Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] kbuild: replace AS=clang with LLVM_IA=1

From: Nathan Chancellor
Date: Tue Apr 07 2020 - 14:45:39 EST


On Wed, Apr 08, 2020 at 03:43:35AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> The 'AS' variable is unused for building the kernel. Only the remaining
> usage is to turn on the integrated assembler. A boolean flag is a better
> fit for this purpose.
>
> AS=clang was added for experts. So, I replaced it with LLVM_IA=1,
> breaking the backward compatibility.
>
> Suggested-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@xxxxxxxxx>