On Fri, Aug 05, 2016 at 10:12:01PM +1000, Nicholas Piggin wrote: > Add an option for architectures to pass over modules after they are > linked. powerpc will use this to fix up alternate instruction patch > relocations. > > Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt | 6 ++++++ > Makefile | 1 + > scripts/Makefile.modpost | 8 ++++++++ > 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt > index 13f888a..f6c065b 100644 > --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt > +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt > @@ -952,6 +952,12 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): > $(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) set by the top level Makefile to "D" (deterministic > mode) if this option is supported by $(AR). > > + KBUILD_MODPOST_TOOL Arch-specific command to run after module link > + > + $(KBUILD_MODPOST_TOOL) is used to add an arch-specific pass over > + modules after their final link. E.g., powerpc uses this to adjust > + relative branches of "alternate code patching" sections. > + This needs documentation in kbuild.txt, where there is a nearly full lst of KBUILD_ variables. Sam -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-arch" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
