kbuild: merge KBUILD_VMLINUX_{INIT,MAIN} into KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS

The top Makefile does not need to export KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT and
KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN separately.

Put every built-in.a into KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS. The order of
$(head-y), $(init-y), $(core-y), ... is still retained.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>

3 files changed, 18 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
index c9e3d93e7a89..8a3830b39c7d 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
@@ -232,17 +232,12 @@ KBUILD_LDS
 --------------------------------------------------
 The linker script with full path. Assigned by the top-level Makefile.
 
-KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT
+KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS
 --------------------------------------------------
-All object files for the init (first) part of vmlinux.
-Files specified with KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT are linked first.
-
-KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN
---------------------------------------------------
-All object files for the main part of vmlinux.
+All object files for vmlinux. They are linked to vmlinux in the same
+order as listed in KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS.
 
 KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS
 --------------------------------------------------
-All .a "lib" files for vmlinux.
-KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT, KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN, and KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS together
-specify all the object files used to link vmlinux.
+All .a "lib" files for vmlinux. KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS and KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS
+together specify all the object files used to link vmlinux.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 141653226f3c..2b05cd59ff54 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -976,15 +976,15 @@ libs-y2		:= $(patsubst %/, %/built-in.a, $(filter-out %.a, $(libs-y)))
 virt-y          := $(patsubst %/, %/built-in.a, $(virt-y))
 
 # Externally visible symbols (used by link-vmlinux.sh)
-export KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT := $(head-y) $(init-y)
-export KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN := $(core-y) $(libs-y2) $(drivers-y) $(net-y) $(virt-y)
+export KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS := $(head-y) $(init-y) $(core-y) $(libs-y2) \
+                              $(drivers-y) $(net-y) $(virt-y)
 export KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS := $(libs-y1)
 export KBUILD_LDS          := arch/$(SRCARCH)/kernel/vmlinux.lds
 export LDFLAGS_vmlinux
 # used by scripts/package/Makefile
 export KBUILD_ALLDIRS := $(sort $(filter-out arch/%,$(vmlinux-alldirs)) arch Documentation include samples scripts tools)
 
-vmlinux-deps := $(KBUILD_LDS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS)
+vmlinux-deps := $(KBUILD_LDS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS)
 
 # Recurse until adjust_autoksyms.sh is satisfied
 PHONY += autoksyms_recursive
diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 4788def71358..bc7f1fc1f55b 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -3,22 +3,17 @@
 #
 # link vmlinux
 #
-# vmlinux is linked from the objects selected by $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT) and
-# $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN) and $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS). Most are built-in.a files
-# from top-level directories in the kernel tree, others are specified in
-# arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile. Ordering when linking is important, and
-# $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT) must be first. $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) are archives
-# which are linked conditionally (not within --whole-archive), and do not
-# require symbol indexes added.
+# vmlinux is linked from the objects selected by $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) and
+# $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS). Most are built-in.a files from top-level directories
+# in the kernel tree, others are specified in arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile.
+# $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) are archives which are linked conditionally
+# (not within --whole-archive), and do not require symbol indexes added.
 #
 # vmlinux
 #   ^
 #   |
-#   +-< $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT)
-#   |   +--< init/version.o + more
-#   |
-#   +--< $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN)
-#   |    +--< drivers/built-in.a mm/built-in.a + more
+#   +--< $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS)
+#   |    +--< init/built-in.a drivers/built-in.a mm/built-in.a + more
 #   |
 #   +--< $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS)
 #   |    +--< lib/lib.a + more
@@ -51,8 +46,7 @@ modpost_link()
         local objects
 
         objects="--whole-archive                                \
-                ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT}                          \
-                ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN}                          \
+                ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS}                          \
                 --no-whole-archive                              \
                 --start-group                                   \
                 ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}                          \
@@ -71,8 +65,7 @@ vmlinux_link()
 
         if [ "${SRCARCH}" != "um" ]; then
                 objects="--whole-archive                        \
-                        ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT}                  \
-                        ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN}                  \
+                        ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS}                  \
                         --no-whole-archive                      \
                         --start-group                           \
                         ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}                  \
@@ -83,8 +76,7 @@ vmlinux_link()
                         -T ${lds} ${objects}
         else
                 objects="-Wl,--whole-archive                    \
-                        ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_INIT}                  \
-                        ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_MAIN}                  \
+                        ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS}                  \
                         -Wl,--no-whole-archive                  \
                         -Wl,--start-group                       \
                         ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}                  \