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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt | 29 |
4 files changed, 49 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt index 634c625da8ce..e903f20077cf 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt @@ -22,11 +22,33 @@ building C files and assembler files. KAFLAGS -------------------------------------------------- -Additional options to the assembler. +Additional options to the assembler (for built-in and modules). + +AFLAGS_MODULE +-------------------------------------------------- +Addtional module specific options to use for $(AS). + +AFLAGS_KERNEL +-------------------------------------------------- +Addtional options for $(AS) when used for assembler +code for code that is compiled as built-in. KCFLAGS -------------------------------------------------- -Additional options to the C compiler. +Additional options to the C compiler (for built-in and modules). + +CFLAGS_KERNEL +-------------------------------------------------- +Addtional options for $(CC) when used to compile +code that is compiled as built-in. + +CFLAGS_MODULE +-------------------------------------------------- +Addtional module specific options to use for $(CC). + +LDFLAGS_MODULE +-------------------------------------------------- +Additional options used for $(LD) when linking modules. KBUILD_VERBOSE -------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt index c412c245848f..b472e4e0ba67 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Expressions are listed in decreasing order of precedence. (7) Returns the result of max(/expr/, /expr/). An expression can have a value of 'n', 'm' or 'y' (or 0, 1, 2 -respectively for calculations). A menu entry becomes visible when it's +respectively for calculations). A menu entry becomes visible when its expression evaluates to 'm' or 'y'. There are two types of symbols: constant and non-constant symbols. diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt index 49efae703979..b2cb16ebcb16 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Environment variables for 'silentoldconfig' KCONFIG_NOSILENTUPDATE -------------------------------------------------- If this variable has a non-blank value, it prevents silent kernel -config udpates (requires explicit updates). +config updates (requires explicit updates). KCONFIG_AUTOCONFIG -------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt index fcd1a981523a..c899192b37bb 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ more details, with real examples. subdir-ccflags-y, subdir-asflags-y The two flags listed above are similar to ccflags-y and as-falgs-y. The difference is that the subdir- variants has effect for the kbuild - file where they are present and all subdirectories. + file where tey are present and all subdirectories. Options specified using subdir-* are added to the commandline before the options specified using the non-subdir variants. @@ -930,16 +930,33 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): The first example utilises the trick that a config option expands to 'y' when selected. - CFLAGS_KERNEL $(CC) options specific for built-in + KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL $(AS) options specific for built-in - $(CFLAGS_KERNEL) contains extra C compiler flags used to compile + $(KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL) contains extra C compiler flags used to compile resident kernel code. - CFLAGS_MODULE $(CC) options specific for modules + KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE Options for $(AS) when building modules - $(CFLAGS_MODULE) contains extra C compiler flags used to compile code - for loadable kernel modules. + $(KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch specific options that + are used for $(AS). + From commandline AFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt). + KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL $(CC) options specific for built-in + + $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL) contains extra C compiler flags used to compile + resident kernel code. + + KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE Options for $(CC) when building modules + + $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch specific options that + are used for $(CC). + From commandline CFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt). + + KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE Options for $(LD) when linking modules + + $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch specific options + used when linking modules. This is often a linker script. + From commandline LDFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt). --- 6.2 Add prerequisites to archprepare: |