crtsavres.o is linked to modules, but as commit d0e628cd817f ("kbuild:
doc: clarify the difference between extra-y and always-y") explained,
'make modules' does not build extra-y.
The following command fails:
$ make ARCH=powerpc LLVM=1 mrproper ps3_defconfig modules
[snip]
LD [M] arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.ko
ld.lld: error: cannot open arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o: No such file or
directory
make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modfinal:61:
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.ko] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:1924: modules] Error 2
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahi...@kernel.org>
---
arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index c53618c34b70..aa34854bc9f5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION) +=
error-inject.o
# so it is only needed for modules, and only for older linkers which
# do not support --save-restore-funcs
ifndef CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD
-extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += crtsavres.o
+always-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += crtsavres.o
endif
obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) += copyuser_power7.o copypage_power7.o \
--
2.34.1
