On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 06:43:24PM +0200, Nicolas Schier wrote: > On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 12:51:21PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote: > > diff --git a/kernel/api/Makefile b/kernel/api/Makefile > > new file mode 100644 > > index 0000000000000..c0a13fc590e4a > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/kernel/api/Makefile > > @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 > > +# > > +# Makefile for the Kernel API Specification Framework > > +# > > + > > +# Core API specification framework > > +obj-$(CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC) += kernel_api_spec.o > > Bike-shedding: I'd use 'obj-y' here, to state clearly that > kernel_api_spec.c is the core part in the kernel/api/ subdir. If > CONFIG_KAPI_SPEC is unset, the subfir will not be entered at all.
Agreed, switched to "obj-y" in v4. The subdir gate moves up to kernel/Makefile and the entry inside kernel/api/Makefile becomes unconditional. The other two entries (KAPI_SPEC_DEBUGFS, KAPI_KUNIT_TEST) keep their own conditional guards since they are optional sub-features. -- Thanks, Sasha
