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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | scripts/Makefile.build | 8 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | scripts/link-vmlinux.sh | 30 |
3 files changed, 10 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt index bf28c47bfd72..48eab0bb1183 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt @@ -154,13 +154,8 @@ more details, with real examples. Kbuild compiles all the $(obj-y) files. It then calls "$(AR) rcSTP" to merge these files into one built-in.a file. - This is a thin archive without a symbol table, which makes it - unsuitable as a linker input. - - The scripts/link-vmlinux.sh script later makes an aggregate - built-in.a with "${AR} rcsTP", which creates the thin archive - with a symbol table and an index, making it a valid input for - the final vmlinux link passes. + This is a thin archive without a symbol table. It will be later + linked into vmlinux by scripts/link-vmlinux.sh The order of files in $(obj-y) is significant. Duplicates in the lists are allowed: the first instance will be linked into diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build index fd03d60f6c5a..681ab58a1548 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.build +++ b/scripts/Makefile.build @@ -394,14 +394,10 @@ $(obj)/%.asn1.c $(obj)/%.asn1.h: $(src)/%.asn1 $(objtree)/scripts/asn1_compiler $(sort $(subdir-obj-y)): $(subdir-ym) ; # -# Rule to compile a set of .o files into one .o file +# Rule to compile a set of .o files into one .a file (without symbol table) # ifdef builtin-target -# built-in.a archives are made with no symbol table or index which -# makes them small and fast, but unable to be used by the linker. -# scripts/link-vmlinux.sh builds an aggregate built-in.a with a symbol -# table and index. quiet_cmd_ar_builtin = AR $@ cmd_ar_builtin = rm -f $@; \ $(AR) rcSTP$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(filter $(real-obj-y), $^) @@ -426,7 +422,7 @@ $(modorder-target): $(subdir-ym) FORCE $(Q)(cat /dev/null; $(modorder-cmds)) > $@ # -# Rule to compile a set of .o files into one .a file +# Rule to compile a set of .o files into one .a file (with symbol table) # ifdef lib-target quiet_cmd_link_l_target = AR $@ diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh index c8cf45362bd6..4788def71358 100755 --- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh +++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh @@ -44,24 +44,6 @@ info() fi } -# Thin archive build here makes a final archive with symbol table and indexes -# from vmlinux objects INIT and MAIN, which can be used as input to linker. -# KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS archives should already have symbol table and indexes -# added. -# -# Traditional incremental style of link does not require this step -# -# built-in.a output file -# -archive_builtin() -{ - info AR built-in.a - rm -f built-in.a; - ${AR} rcsTP${KBUILD_ARFLAGS} built-in.a \ - ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT} \ - ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN} -} - # Link of vmlinux.o used for section mismatch analysis # ${1} output file modpost_link() @@ -69,7 +51,8 @@ modpost_link() local objects objects="--whole-archive \ - built-in.a \ + ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT} \ + ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN} \ --no-whole-archive \ --start-group \ ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS} \ @@ -88,7 +71,8 @@ vmlinux_link() if [ "${SRCARCH}" != "um" ]; then objects="--whole-archive \ - built-in.a \ + ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT} \ + ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN} \ --no-whole-archive \ --start-group \ ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS} \ @@ -99,7 +83,8 @@ vmlinux_link() -T ${lds} ${objects} else objects="-Wl,--whole-archive \ - built-in.a \ + ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT} \ + ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN} \ -Wl,--no-whole-archive \ -Wl,--start-group \ ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS} \ @@ -160,7 +145,6 @@ cleanup() rm -f .tmp_System.map rm -f .tmp_kallsyms* rm -f .tmp_vmlinux* - rm -f built-in.a rm -f System.map rm -f vmlinux rm -f vmlinux.o @@ -217,8 +201,6 @@ fi; # final build of init/ ${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build" obj=init -archive_builtin - #link vmlinux.o info LD vmlinux.o modpost_link vmlinux.o |