| Message ID | 20240917141725.466514-3-masahiroy@kernel.org (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | kbuild: support building external modules in a separate build directory | expand |
On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 11:16:30PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote: > This description was added 20 years ago [1]. It does not convey any > useful information except for a feeling of nostalgia. > > [1]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=65e433436b5794ae056d22ddba60fe9194bba007 > > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> > --- Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <n.schier@avm.de>
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst index 1014a275a7e1..268ebbd2ab74 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst @@ -521,9 +521,3 @@ build. ext2-y := balloc.o bitmap.o dir.o ext2-$(CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR) += xattr.o - - External modules have traditionally used "grep" to check for - specific `CONFIG_` settings directly in .config. This usage is - broken. As introduced before, external modules should use - kbuild for building and can therefore use the same methods as - in-tree modules when testing for `CONFIG_` definitions.
This description was added 20 years ago [1]. It does not convey any useful information except for a feeling of nostalgia. [1]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/commit/?id=65e433436b5794ae056d22ddba60fe9194bba007 Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> --- Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst | 6 ------ 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)