kbuild: Check if linker supports the -X option The new alternative `gold' linker in recent binutils doesn't support the -X option. This breaks allyesconfig builds that have CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS enabled. Check if the linker really supports the option using ld-option. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index d04ad67..a3b7770 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(LDFLAGS_BUILD_ID) ifeq ($(CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS),y) -LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -X +LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(call ld-option, -X,) endif # Default kernel image to build when no specific target is given.