Re: [PATCH 12/23] kbuild: avoid re-running compiler and linker probes
From: Nathan Chancellor
Date: Sat Sep 12 2026 - 02:54:38 EST
On Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at 11:26:36AM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) wrote:
> It feels like init is the right place, having actual substantive Kconfig entries
> in scripts/ feels a bit weird.
Yeah, that is valid.
> I can add an extra patch to move existing entries over before adding these in in
> the next patch?
Yes, sounds perfect.
> > I also worry about backsliding and growing cc-option checks. Should we
> > update the documentation to state that it is preferrable for these
> > checks to live in Kconfig so that they can be properly cached?
>
> Yeah makes sense. I can add a patch to update the docs too?
Yeah, sounds good to me!
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Cheers,
Nathan