On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Chan Kim <ckim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > in arch/sparc/boot/Makefile, there is a rule below. > > $(obj)/btfix.S: $(obj)/btfixupprep vmlinux FORCE > $(call if_changed,btfix) > > This makes btfix.S file using btfixupprep executable. > and from the definition below, > > quiet_cmd_btfix = BTFIX $@ > cmd_btfix = $(OBJDUMP) -x vmlinux | $(obj)/btfixupprep > $@ > > I can see to make the btfix.S, the make runs > objdump -x vmlinux | btfixupprep > btfix.S > > What does btfixupprep do? maybe relocations? or function name substitution(for sub architecture)? > > Regards, > Chan > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies It would be probably good to cc linux-kbuild mailing list for this question. _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
