kbuild: Add generic hook for architectures to use before the final vmlinux link
authorNaveen N Rao <naveen@kernel.org>
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:08:44 +0000 (12:38 +0530)
committerMichael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:54 +0000 (11:00 +1100)
commit1198c9c689cfdaa2d08eb508c13ff116043f07b7
treefc45431aa5f77b52bede9f39add47fb374a4369d
parent782f46cbce5328da9380f166bd31cd17a04a7b10
kbuild: Add generic hook for architectures to use before the final vmlinux link

On powerpc, we would like to be able to make a pass on vmlinux.o and
generate a new object file to be linked into vmlinux. Add a generic pass
in Makefile.vmlinux that architectures can use for this purpose.

Architectures need to select CONFIG_ARCH_WANTS_PRE_LINK_VMLINUX and must
provide arch/<arch>/tools/Makefile with .arch.vmlinux.o target, which
will be invoked prior to the final vmlinux link step.

Acked-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Naveen N Rao <naveen@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241030070850.1361304-12-hbathini@linux.ibm.com
arch/Kconfig
scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
scripts/link-vmlinux.sh