Re: [PATCH 13/13] kbuild: merge cmd_ar_builtin and cmd_ar_module

From: Kees Cook
Date: Wed Aug 18 2021 - 23:02:03 EST


On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 09:57:44AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> The difference between cmd_ar_builtin and cmd_ar_module is the
> '[M]' in the short log.
>
> Merge them into cmd_ar_thin.
>
> $(quiet_modtag) is expanded to '[M]' when it is merging module objects.

Yup, good good!

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

-Kees

>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> scripts/Makefile.build | 12 +++---------
> scripts/Makefile.lib | 5 ++++-
> 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
> index 97392c26ebd7..17ce37c3eceb 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.build
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
> @@ -370,11 +370,8 @@ $(subdir-modorder): $(obj)/%/modules.order: $(obj)/% ;
> # Rule to compile a set of .o files into one .a file (without symbol table)
> #
>
> -quiet_cmd_ar_builtin = AR $@
> - cmd_ar_builtin = rm -f $@; $(AR) cDPrST $@ $(real-prereqs)
> -
> $(obj)/built-in.a: $(real-obj-y) FORCE
> - $(call if_changed,ar_builtin)
> + $(call if_changed,ar_thin)
>
> #
> # Rule to create modules.order file
> @@ -434,14 +431,11 @@ cmd_ld_o_a += ; $(objtool) $(objtool_args) --module $@
> endif
> endif
>
> -quiet_cmd_ar_module = AR [M] $@
> - cmd_ar_module = rm -f $@; $(AR) cDPrST $@ $(real-prereqs)
> -
> $(modules-single): %.a: %.o FORCE
> - $(call if_changed,ar_module)
> + $(call if_changed,ar_thin)
>
> $(modules-multi): FORCE
> - $(call if_changed,ar_module)
> + $(call if_changed,ar_thin)
> $(call multi_depend, $(modules-multi), .a, -objs -y -m)
>
> targets += $(modules-single) $(modules-multi)
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
> index f604d2d01cad..bd71a7d6fbc1 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
> @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ _cpp_flags += -I $(srctree)/$(src) -I $(objtree)/$(obj)
> endif
> endif
>
> -part-of-module = $(if $(filter $(basename $@).o, $(real-obj-m)),y)
> +part-of-module = $(if $(filter $(basename $@).o, $(real-obj-m) $(obj-m)),y)
> quiet_modtag = $(if $(part-of-module),[M], )
>
> modkern_cflags = \
> @@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ quiet_cmd_ld = LD $@
> quiet_cmd_ar = AR $@
> cmd_ar = rm -f $@; $(AR) cDPrsT $@ $(real-prereqs)
>
> +quiet_cmd_ar_thin = AR $(quiet_modtag) $@
> + cmd_ar_thin = rm -f $@; $(AR) cDPrST $@ $(real-prereqs)
> +
> # Objcopy
> # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> --
> 2.30.2
>

--
Kees Cook