linux-kernel - [PATCH 07/13] kbuild: do not remove 'linux' link in scripts/link-vmlinux.sh

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Date:   Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:57:38 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 07/13] kbuild: do not remove 'linux' link in scripts/link-vmlinux.sh

arch/um/Makefile passes the -f option to the ln command:

    $(Q)ln -f $< $@

So, the hard link is always re-created, and the old one is removed
anyway.

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

 scripts/link-vmlinux.sh | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index a6c4d0bce3ba..7b9c62e4d54a 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ vmlinux_link()
 			-Wl,-T,${lds}				\
 			${objects}				\
 			-lutil -lrt -lpthread
-		rm -f linux
 	fi
 }
 
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