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+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _kbuild_llvm:
+
==============================
Building Linux with Clang/LLVM
==============================
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ supports C and the GNU C extensions required by the kernel, and is pronounced
Clang
-----
-The compiler used can be swapped out via `CC=` command line argument to `make`.
-`CC=` should be set when selecting a config and during a build.
+The compiler used can be swapped out via ``CC=`` command line argument to ``make``.
+``CC=`` should be set when selecting a config and during a build. ::
make CC=clang defconfig
@@ -34,33 +36,33 @@ Cross Compiling
---------------
A single Clang compiler binary will typically contain all supported backends,
-which can help simplify cross compiling.
+which can help simplify cross compiling. ::
ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- make CC=clang
-`CROSS_COMPILE` is not used to prefix the Clang compiler binary, instead
-`CROSS_COMPILE` is used to set a command line flag: `--target <triple>`. For
-example:
+``CROSS_COMPILE`` is not used to prefix the Clang compiler binary, instead
+``CROSS_COMPILE`` is used to set a command line flag: ``--target=<triple>``. For
+example: ::
- clang --target aarch64-linux-gnu foo.c
+ clang --target=aarch64-linux-gnu foo.c
LLVM Utilities
--------------
-LLVM has substitutes for GNU binutils utilities. Kbuild supports `LLVM=1`
-to enable them.
+LLVM has substitutes for GNU binutils utilities. Kbuild supports ``LLVM=1``
+to enable them. ::
make LLVM=1
-They can be enabled individually. The full list of the parameters:
+They can be enabled individually. The full list of the parameters: ::
- make CC=clang LD=ld.lld AR=llvm-ar NM=llvm-nm STRIP=llvm-strip \\
- OBJCOPY=llvm-objcopy OBJDUMP=llvm-objdump OBJSIZE=llvm-size \\
- READELF=llvm-readelf HOSTCC=clang HOSTCXX=clang++ HOSTAR=llvm-ar \\
+ make CC=clang LD=ld.lld AR=llvm-ar NM=llvm-nm STRIP=llvm-strip \
+ OBJCOPY=llvm-objcopy OBJDUMP=llvm-objdump OBJSIZE=llvm-size \
+ READELF=llvm-readelf HOSTCC=clang HOSTCXX=clang++ HOSTAR=llvm-ar \
HOSTLD=ld.lld
Currently, the integrated assembler is disabled by default. You can pass
-`LLVM_IAS=1` to enable it.
+``LLVM_IAS=1`` to enable it.
Getting Help
------------
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ Getting Help
- `Wiki <https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/wiki>`_
- `Beginner Bugs <https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22>`_
+.. _getting_llvm:
+
Getting LLVM
-------------