2 files changed, 9 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 0e801c3cdaf8..d5d859c80729 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ $(obj)/%.i: $(src)/%.c FORCE
 
 cmd_gensymtypes =                                                           \
     $(CPP) -D__GENKSYMS__ $(c_flags) $< |                                   \
-    $(GENKSYMS) $(if $(1), -T $(2)) -a $(ARCH)                              \
+    $(GENKSYMS) $(if $(1), -T $(2))                                         \
+     $(patsubst y,-s _,$(CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX))             \
      $(if $(KBUILD_PRESERVE),-p)                                            \
      -r $(firstword $(wildcard $(2:.symtypes=.symref) /dev/null))
 
diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c b/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
index d25e4a118d37..88632df4381b 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ int in_source_file;
 
 static int flag_debug, flag_dump_defs, flag_reference, flag_dump_types,
            flag_preserve, flag_warnings;
-static const char *arch = "";
 static const char *mod_prefix = "";
 
 static int errors;
@@ -731,7 +730,7 @@ static void genksyms_usage(void)
 {
         fputs("Usage:\n" "genksyms [-adDTwqhV] > /path/to/.tmp_obj.ver\n" "\n"
 #ifdef __GNU_LIBRARY__
-              "  -a, --arch            Select architecture\n"
+              "  -s, --symbol-prefix   Select symbol prefix\n"
               "  -d, --debug           Increment the debug level (repeatable)\n"
               "  -D, --dump            Dump expanded symbol defs (for debugging only)\n"
               "  -r, --reference file  Read reference symbols from a file\n"
@@ -742,7 +741,7 @@ static void genksyms_usage(void)
               "  -h, --help            Print this message\n"
               "  -V, --version         Print the release version\n"
 #else                           /* __GNU_LIBRARY__ */
-              "  -a                    Select architecture\n"
+              "  -s                    Select symbol prefix\n"
               "  -d                    Increment the debug level (repeatable)\n"
               "  -D                    Dump expanded symbol defs (for debugging only)\n"
               "  -r file               Read reference symbols from a file\n"
@@ -763,7 +762,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #ifdef __GNU_LIBRARY__
         struct option long_opts[] = {
-                {"arch", 1, 0, 'a'},
+                {"symbol-prefix", 1, 0, 's'},
                 {"debug", 0, 0, 'd'},
                 {"warnings", 0, 0, 'w'},
                 {"quiet", 0, 0, 'q'},
@@ -776,14 +775,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 {0, 0, 0, 0}
         };
 
-        while ((o = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:dwqVDr:T:ph",
+        while ((o = getopt_long(argc, argv, "s:dwqVDr:T:ph",
                                 &long_opts[0], NULL)) != EOF)
 #else                           /* __GNU_LIBRARY__ */
-        while ((o = getopt(argc, argv, "a:dwqVDr:T:ph")) != EOF)
+        while ((o = getopt(argc, argv, "s:dwqVDr:T:ph")) != EOF)
 #endif                          /* __GNU_LIBRARY__ */
                 switch (o) {
-                case 'a':
-                        arch = optarg;
+                case 's':
+                        mod_prefix = optarg;
                         break;
                 case 'd':
                         flag_debug++;
@@ -826,9 +825,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                         genksyms_usage();
                         return 1;
                 }
-        if ((strcmp(arch, "h8300") == 0) || (strcmp(arch, "blackfin") == 0) ||
-            (strcmp(arch, "metag") == 0))
-                mod_prefix = "_";
         {
                 extern int yydebug;
                 extern int yy_flex_debug;