the recipe line, we can replace it with FORCE.
>
> I do not understand the purpose of
>
>    $(deps_initramfs): klibcdirs
>
> Remove it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Greg Thelen <gthelen@...gle.com>