[PATCH 8/8] kbuild: simplify single targets

[Masahiro Yamada]

The dependency will be checked anyway after Kbuild descends into a
sub-directory. Skip object/source dependency checks in top Makefile.

VPATH can be simpler since the top Makefile no longer checks the
preprense of the source file, which is located in in the external
module directory.

[Pros]

- Code is cleaner

- It can compile an object from a generated source file

For example,

  $ make crypto/rsapubkey.asn1.o
    ...
  ASN.1   crypto/rsapubkey.asn1.c
  CC      crypto/rsapubkey.asn1.o

[Cons]

- The top Makefile does not let it fail immediately when a user tries
  to build a wrong object.

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

 Makefile | 38 +++++++++-----------------------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f7f1aa1..8bf0ed6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ objtree		:= .
 src		:= $(srctree)
 obj		:= $(objtree)
 
-VPATH		:= $(srctree)$(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),:$(KBUILD_EXTMOD))
+VPATH		:= $(srctree)
 
 export srctree objtree VPATH
 
@@ -1686,31 +1686,14 @@ tools/%: FORCE
 #  target-dir => where to store outputfile
 #  build-dir  => directory in kernel source tree to use
 
-ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
-        build-dir  = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $@))
-        target-dir = $(dir $@)
-else
-        zap-slash=$(filter-out .,$(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $@)))
-        build-dir  = $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(if $(zap-slash),/$(zap-slash))
-        target-dir = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(dir $<),$(dir $@))
-endif
-
-%.s: %.c prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
-%.i: %.c prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
-%.o: %.c prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
-%.lst: %.c prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
-%.s: %.S prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
-%.o: %.S prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
-%.symtypes: %.c prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
-%.ll: %.c prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
+build-target = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD), $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/)$@
+build-dir = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(build-target)))
+
+%.i %.ll %.lst %.o %.s %.symtypes: prepare FORCE
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(build-target)
+
+%.ko: %.o
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 
 # Modules
 PHONY += /
@@ -1720,9 +1703,6 @@ PHONY += /
 Documentation/ samples/: headers_install
 %/: prepare FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=1 $(build)=$(build-dir)
-%.ko: prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(@:.ko=.o)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 
 # FIXME Should go into a make.lib or something
 # ===========================================================================
-- 
2.7.4