From: liuzhengyuan <liuzhengyuan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> If we compile tools/acpi target in the top source directory, we'd get a compilation error showing as bellow: # make tools/acpi DESCEND power/acpi DESCEND tools/acpidbg CC tools/acpidbg/acpidbg.o Assembler messages: Fatal error: can't create /home/lzy/kernel-upstream/linux-linus-ubuntu/power\ /acpi/tools/acpidbg/acpidbg.o: No such file or directory ../../Makefile.rules:26: recipe for target '/home/lzy/kernel-upstream/linux-\ linus-ubuntu/power/acpi/tools/acpidbg/acpidbg.o' failed make[3]: *** [/home/lzy/kernel-upstream/linux-linus-ubuntu/power/acpi/tools/\ acpidbg/acpidbg.o] Error 1 Makefile:19: recipe for target 'acpidbg' failed make[2]: *** [acpidbg] Error 2 Makefile:54: recipe for target 'acpi' failed make[1]: *** [acpi] Error 2 Makefile:1607: recipe for target 'tools/acpi' failed make: *** [tools/acpi] Error 2 Fixes: d5a4b1a540b ("tools/power/acpi: Remove direct kernel source include reference") Signed-off-by: liuzhengyuan <liuzhengyuan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- tools/power/acpi/Makefile.config | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/power/acpi/Makefile.config b/tools/power/acpi/Makefile.config index 0111d24..54a2857 100644 --- a/tools/power/acpi/Makefile.config +++ b/tools/power/acpi/Makefile.config @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include $(srctree)/../../scripts/Makefile.include OUTPUT=$(srctree)/ ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line") - OUTPUT := $(O)/power/acpi/ + OUTPUT := $(O)/tools/power/acpi/ endif #$(info Determined 'OUTPUT' to be $(OUTPUT)) -- 2.7.4