The built-in only code is not required to have MODULE_IMPORT_NS() to use symbols. So, the namespace is not checked for vmlinux(.o). Do not pass the meaningless -N option to the first pass of modpost. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/Makefile.modpost | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost index da7730a43819..bc5561aedb24 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost +++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost @@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ MODPOST = scripts/mod/modpost \ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(addprefix -e ,$(KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS))) \ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-o $(modulesymfile)) \ $(if $(CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH_WARN_ONLY),,-E) \ - $(if $(CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS)$(KBUILD_NSDEPS),-N) \ $(if $(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w) ifdef MODPOST_VMLINUX @@ -66,7 +65,9 @@ __modpost: else +# modpost options for modules (both in-kernel and external) MODPOST += $(subst -i,-n,$(filter -i,$(MAKEFLAGS))) -s \ + $(if $(CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS)$(KBUILD_NSDEPS),-N) \ $(if $(KBUILD_NSDEPS),-d $(MODULES_NSDEPS)) ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),) -- 2.25.1
