> > or > > 2- Editing arch/x86/Makefile with > > KBUILD_LDFLAGS := -m --emit-relocs elf_$(UTS_MACHINE) > > That should work. Seems not... I ran the following commands: $ cp -v /boot/config-$(uname -r) .config $ make menuconfig -> Exit -> Save $ vim arch/x86/Makefile KBUILD_LDFLAGS := -m --emit-relocs elf_$(UTS_MACHINE) $ make V=1 This is the error that I get make -f ./scripts/Makefile.build obj=usr need-builtin=1 /bin/bash ./usr/gen_initramfs_list.sh -l -d > usr/.initramfs_data.cpio.d (cat /dev/null; ) > usr/modules.order make -f ./scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86 need-builtin=1 make -f ./scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/crypto need-builtin=1 make -f ./scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb need-builtin= (cat /dev/null; echo kernel/arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/sha1-mb.ko;) > arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/modules.order ld -m --emit-relocs elf_x86_64 -r -o arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/sha1-mb.o arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/sha1_mb.o arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/sha1_mb_mgr_flush_avx2.o arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/sha1_mb_mgr_init_avx2.o arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/sha1_mb_mgr_submit_avx2.o arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/sha1_x8_avx2.o ld: unrecognised emulation mode: --emit-relocs Supported emulations: elf_x86_64 elf32_x86_64 elf_i386 elf_iamcu i386linux elf_l1om elf_k1om i386pep i386pe scripts/Makefile.build:516: recipe for target 'arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/sha1-mb.o' failed make[3]: *** [arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb/sha1-mb.o] Error 1 scripts/Makefile.build:544: recipe for target 'arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb' failed make[2]: *** [arch/x86/crypto/sha1-mb] Error 2 scripts/Makefile.build:544: recipe for target 'arch/x86/crypto' failed make[1]: *** [arch/x86/crypto] Error 2 Makefile:1053: recipe for target 'arch/x86' failed make: *** [arch/x86] Error 2 ORIGINAL QUESTION: >Hi >I would like to modify the kernel makefile in a way to include >--emit-relocs for every file that is linked during the process of >kernel make. >I see > >KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS := $(HOST_LFS_LDFLAGS) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) >LDFLAGS_MODULE = >LDFLAGS_vmlinux = >... > >But I don't know which one is the main. Should I put that option in >front of every LD* variable? Or it is possible to apply one variable >for every file that is linked? >Appreciate your help. > Regards, Mahmood