[PATCH 1/2] kbuild: fix single target build for external module

From: Masahiro Yamada
Date: Wed Nov 21 2018 - 18:12:18 EST


Building a single target in an external module fails due to missing
.tmp_versions directory.

For example,

$ make -C /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build M=$PWD foo.o

will fail in the following way:

CC [M] /home/masahiro/foo/foo.o
/bin/sh: 1: cannot create /home/masahiro/foo/.tmp_versions/foo.mod: Directory nonexistent

This is because $(cmd_crmodverdir) is executed only for /, %/, %.ko
single targets for external modules. Create .tmp_versions in the
'prepare' target.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Makefile | 11 +++--------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d5da1df..36f3f0e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1554,9 +1554,6 @@ else # KBUILD_EXTMOD

# We are always building modules
KBUILD_MODULES := 1
-PHONY += crmodverdir
-crmodverdir:
- $(cmd_crmodverdir)

PHONY += $(objtree)/Module.symvers
$(objtree)/Module.symvers:
@@ -1568,7 +1565,7 @@ $(objtree)/Module.symvers:

module-dirs := $(addprefix _module_,$(KBUILD_EXTMOD))
PHONY += $(module-dirs) modules
-$(module-dirs): crmodverdir $(objtree)/Module.symvers
+$(module-dirs): prepare $(objtree)/Module.symvers
$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(patsubst _module_%,%,$@)

modules: $(module-dirs)
@@ -1609,7 +1606,8 @@ help:

# Dummies...
PHONY += prepare scripts
-prepare: ;
+prepare:
+ $(cmd_crmodverdir)
scripts: ;
endif # KBUILD_EXTMOD

@@ -1733,17 +1731,14 @@ endif

# Modules
/: prepare scripts FORCE
- $(cmd_crmodverdir)
$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),1) \
$(build)=$(build-dir)
# Make sure the latest headers are built for Documentation
Documentation/ samples/: headers_install
%/: prepare scripts FORCE
- $(cmd_crmodverdir)
$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),1) \
$(build)=$(build-dir)
%.ko: prepare scripts FORCE
- $(cmd_crmodverdir)
$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),1) \
$(build)=$(build-dir) $(@:.ko=.o)
$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
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2.7.4