1 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a65ffd27de6b..189d8ef416e6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 24
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Arr Matey! A Hairy Bilge Rat!
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ NAME = Arr Matey! A Hairy Bilge Rat!
 
 # Do not:
 # o  use make's built-in rules and variables
-#    (this increases performance and avoid hard-to-debug behavour);
+#    (this increases performance and avoids hard-to-debug behaviour);
 # o  print "Entering directory ...";
 MAKEFLAGS += -rR --no-print-directory
 
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ endif
 PHONY := _all
 _all:
 
+# Cancel implicit rules on top Makefile
+$(CURDIR)/Makefile Makefile: ;
+
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_OUTPUT),)
 # Invoke a second make in the output directory, passing relevant variables
 # check that the output directory actually exists
@@ -115,13 +118,10 @@ saved-output := $(KBUILD_OUTPUT)
 KBUILD_OUTPUT := $(shell cd $(KBUILD_OUTPUT) && /bin/pwd)
 $(if $(KBUILD_OUTPUT),, \
      $(error output directory "$(saved-output)" does not exist))
-# Check that OUTPUT directory is not the same as where we have kernel src
-$(if $(filter-out $(KBUILD_OUTPUT),$(shell /bin/pwd)),, \
-     $(error Output directory (O=...) specifies kernel src dir))
 
 PHONY += $(MAKECMDGOALS) sub-make
 
-$(filter-out _all sub-make,$(MAKECMDGOALS)) _all: sub-make
+$(filter-out _all sub-make $(CURDIR)/Makefile, $(MAKECMDGOALS)) _all: sub-make
         $(Q)@:
 
 sub-make: FORCE
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ export quiet Q KBUILD_VERBOSE
 # Look for make include files relative to root of kernel src
 MAKEFLAGS += --include-dir=$(srctree)
 
-# We need some generic definitions.
+# We need some generic definitions (do not try to remake the file).
+$(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include: ;
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
 
 # Make variables (CC, etc...)
@@ -1328,7 +1329,7 @@ else
 ALLINCLUDE_ARCHS := $(SRCARCH)
 endif
 else
-#Allow user to specify only ALLSOURCE_PATHS on the command line, keeping existing behavour.
+#Allow user to specify only ALLSOURCE_PATHS on the command line, keeping existing behaviour.
 ALLINCLUDE_ARCHS := $(ALLSOURCE_ARCHS)
 endif
 
@@ -1560,9 +1561,6 @@ endif	# skip-makefile
 PHONY += FORCE
 FORCE:
 
-# Cancel implicit rules on top Makefile, `-rR' will apply to sub-makes.
-Makefile: ;
-
 # Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
 # information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)