Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: intel: Use *-y instead of *-objs in Makefile

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, May 08, 2024 at 03:35:26PM +0200, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> > *-objs suffix is reserved rather for (user-space) host programs while
> > usually *-y suffix is used for kernel drivers (although *-objs works
> > for that purpose for now).
> > 
> > Let's correct the old usages of *-objs in Makefiles.
> 
> Wait, I was sure I've seen somewhere that -objs is more new and
> preferred over -y. 

Then you are mistaken.

> See recent dimlib comment where Florian changed -y to
> -objs for example.

So does he :-)

> Any documentation reference that -objs is for userspace and we should
> clearly use -y?

Sure. Luckily it's documented in Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
"Composite Host Programs" (mind the meaning of the word "host"!).

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko