Merge to Fedora kernel-2.6.18-1.2224_FC5 patched with stable patch-2.6.18.1-vs2.0...

[linux-2.6.git] / Documentation / kbuild / makefiles.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
index a9c00fa..0706699 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -407,6 +407,20 @@ more details, with real examples.
        The second argument is optional, and if supplied will be used
        if first argument is not supported.
 
        The second argument is optional, and if supplied will be used
        if first argument is not supported.
 

+    ld-option
+       ld-option is used to check if $(CC) when used to link object files
+       supports the given option.  An optional second option may be
+       specified if first option are not supported.
+
+       Example:
+               #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
+       -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.
+

     cc-option
        cc-option is used to check if $(CC) support a given option, and not
        supported to use an optional second option.
     cc-option
        cc-option is used to check if $(CC) support a given option, and not
        supported to use an optional second option.


@@ -1123,6 +1137,14 @@ The top Makefile exports the following variables:
        $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE).  The user may
        override this value on the command line if desired.
 
        $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE).  The user may
        override this value on the command line if desired.
 

+    INSTALL_MOD_STRIP
+
+       If this variable is specified, will cause modules to be stripped
+       after they are installed.  If INSTALL_MOD_STRIP is '1', then the
+       default option --strip-debug will be used.  Otherwise,
+       INSTALL_MOD_STRIP will used as the option(s) to the strip command.
+
+

 === 8 Makefile language
 
 The kernel Makefiles are designed to run with GNU Make.  The Makefiles
 === 8 Makefile language
 
 The kernel Makefiles are designed to run with GNU Make.  The Makefiles