Merge tag 'kbuild-v5.16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild

Pull Kbuild updates from Masahiro Yamada:

 - Remove the global -isystem compiler flag, which was made possible by
   the introduction of <linux/stdarg.h>

 - Improve the Kconfig help to print the location in the top menu level

 - Fix "FORCE prerequisite is missing" build warning for sparc

 - Add new build targets, tarzst-pkg and perf-tarzst-src-pkg, which
   generate a zstd-compressed tarball

 - Prevent gen_init_cpio tool from generating a corrupted cpio when
   KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP is set to 2106-02-07 or later

 - Misc cleanups

* tag 'kbuild-v5.16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild: (28 commits)
  kbuild: use more subdir- for visiting subdirectories while cleaning
  sh: remove meaningless archclean line
  initramfs: Check timestamp to prevent broken cpio archive
  kbuild: split DEBUG_CFLAGS out to scripts/Makefile.debug
  gen_init_cpio: add static const qualifiers
  kbuild: Add make tarzst-pkg build option
  scripts: update the comments of kallsyms support
  sparc: Add missing "FORCE" target when using if_changed
  kconfig: refactor conf_touch_dep()
  kconfig: refactor conf_write_dep()
  kconfig: refactor conf_write_autoconf()
  kconfig: add conf_get_autoheader_name()
  kconfig: move sym_escape_string_value() to confdata.c
  kconfig: refactor listnewconfig code
  kconfig: refactor conf_write_symbol()
  kconfig: refactor conf_write_heading()
  kconfig: remove 'const' from the return type of sym_escape_string_value()
  kconfig: rename a variable in the lexer to a clearer name
  kconfig: narrow the scope of variables in the lexer
  kconfig: Create links to main menu items in search
  ...

45 files changed, 81 insertions, 97 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kbuild b/arch/alpha/Kbuild
index c2302017403a..345d79df24bb 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kbuild
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 obj-y			+= kernel/ mm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MATHEMU)	+= math-emu/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/alpha/Makefile b/arch/alpha/Makefile
index 52529ee42dac..881cb913e23a 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/Makefile
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ $(boot)/vmlinux.gz: vmlinux
 bootimage bootpfile bootpzfile: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/$@
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls all
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/Kbuild b/arch/arc/Kbuild
index 699d8cae9b1f..b94102fff68b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/arc/Kbuild
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 obj-y += kernel/
 obj-y += mm/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index 8782a03f24a8..f252e7b924e9 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -112,6 +112,3 @@ uImage: $(uimage-default-y)
 	@$(kecho) '  Image $(boot)/uImage is ready'
 
 CLEAN_FILES += $(boot)/uImage
-
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kbuild b/arch/arm/Kbuild
index 5208f7061524..b506622e7e23 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/arm/Kbuild
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ obj-y				+= kernel/ mm/ common/
 obj-y				+= probes/
 obj-y				+= net/
 obj-y				+= crypto/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 1c540157e283..a522716565c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -318,10 +318,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_VDSO),y)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/arm/vdso $@
 endif
 
-# We use MRPROPER_FILES and CLEAN_FILES now
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-
 # My testing targets (bypasses dependencies)
 bp:;	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $(boot)/bootpImage
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kbuild b/arch/arm64/Kbuild
index ea7ab4ca81f9..5bfbf7d79c99 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kbuild
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_KVM)	+= kvm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN)	+= xen/
 obj-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_HYPERV))	+= hyperv/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO)	+= crypto/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index c744b1e7b356..e8cfc5868aa8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -182,13 +182,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM64_USE_LSE_ATOMICS),y)
   endif
 endif
 
-
-# We use MRPROPER_FILES and CLEAN_FILES now
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/arm64/kernel/vdso
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32
-
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 # We need to generate vdso-offsets.h before compiling certain files in kernel/.
 # In order to do that, we should use the archprepare target, but we can't since
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
index 3f1490bfb938..88b3e2a21408 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
@@ -81,3 +81,6 @@ extra-y					+= $(head-y) vmlinux.lds
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_EFI),y)
 AFLAGS_head.o += -DVMLINUX_PATH="\"$(realpath $(objtree)/vmlinux)\""
 endif
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += vdso vdso32
diff --git a/arch/arm64/lib/Makefile b/arch/arm64/lib/Makefile
index 0941180a86d3..29490be2546b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/lib/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_KERNEL_MODE_NEON), y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_XOR_BLOCKS)	+= xor-neon.o
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_xor-neon.o	+= -mgeneral-regs-only
 CFLAGS_xor-neon.o		+= -ffreestanding
+# Enable <arm_neon.h>
+CFLAGS_xor-neon.o		+= -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
 endif
 
 lib-$(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_UACCESS_FLUSHCACHE) += uaccess_flushcache.o
diff --git a/arch/csky/Kbuild b/arch/csky/Kbuild
index a4e40e534e6a..4e39f7abdeb6 100644
--- a/arch/csky/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/csky/Kbuild
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/csky/Makefile b/arch/csky/Makefile
index 37f593a4bf53..866805077636 100644
--- a/arch/csky/Makefile
+++ b/arch/csky/Makefile
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ all: zImage
 zImage Image uImage: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/$@
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-
 define archhelp
   echo  '* zImage       - Compressed kernel image (arch/$(ARCH)/boot/zImage)'
   echo  '  Image        - Uncompressed kernel image (arch/$(ARCH)/boot/Image)'
diff --git a/arch/h8300/Kbuild b/arch/h8300/Kbuild
index b2583e7efbd1..e4703f3534cc 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/h8300/Kbuild
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 obj-y	+= kernel/ mm/ boot/dts/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/h8300/Makefile b/arch/h8300/Makefile
index eb4cb8f6830c..807f41e60ee4 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/Makefile
+++ b/arch/h8300/Makefile
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ libs-y	+= arch/$(ARCH)/lib/
 
 boot := arch/h8300/boot
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-
 vmlinux.srec vmlinux.bin zImage uImage.bin: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/$@
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Makefile b/arch/ia64/Makefile
index 7e548c654a29..3b3ac3e1f272 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/Makefile
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ vmlinux.bin: vmlinux FORCE
 unwcheck: vmlinux
 	-$(Q)READELF=$(READELF) $(PYTHON3) $(srctree)/arch/ia64/scripts/unwcheck.py $<
 
-archclean:
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/ia64/kernel/syscalls all
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Makefile b/arch/m68k/Makefile
index dd0c0ec67f67..740fc97b9c0f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 # m68k/Makefile
 #
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
-# architecture-specific flags and dependencies. Remember to do have actions
-# for "archclean" and "archdep" for cleaning up and making dependencies for
-# this architecture
+# architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 #
 # This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
 # License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Kbuild b/arch/microblaze/Kbuild
index a1c597889319..077a0b8e9615 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Kbuild
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ obj-y			+= kernel/
 obj-y			+= mm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)	+= pci/
 obj-y			+= boot/dts/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Makefile b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
index 9adc6b6434df..e775a696aa6f 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Makefile
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ export DTB
 
 all: linux.bin
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls all
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kbuild b/arch/mips/Kbuild
index d5d6ef9bb986..9e8071f0e58f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/mips/Kbuild
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ obj-y += vdso/
 ifdef CONFIG_KVM
 obj-y += kvm/
 endif
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index ea3cd080a1c7..e036fc025ccc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004  Maciej W. Rozycki
 #
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
-# architecture-specific flags and dependencies. Remember to do have actions
-# for "archclean" cleaning up for this architecture.
+# architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 #
 
 archscripts: scripts_basic
@@ -426,11 +425,6 @@ endif
 	$(Q)install -D -m 644 .config $(INSTALL_PATH)/config-$(KERNELRELEASE)
 	$(Q)install -D -m 644 System.map $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.map-$(KERNELRELEASE)
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/mips/boot
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/mips/boot/compressed
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/mips/boot/tools
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/mips/kernel/syscalls all
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/Makefile
index a3da2c5d63c2..196c44fa72d9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/Makefile
@@ -171,3 +171,6 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.itb: $(obj)/vmlinux.its $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.%.itb: $(obj)/vmlinux.%.its $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.% FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,itb-image,$<)
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += compressed tools
diff --git a/arch/nds32/Kbuild b/arch/nds32/Kbuild
index a4e40e534e6a..4e39f7abdeb6 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/nds32/Kbuild
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/nds32/Makefile b/arch/nds32/Makefile
index ccdca7142020..797ad9b450af 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/nds32/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ endif
 # Avoid generating FPU instructions
 arch-y  += -mno-ext-fpu-sp -mno-ext-fpu-dp -mfloat-abi=soft
 
+# Enable <nds32_intrinsic.h>
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option, -mno-sched-prolog-epilog)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -mcmodel=large
 
@@ -62,9 +64,6 @@ prepare: vdso_prepare
 vdso_prepare: prepare0
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/nds32/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso-offsets.h
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-
 define archhelp
   echo  '  Image         - kernel image (arch/$(ARCH)/boot/Image)'
 endef
diff --git a/arch/nios2/Kbuild b/arch/nios2/Kbuild
index a4e40e534e6a..4e39f7abdeb6 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/nios2/Kbuild
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/nios2/Makefile b/arch/nios2/Makefile
index 52c03e60b114..02d678559066 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/nios2/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 # Written by Fredrik Markstrom
 #
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
-# architecture-specific flags and dependencies. Remember to do have actions
-# for "archclean" cleaning up for this architecture.
+# architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 #
 # Nios2 port by Wind River Systems Inc trough:
 #   fredrik.markstrom@gmail.com and ivarholmqvist@gmail.com
@@ -53,14 +52,12 @@ core-y	+= $(nios2-boot)/dts/
 
 all: vmImage
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(nios2-boot)
-
 $(BOOT_TARGETS): vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(nios2-boot) $(nios2-boot)/$@
 
 install:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(nios2-boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(KBUILD_IMAGE) install
+	sh $(srctree)/$(nios2-boot)/install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) \
+	$(KBUILD_IMAGE) System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
 
 define archhelp
   echo  '* vmImage         - Kernel-only image for U-Boot ($(KBUILD_IMAGE))'
diff --git a/arch/nios2/boot/Makefile b/arch/nios2/boot/Makefile
index 37dfc7e584bc..8c3ad76602f3 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/nios2/boot/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,3 @@ $(obj)/zImage: $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux FORCE
 
 $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.gz FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/compressed $@
-
-install:
-	sh $(srctree)/$(src)/install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) $(BOOTIMAGE) System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Kbuild b/arch/openrisc/Kbuild
index 4234b4c03e72..b0b0f2b03f87 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Kbuild
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 obj-y += lib/ kernel/ mm/
 obj-y += boot/dts/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Makefile b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
index c52de526e518..760b734fb822 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 # BK Id: %F% %I% %G% %U% %#%
 #
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
-# architecture-specific flags and dependencies. Remember to do have actions
-# for "archclean" and "archdep" for cleaning up and making dependencies for
-# this architecture
+# architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 #
 # This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
 # License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
@@ -48,6 +46,3 @@ PHONY += vmlinux.bin
 
 vmlinux.bin: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/$@
-
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kbuild b/arch/parisc/Kbuild
index 3c068b700a81..a6d3b280ba0c 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kbuild
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 obj-y	+= mm/ kernel/ math-emu/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Makefile b/arch/parisc/Makefile
index fcde3ffa0221..8db4af4879d0 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/parisc/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 # parisc/Makefile
 #
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
-# architecture-specific flags and dependencies. Remember to do have actions
-# for "archclean" and "archdep" for cleaning up and making dependencies for
-# this architecture
+# architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 #
 # This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
 # License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
@@ -181,8 +179,5 @@ define archhelp
 	@echo  '  zinstall	- Install compressed vmlinuz kernel'
 endef
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls all
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kbuild b/arch/powerpc/Kbuild
index 5e2f9eaa3ee7..22cd0d55a892 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kbuild
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_KVM)  += kvm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) += perf/
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE)  += kexec/
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE)  += purgatory/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 54cad1faa5d0..e02568f17334 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
-# architecture-specific flags and dependencies. Remember to do have actions
-# for "archclean" and "archdep" for cleaning up and making dependencies for
-# this architecture.
+# architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 #
 # This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
 # License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
@@ -411,9 +409,6 @@ install:
 	sh -x $(srctree)/$(boot)/install.sh "$(KERNELRELEASE)" vmlinux \
 	System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 # We need to generate vdso-offsets.h before compiling certain files in kernel/.
 # In order to do that, we should use the archprepare target, but we can't since
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index 99a7c9132422..9e5d0f413b71 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -65,5 +65,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FTR_FIXUP_SELFTEST) += feature-fixups-test.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ALTIVEC)	+= xor_vmx.o xor_vmx_glue.o
 CFLAGS_xor_vmx.o += -maltivec $(call cc-option,-mabi=altivec)
+# Enable <altivec.h>
+CFLAGS_xor_vmx.o += -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += $(obj64-y)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kbuild b/arch/riscv/Kbuild
index 4614c01ba5b3..fb3397223d52 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kbuild
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 
 obj-y += kernel/ mm/ net/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB) += boot/dts/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
index 58c1a28e20bb..7f19b784e649 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
-# architecture-specific flags and dependencies. Remember to do have actions
-# for "archclean" and "archdep" for cleaning up and making dependencies for
-# this architecture
+# architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 #
 # This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
 # License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
@@ -138,6 +136,3 @@ zinstall: install-image = Image.gz
 install zinstall:
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/$(boot)/install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) \
 	$(boot)/$(install-image) System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
-
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kbuild b/arch/s390/Kbuild
index 8b98c501142d..76e362277179 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/s390/Kbuild
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_APPLDATA_BASE)	+= appldata/
 obj-y				+= net/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= pci/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_KEXEC_PURGATORY) += purgatory/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot tools
diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index 450b351dfa8e..69c45f600273 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 # s390/Makefile
 #
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
-# architecture-specific flags and dependencies. Remember to do have actions
-# for "archclean" and "archdep" for cleaning up and making dependencies for
-# this architecture
+# architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1994 by Linus Torvalds
 #
@@ -147,10 +145,6 @@ zfcpdump:
 vdso_install:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/vdso64 $@
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(tools)
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(syscalls) uapi
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kbuild b/arch/sh/Kbuild
index 48c2a091a072..be171880977e 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/sh/Kbuild
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 obj-y				+= kernel/ mm/ boards/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SH_FPU_EMU)	+= math-emu/
 obj-$(CONFIG_USE_BUILTIN_DTB)	+= boot/dts/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/sh/Makefile b/arch/sh/Makefile
index 88ddb6f1c75b..b39412bf91fb 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/Makefile
@@ -198,10 +198,6 @@ compressed: zImage
 archprepare:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/sh/tools include/generated/machtypes.h
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/sh/kernel/syscalls all
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kbuild b/arch/sparc/Kbuild
index c9e574906a9b..71cb3d934bf6 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kbuild
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ obj-y += math-emu/
 obj-y += net/
 obj-y += crypto/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC64) += vdso/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Makefile b/arch/sparc/Makefile
index 24fb5a99f439..c7008bbebc4c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/Makefile
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ install:
 	sh $(srctree)/$(boot)/install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) $(KBUILD_IMAGE) \
 		System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
 
-archclean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls all
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile b/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
index 849236d4eca4..45e5c76d449e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPARC64),y)
 
 # Actual linking
 
-$(obj)/zImage: $(obj)/image
+$(obj)/zImage: $(obj)/image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gzip)
 	@echo '  kernel: $@ is ready'
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.aout: vmlinux FORCE
 	@echo '  kernel: $@ is ready'
 else
 
-$(obj)/zImage: $(obj)/image
+$(obj)/zImage: $(obj)/image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,strip)
 	@echo '  kernel: $@ is ready'
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OBJCOPYFLAGS_image.bin := -S -O binary -R .note -R .comment
 $(obj)/image.bin: $(obj)/image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
-$(obj)/image.gz: $(obj)/image.bin
+$(obj)/image.gz: $(obj)/image.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 UIMAGE_LOADADDR = $(CONFIG_UBOOT_LOAD_ADDR)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ quiet_cmd_uimage.o = UIMAGE.O $@
                      -r -b binary $@ -o $@.o
 
 targets += uImage
-$(obj)/uImage: $(obj)/image.gz
+$(obj)/uImage: $(obj)/image.gz FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,uimage)
 	$(call if_changed,uimage.o)
 	@echo '  Image $@ is ready'
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kbuild b/arch/x86/Kbuild
index 30dec019756b..f384cb1a4f7a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/x86/Kbuild
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ obj-y += platform/
 obj-y += net/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE) += purgatory/
+
+# for cleaning
+subdir- += boot tools
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index aab70413ae7a..42243869216d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -283,8 +283,6 @@ endif
 archclean:
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/i386
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/x86_64
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/x86/tools
 
 define archhelp
   echo  '* bzImage		- Compressed kernel image (arch/x86/boot/bzImage)'
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/Makefile
index 96714ef7c89e..9778216d6e09 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Makefile
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2014 Cadence Design Systems Inc.
 #
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
-# architecture-specific flags and dependencies. Remember to do have actions
-# for "archclean" and "archdep" for cleaning up and making dependencies for
-# this architecture
+# architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 
 # Core configuration.
 # (Use VAR=<xtensa_config> to use another default compiler.)