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

[Alexander Lobakin]

From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 17:25:31 +0300

> 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"!).

Oh okay, I see. `-objs` is indeed only mentioned in the host chapter.

Thanks! Good to know.

Thanks,
Olek