link vmlinux.o so we may report section mismatch bugs before
we start with the real link - that may error out.
Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
Makefile | 6 ++++--
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f22c1f..ae80713 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ define rule_vmlinux-modpost
endef
# vmlinux image - including updated kernel symbols
-vmlinux: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) $(kallsyms.o)
vmlinux.o FORCE
+vmlinux: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) vmlinux.o
$(kallsyms.o) FORCE
ifdef CONFIG_HEADERS_CHECK
$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile headers_check
endif
@@ -809,7 +809,9 @@ endif
$(call if_changed_rule,vmlinux__)
$(Q)rm -f .old_version
-vmlinux.o: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) $(kallsyms.o) FORCE
+# build vmlinux.o first to catch section mismatch errors early
+$(kallsyms.o): vmlinux.o
+vmlinux.o: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) FORCE
$(call if_changed_rule,vmlinux-modpost)
# The actual objects are generated when descending,
--
1.5.4.rc3.14.g44397
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