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.
+
ARCH_CPPFLAGS, ARCH_AFLAGS, ARCH_CFLAGS Overrides the kbuild defaults
These variables are appended to the KBUILD_CPPFLAGS,
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d5ef31a..99ab8eb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ export KBUILD_AFLAGS AFLAGS_KERNEL AFLAGS_MODULE
export KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE
export KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL
export KBUILD_ARFLAGS
+export KBUILD_MODPOST_TOOL
# When compiling out-of-tree modules, put MODVERDIR in the module
# tree rather than in the kernel tree. The kernel tree might
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 1366a94..19f8481 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -121,8 +121,16 @@ quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M] $@
$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
-o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
+ifdef KBUILD_MODPOST_TOOL
+quiet_cmd_arch_modpost = ARCH $@
+ cmd_arch_modpost = $(KBUILD_MODPOST_TOOL) $@
+endif
+
$(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
$(call if_changed,ld_ko_o)
+ifdef KBUILD_MODPOST_TOOL
+ $(call if_changed,arch_modpost)
+endif
targets += $(modules)
--
2.8.1
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