Re: [PATCH] kbuild: Leave objtool binary around with 'make clean'

From: Nathan Chancellor

Date: Wed Mar 04 2026 - 19:38:02 EST


On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:40:48 -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> The difference between 'make clean' and 'make mrproper' is documented in
> 'make help' as:
>
> clean - Remove most generated files but keep the config and
> enough build support to build external modules
> mrproper - Remove all generated files + config + various backup files
>
> [...]

Applied to

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kbuild/linux.git kbuild-fixes

Thanks!

[1/1] kbuild: Leave objtool binary around with 'make clean'
https://git.kernel.org/kbuild/c/fdb12c8a24a45

Please look out for regression or issue reports or other follow up
comments, as they may result in the patch/series getting dropped or
reverted. Patches applied to an "unstable" branch are accepted pending
wider testing in -next and any post-commit review; they will generally
be moved to the main branch in a week if no issues are found.

Best regards,
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Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>