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Makefile: add comment to discourage tools/* addition for kernel builds
authorMasahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:28:19 +0000 (03:28 +0900)
committerMasahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Sat, 20 Jul 2024 07:33:45 +0000 (16:33 +0900)
commit6e6ef2da3a28f3e02fd204b4f8821030b61f8cd4
treebfd2b21c506c4ffedb2a5d35b08869917a9a3c37
parent44ad2814ca58fc43ab473d8fbb3b46a2b39a0392
Makefile: add comment to discourage tools/* addition for kernel builds

Kbuild provides scripts/Makefile.host to build host programs used for
building the kernel. Unfortunately, there are two exceptions that opt
out of Kbuild. The build system under tools/ is a cheesy replica, and
cause issues. I was recently poked about a problem in the tools build
system, which I do not maintain (and nobody maintains). [1]

Without a comment, people might believe this is the right location
because that is where objtool lives, even if a more robust Kbuild
syntax satisfies their needs. [2]

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/ZnIYWBgrJ-IJtqK8@google.com/T/#m8ece130dd0e23c6f2395ed89070161948dee8457
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240618200501.GA1611012@google.com/

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Nicolas Schier <nicolas@fjasle.eu>
Reviewed-by: Brian Norris <briannorris@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
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