linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: Fix unnecessary rebuilding DT base+overlay targets

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Message-ID: <28254051-c01e-4c1d-a9cc-3fcbd3433853@ixit.cz>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:16:53 +0100
From: David Heidelberg <david@...t.cz>
To: "Rob Herring (Arm)" <robh@...nel.org>,
 Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...gle.com>, Nathan Chancellor
 <nathan@...nel.org>, Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>
Cc: devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: Fix unnecessary rebuilding DT base+overlay
 targets

On 14/01/2026 19:46, Rob Herring (Arm) wrote:
> Commit 5d0cac427d42 ("kbuild: Support directory targets for building
> DTBs") causes base+overlay targets to be rebuilt every time. The problem
> is due to the added check on $(MAKECMDGOALS) which now testing again
> doesn't even seem to be needed. Revert that portion of the commit.
> 
> Fixes: 5d0cac427d42 ("kbuild: Support directory targets for building DTBs")
> Reported-by: David Heidelberg <david@...t.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@...nel.org>
> ---
>   scripts/Makefile.dtbs | 3 ---
>   1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
> 

Whoa, that was quick! Thanks.

Tested-by: David Heidelberg <david@...t.cz>