2 files changed, 8 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ba7a55ccd890..c3bd316b16f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -797,15 +797,17 @@ ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
 # o The correct .tmp_kallsyms2.o is linked into the final vmlinux.
 # o Verify that the System.map from vmlinux matches the map from
 #   .tmp_vmlinux2, just in case we did not generate kallsyms correctly.
-# o If CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS is set, do an extra pass using
+# o If 'make KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=1" was used, do an extra pass using
 #   .tmp_vmlinux3 and .tmp_kallsyms3.o.  This is only meant as a
 #   temporary bypass to allow the kernel to be built while the
 #   maintainers work out what went wrong with kallsyms.
 
-ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS
-last_kallsyms := 3
-else
 last_kallsyms := 2
+
+ifdef KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS
+ifneq ($(KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS),0)
+last_kallsyms := 3
+endif
 endif
 
 kallsyms.o := .tmp_kallsyms$(last_kallsyms).o
@@ -816,7 +818,8 @@ define verify_kallsyms
           $(cmd_sysmap) .tmp_vmlinux$(last_kallsyms) .tmp_System.map
         $(Q)cmp -s System.map .tmp_System.map ||                             \
                 (echo Inconsistent kallsyms data;                            \
-                 echo Try setting CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS;                \
+                 echo This is a bug - please report about it;                \
+                 echo Try "make KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=1" as a workaround;      \
                  rm .tmp_kallsyms* ; /bin/false )
 endef
 
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 563065df29a5..0edda616640f 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -981,18 +981,6 @@ config KALLSYMS_ALL
 
            Say N unless you really need all symbols.
 
-config KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS
-        bool "Do an extra kallsyms pass"
-        depends on KALLSYMS
-        help
-           If kallsyms is not working correctly, the build will fail with
-           inconsistent kallsyms data.  If that occurs, log a bug report and
-           turn on KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS which should result in a stable build.
-           Always say N here unless you find a bug in kallsyms, which must be
-           reported.  KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS is only a temporary workaround while
-           you wait for kallsyms to be fixed.
-
-
 config HOTPLUG
         bool "Support for hot-pluggable devices" if EXPERT
         default y