On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 10:36:31AM -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> This commit is for linux-4.19.y only, it has no direct upstream
> equivalent.
>
> Prior to commit 5f2fb52fac15 ("kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to
> hostprogs/always-y"), always-y did not exist, making the backport of
> mainline commit 1b1e38002648 ("powerpc: add crtsavres.o to always-y
> instead of extra-y") to linux-4.19.y as commit b7b85ec5ec15 ("powerpc:
> add crtsavres.o to always-y instead of extra-y") incorrect, breaking the
> build with linkers that need crtsavres.o:
>
> ld.lld: error: cannot open arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o: No such file or directory
>
> Backporting the aforementioned kbuild commit is not suitable for stable
> due to its size and number of conflicts, so transform the always-y usage
> to an equivalent form using always, which resolves the build issues.
>
> Fixes: b7b85ec5ec15 ("powerpc: add crtsavres.o to always-y instead of extra-y")
> Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
Both now queued up, thanks!
greg k-h
