Hi Masahiro.
Thanks for picking this up.
> A key point is, the parent Makefile knows whether built-in.o is needed
> or not. If a subdirectory needs to create built-in.o, its parent can
> tell the fact when Kbuild descends into it.
Good observation!
>
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 008a4e5..cc0b618 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ $(sort $(vmlinux-deps)): $(vmlinux-dirs) ;
>
> PHONY += $(vmlinux-dirs)
> $(vmlinux-dirs): prepare scripts
> - $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$@
> + $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$@ need-builtin=1
The need-bultin may also be required for the shortcuts
that allows one to use:
make <dir>/
example:
make net/
And maybe selftest, documentation shortcuts too?
Other than that - looks good.
Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sam
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