[Patch] x86: remove i386/x86_64 bzImage symlinks

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These symlinks are unnecessary and scheduled to be removed
for a long time.

I test this patch on Fedora, nothing breaks, but I am not
sure about other distros.

Signed-off-by: WANG Cong <amwang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index c4a6e14..cf59e83 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -253,16 +253,6 @@ Who:	Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
 
 ---------------------------
 
-What:	i386/x86_64 bzImage symlinks
-When:	April 2010
-
-Why:	The i386/x86_64 merge provides a symlink to the old bzImage
-	location so not yet updated user space tools, e.g. package
-	scripts, do not break.
-Who:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
-
----------------------------
-
 What:	GPIO autorequest on gpio_direction_{input,output}() in gpiolib
 When:	February 2010
 Why:	All callers should use explicit gpio_request()/gpio_free().
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index b02e509..5401a3c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_DECODER_SELFTEST),y)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/x86/tools posttest
 endif
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(KBUILD_IMAGE)
-	$(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/arch/$(UTS_MACHINE)/boot
-	$(Q)ln -fsn ../../x86/boot/bzImage $(objtree)/arch/$(UTS_MACHINE)/boot/$@
 
 $(BOOT_TARGETS): vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $@
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