Re: [PATCH] arm64/hwcap: Include kernel-hwcap.h in list of generated files

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 at 17:46, Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When adding generation for the kernel internal constants for hwcaps the
> generated file was not explicitly flagged as such in the build system,
> causing it to be regenerated on each build. This wasn't obvious when the
> series the change was included in was developed since it was all about
> changes that trigger rebuilds anyway.
>
> Fixes: abed23c3c44f5 (arm64/hwcap: Generate the KERNEL_HWCAP_ definitions for the hwcaps)
> Reported-by: Marek Vasut <marex@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>

Just noticed the issue, bisected it, and found a link to the fix...

Tested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert


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