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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt index 4b3d6710c504..bb5306e9a5c3 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles. --- 6.1 Set variables to tweak the build to the architecture --- 6.2 Add prerequisites to archprepare: --- 6.3 List directories to visit when descending - --- 6.4 Architecture specific boot images + --- 6.4 Architecture-specific boot images --- 6.5 Building non-kbuild targets --- 6.6 Commands useful for building a boot image --- 6.7 Custom kbuild commands @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ more details, with real examples. Example: obj-y += foo.o - This tell kbuild that there is one object in that directory, named + This tells kbuild that there is one object in that directory, named foo.o. foo.o will be built from foo.c or foo.S. If foo.o shall be built as a module, the variable obj-m is used. @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ more details, with real examples. Special rules are used when the kbuild infrastructure does not provide the required support. A typical example is header files generated during the build process. - Another example are the architecture specific Makefiles which + Another example are the architecture-specific Makefiles which need special rules to prepare boot images etc. Special rules are written as normal Make rules. @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ more details, with real examples. #arch/i386/kernel/Makefile vsyscall-flags += $(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv) - In the above example vsyscall-flags will be assigned the option + In the above example, vsyscall-flags will be assigned the option -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv if it is supported by $(CC). The second argument is optional, and if supplied will be used if first argument is not supported. @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ more details, with real examples. #arch/i386/Makefile cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=pentium-mmx,-march=i586) - In the above example cflags-y will be assigned the option + In the above example, cflags-y will be assigned the option -march=pentium-mmx if supported by $(CC), otherwise -march=i586. The second argument to cc-option is optional, and if omitted, cflags-y will be assigned no value if first option is not supported. @@ -750,10 +750,10 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): located at the root of the obj tree. The very first objects linked are listed in head-y, assigned by arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile. -7) Finally, the architecture specific part does any required post processing +7) Finally, the architecture-specific part does any required post processing and builds the final bootimage. - This includes building boot records - - Preparing initrd images and thelike + - Preparing initrd images and the like --- 6.1 Set variables to tweak the build to the architecture @@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): $(head-y) lists objects to be linked first in vmlinux. $(libs-y) lists directories where a lib.a archive can be located. - The rest lists directories where a built-in.o object file can be + The rest list directories where a built-in.o object file can be located. $(init-y) objects will be located after $(head-y). @@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): $(core-y), $(libs-y), $(drivers-y) and $(net-y). The top level Makefile defines values for all generic directories, - and arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile only adds architecture specific directories. + and arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile only adds architecture-specific directories. Example: #arch/sparc64/Makefile @@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): drivers-$(CONFIG_OPROFILE) += arch/sparc64/oprofile/ ---- 6.4 Architecture specific boot images +--- 6.4 Architecture-specific boot images An arch Makefile specifies goals that take the vmlinux file, compress it, wrap it in bootstrapping code, and copy the resulting files @@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): "$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=<dir>" is the recommended way to invoke make in a subdirectory. - There are no rules for naming architecture specific targets, + There are no rules for naming architecture-specific targets, but executing "make help" will list all relevant targets. To support this, $(archhelp) must be defined. @@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): $(call if_changed,ld/objcopy/gzip) When the rule is evaluated, it is checked to see if any files - needs an update, or the command line has changed since the last + need an update, or the command line has changed since the last invocation. The latter will force a rebuild if any options to the executable have changed. Any target that utilises if_changed must be listed in $(targets), @@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): assignment. The kbuild infrastructure for *lds file are used in several - architecture specific files. + architecture-specific files. === 7 Kbuild Variables @@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ The top Makefile exports the following variables: This variable defines a place for the arch Makefiles to install the resident kernel image and System.map file. - Use this for architecture specific install targets. + Use this for architecture-specific install targets. INSTALL_MOD_PATH, MODLIB |