On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 11:37:45PM -0400, Nathan Chancellor wrote: > On Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:51:21 -0400, Sasha Levin <[email protected]> wrote: > > diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile > > index 6785982013dc..564315153643 100644 > > --- a/kernel/Makefile > > +++ b/kernel/Makefile > > @@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ obj-y += dma/ > > obj-y += entry/ > > obj-y += unwind/ > > obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += module/ > > +obj-$(CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC) += api/ > > +# Ensure api/ is always cleaned even when CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC is not set > > +obj- += api/ > > If $(CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC) is not set, shouldn't > > obj-$(CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC) += api/ > > evaluate to > > obj- += api/ > > anyways? Why the duplication? This is the only place in the kernel where > this would be needed?
yes, this is definitely not needed, as obj- is always evaluated during 'make clean', cp. scripts/Makefile.clean [1]. Kind regards Nicolas [1]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/Makefile.clean?h=v7.1-rc1#n30
