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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt index 9a1586590d82..d802ce88bedc 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles. === 6 Architecture Makefiles --- 6.1 Set variables to tweak the build to the architecture - --- 6.2 Add prerequisites to prepare: + --- 6.2 Add prerequisites to archprepare: --- 6.3 List directories to visit when descending --- 6.4 Architecture specific boot images --- 6.5 Building non-kbuild targets @@ -734,18 +734,18 @@ When kbuild executes the following steps are followed (roughly): for loadable kernel modules. ---- 6.2 Add prerequisites to prepare: +--- 6.2 Add prerequisites to archprepare: - The prepare: rule is used to list prerequisites that needs to be + The archprepare: rule is used to list prerequisites that needs to be built before starting to descend down in the subdirectories. This is usual header files containing assembler constants. Example: - #arch/s390/Makefile - prepare: include/asm-$(ARCH)/offsets.h + #arch/arm/Makefile + archprepare: maketools - In this example the file include/asm-$(ARCH)/offsets.h will - be built before descending down in the subdirectories. + In this example the file target maketools will be processed + before descending down in the subdirectories. See also chapter XXX-TODO that describe how kbuild supports generating offset header files. |