On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 06:32:16PM +0200, Nicolas Schier wrote: > 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 > > > [...] > > > +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
Thanks for the pointer! The redundant "obj- += api/" and the accompanying comment are dropped in v4. -- Thanks, Sasha
