[patch] powerpc: build modules outside the kernel tree fails, if it was built using O=

Benjamin Herrenschmidt benh at kernel.crashing.org
Sat Sep 26 07:57:32 EST 2009


On Fri, 2009-09-25 at 21:45 +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 03:28:11PM +0400, Yuri Frolov wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > here is a corresponding bug: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11143
> > This patch should correctly export crtsavres.o in order to make O= option working.
> > Please, consider to apply.
> 
> Hi Yuri.
> 
> I like the way you do the extra link in Makefile.modpost.
> But you need to redo some parts as per comments below.

> > 
> > Fix linking modules against crtsavres.o
> 
> Please elaborate more on what this commit does.

It's a support file that needs to be linked against every module
(aka libgcc like) and thus needs to be built before any module.

Cheers,
Ben.




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