linux-kernel - Re: kbuild: do not pass $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) to scripts/mkcompile

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Date:   Wed, 8 Apr 2020 03:55:59 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: kbuild: do not pass $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) to scripts/mkcompile_h

Hi Sedat,

On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 7:01 PM Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com> wrote:
>
> [ Please CC me I am not subscribed to this mailing-list ]
>
> Hi,
>
> I think with your patch in [1] line #56 can go away, too?
>
> [ scripts/mkcompile_h ]
>
> 53 # Generate a temporary compile.h
> 54
> 55 { echo /\* This file is auto generated, version $VERSION \*/
> 56   if [ -n "$CONFIG_FLAGS" ] ; then echo "/* $CONFIG_FLAGS */"; fi



I think the this inserts a comment line
to make sure compile.h is updated
when any of CONFIG_SMP, CONFIG_PREEMPT, CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
is changed.

So, this is unrelated to my patch at least.


> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> - Sedat -
>
> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11473667/



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada