[PATCH 6/6] ARM: zImage: prevent constant copy+rebuild of lib1funcs.S
Nicolas Pitre
nico at fluxnic.net
Fri Sep 16 00:48:18 EDT 2011
On Thu, 15 Sep 2011, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> On 09/13/11 22:41, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > From: Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre at linaro.org>
> >
> > The rule to copy this file doesn't have to be forced. However
> > lib1funcs.[So] have to be listed amongst the targets.
> >
> > This prevents zImage from being recreated needlessly.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre at linaro.org>
> > ---
> > arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile | 4 ++--
> > 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
> > index ce2bef536e..db1fd260ed 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
> > +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
> > @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ endif
> >
> > targets := vmlinux vmlinux.lds \
> > piggy.$(suffix_y) piggy.$(suffix_y).o \
> > - font.o font.c head.o misc.o $(OBJS)
> > + lib1funcs.o lib1funcs.S font.o font.c head.o misc.o $(OBJS)
> >
> > # Make sure files are removed during clean
> > extra-y += piggy.gzip piggy.lzo piggy.lzma lib1funcs.S $(libfdt) $(libfdt_hdrs)
> > @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -T
> > # For __aeabi_uidivmod
> > lib1funcs = $(obj)/lib1funcs.o
> >
> > -$(obj)/lib1funcs.S: $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/lib/lib1funcs.S FORCE
> > +$(obj)/lib1funcs.S: $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/lib/lib1funcs.S
> > $(call cmd,shipped)
> >
> > # We need to prevent any GOTOFF relocs being used with references
>
> I already posted a very similar patch and put it into Russell's patch
> tracker. Can't you just use that instead?
I remember this was discussed, but I forgot that you actually did send a
patch. Either version is fine with me.
Hmmm. My version has been merged in RMK's devel-stable branch already
though.
Nicolas
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