This patch cause build time a bit longer. I use "time make targz-pkg -i -j8" build kernel, this patch will first create *.tar file, then create *.tar.gz file, build time a bit longer. './System.map' -> 'tar-install/boot/System.map-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+' '.config' -> 'tar-install/boot/config-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+' './vmlinux' -> 'tar-install/boot/vmlinux-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+' './arch/x86/boot/bzImage' -> 'tar-install/boot/vmlinuz-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+' TAR linux-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+-x86.tar GZIP linux-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+-x86.tar.gz real 0m37.991s user 0m47.529s sys 0m8.235s Revert "kbuild: use git-archive for source package creation" './System.map' -> 'tar-install/boot/System.map-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+' '.config' -> 'tar-install/boot/config-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+' './vmlinux' -> 'tar-install/boot/vmlinux-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+' './arch/x86/boot/bzImage' -> 'tar-install/boot/vmlinuz-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+' TAR linux-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+-x86.tar.gz real 0m11.006s user 0m21.079s sys 0m7.830s I don't like *.tar file, i will delete *.tar file when every time build kernel, i need *.tar.gz file, if one file is i needn't, i will delete it. linux-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+-x86.tar.gz file is i need, linux-6.3.0-rc5-android-x86_64+-x86.tar is i needn't.