Re: [PATCH] kbuild: reduce output spam when building out of tree

From: Nicolas Schier

Date: Wed Mar 18 2026 - 16:11:59 EST


On Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:04:07 +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> The execution of $(call cmd,makefile) will print 'GEN Makefile' on each
> build, even if the Makefile is not effectively changed.
>
> Use a filechk command instead, so a message is only printed on changes.
>
> The Makefile is now created even if the build is aborted due to an
> unclean working tree. That should not make a difference in practice.
>
> [...]

Sorry for the delay, this thread slipped into my spam folder ...

but finally: Applied to kbuild/kbuild-next.git (kbuild-next-unstable), thanks!

[1/1] kbuild: reduce output spam when building out of tree
https://git.kernel.org/kbuild/c/c9bb03ac

Please look out for regression or issue reports or other follow up
comments, as they may result in the patch/series getting dropped,
reverted or modified (e.g. trailers). Patches applied to the
kbuild-next-unstable branch are accepted pending wider testing in
linux-next and any post-commit review; they will generally be moved
to the kbuild-next branch in about a week if no issues are found.

Best regards,
--
Nicolas