8 files changed, 129 insertions, 246 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1610562a65f..4b996c8fb70a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 # Carefully list dependencies so we do not try to build scripts twice
 # in parrallel
 PHONY += scripts
-scripts: scripts_basic include/config/MARKER
+scripts: scripts_basic include/config/auto.conf
         $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@)
 
 # Objects we will link into vmlinux / subdirs we need to visit
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ endif
 prepare2: prepare3 outputmakefile
 
 prepare1: prepare2 include/linux/version.h include/asm \
-                   include/config/MARKER
+                   include/config/auto.conf
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_MODULES),)
         $(Q)mkdir -p $(MODVERDIR)
         $(Q)rm -f $(MODVERDIR)/*
@@ -815,13 +815,6 @@ include/asm:
         $(Q)if [ ! -d include ]; then mkdir -p include; fi;
         @ln -fsn asm-$(ARCH) $@
 
-#       Split autoconf.h into include/linux/config/*
-
-include/config/MARKER: scripts/basic/split-include include/config/auto.conf
-        @echo '  SPLIT   include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*'
-        @scripts/basic/split-include include/linux/autoconf.h include/config
-        @touch $@
-
 # Generate some files
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 6f8e84c1c1f2..9791d870ae71 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ boot := arch/arm/boot
 #       them changed.  We use .arch to indicate when they were updated
 #       last, otherwise make uses the target directory mtime.
 
-include/asm-arm/.arch: $(wildcard include/config/arch/*.h) include/config/MARKER
+include/asm-arm/.arch: $(wildcard include/config/arch/*.h) include/config/auto.conf
         @echo '  SYMLINK include/asm-arm/arch -> include/asm-arm/$(INCDIR)'
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
         $(Q)mkdir -p include/asm-arm
diff --git a/arch/sh/Makefile b/arch/sh/Makefile
index c72e17a96eed..e467a450662b 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/Makefile
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ endif
 #       them changed.  We use .arch and .mach to indicate when they were
 #       updated last, otherwise make uses the target directory mtime.
 
-include/asm-sh/.cpu: $(wildcard include/config/cpu/*.h) include/config/MARKER
+include/asm-sh/.cpu: $(wildcard include/config/cpu/*.h) include/config/auto.conf
         @echo '  SYMLINK include/asm-sh/cpu -> include/asm-sh/$(cpuincdir-y)'
         $(Q)if [ ! -d include/asm-sh ]; then mkdir -p include/asm-sh; fi
         $(Q)ln -fsn $(incdir-prefix)$(cpuincdir-y) include/asm-sh/cpu
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ include/asm-sh/.cpu: $(wildcard include/config/cpu/*.h) include/config/MARKER
 #       don't, just reference the parent directory so the semantics are
 #       kept roughly the same.
 
-include/asm-sh/.mach: $(wildcard include/config/sh/*.h) include/config/MARKER
+include/asm-sh/.mach: $(wildcard include/config/sh/*.h) include/config/auto.conf
         @echo -n '  SYMLINK include/asm-sh/mach -> '
         $(Q)if [ ! -d include/asm-sh ]; then mkdir -p include/asm-sh; fi
         $(Q)if [ -d $(incdir-prefix)$(incdir-y) ]; then \
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/Makefile
index 98fac8489aed..3a3a4c66ef87 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ archprepare: $(archinc)/.platform
 # Update machine cpu and platform symlinks if something which affects
 # them changed.
 
-$(archinc)/.platform: $(wildcard include/config/arch/*.h) include/config/MARKER
+$(archinc)/.platform: $(wildcard include/config/arch/*.h) include/config/auto.conf
         @echo '  SYMLINK $(archinc)/xtensa/config -> $(archinc)/xtensa/config-$(CPU)'
         $(Q)mkdir -p $(archinc)
         $(Q)mkdir -p $(archinc)/xtensa
diff --git a/scripts/basic/Makefile b/scripts/basic/Makefile
index f22e94c3a2d1..2f60070f9733 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/basic/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 ###
 # Makefile.basic list the most basic programs used during the build process.
 # The programs listed herein is what is needed to do the basic stuff,
-# such as splitting .config and fix dependency file.
+# such as fix dependency file.
 # This initial step is needed to avoid files to be recompiled
 # when kernel configuration changes (which is what happens when
 # .config is included by main Makefile.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # fixdep:        Used to generate dependency information during build process
-# split-include: Divide all config symbols up in a number of files in
-#                include/config/...
 # docproc:       Used in Documentation/docbook
 
-hostprogs-y     := fixdep split-include docproc
+hostprogs-y     := fixdep docproc
 always          := $(hostprogs-y)
 
 # fixdep is needed to compile other host programs
diff --git a/scripts/basic/split-include.c b/scripts/basic/split-include.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 459c45276cb1..000000000000
--- a/scripts/basic/split-include.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,226 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * split-include.c
- *
- * Copyright abandoned, Michael Chastain, <mailto:mec@shout.net>.
- * This is a C version of syncdep.pl by Werner Almesberger.
- *
- * This program takes autoconf.h as input and outputs a directory full
- * of one-line include files, merging onto the old values.
- *
- * Think of the configuration options as key-value pairs.  Then there
- * are five cases:
- *
- *    key      old value   new value   action
- *
- *    KEY-1    VALUE-1     VALUE-1     leave file alone
- *    KEY-2    VALUE-2A    VALUE-2B    write VALUE-2B into file
- *    KEY-3    -           VALUE-3     write VALUE-3  into file
- *    KEY-4    VALUE-4     -           write an empty file
- *    KEY-5    (empty)     -           leave old empty file alone
- */
-
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#define ERROR_EXIT(strExit)                                             \
-    {                                                                   \
-        const int errnoSave = errno;                                    \
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", str_my_name);                           \
-        errno = errnoSave;                                              \
-        perror((strExit));                                              \
-        exit(1);                                                        \
-    }
-
-
-
-int main(int argc, const char * argv [])
-{
-    const char * str_my_name;
-    const char * str_file_autoconf;
-    const char * str_dir_config;
-
-    FILE * fp_config;
-    FILE * fp_target;
-    FILE * fp_find;
-
-    int buffer_size;
-
-    char * line;
-    char * old_line;
-    char * list_target;
-    char * ptarget;
-
-    struct stat stat_buf;
-
-    /* Check arg count. */
-    if (argc != 3)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: wrong number of arguments.\n", argv[0]);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-