[PATCH 06/23] kbuild: doc: replace "gcc" in external module description

Masahiro Yamada posted 23 patches 2 months, 1 week ago
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[PATCH 06/23] kbuild: doc: replace "gcc" in external module description
Posted by Masahiro Yamada 2 months, 1 week ago
Avoid "gcc" since it is not the only compiler supported by Kbuild.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
---

 Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst
index a80bff699e77..3a6e7bdc0889 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ This document describes how to build an out-of-tree kernel module.
 
 "kbuild" is the build system used by the Linux kernel. Modules must use
 kbuild to stay compatible with changes in the build infrastructure and
-to pick up the right flags to "gcc." Functionality for building modules
+to pick up the right flags to the compiler. Functionality for building modules
 both in-tree and out-of-tree is provided. The method for building
 either is similar, and all modules are initially developed and built
 out-of-tree.
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ according to the following rule:
 
 		#include <linux/module.h>
 
-	kbuild will add options to "gcc" so the relevant directories
+	kbuild will add options to the compiler so the relevant directories
 	are searched.
 
 4.2 Single Subdirectory
-- 
2.43.0
Re: [PATCH 06/23] kbuild: doc: replace "gcc" in external module description
Posted by Nicolas Schier 2 months, 1 week ago
On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 11:16:34PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Avoid "gcc" since it is not the only compiler supported by Kbuild.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
> ---
> 
>  Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <n.schier@avm.de>