diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-uniphier/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-uniphier/Makefile index 6bea3d3a2dd76c..e69de29bb2d1d6 100644 --- a/arch/arm/mach-uniphier/Makefile +++ b/arch/arm/mach-uniphier/Makefile @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/brcm/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/brcm/Makefile index 09ba7e894bad00..d8787c9a499e47 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/brcm/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/brcm/Makefile @@ -35,6 +35,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_DT_NONE) += \ bcm97435svmb.dtb obj-y += $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y)) - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/cavium-octeon/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/cavium-octeon/Makefile index f5d01b31df5013..24a8efcd7b0387 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/cavium-octeon/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/cavium-octeon/Makefile @@ -2,6 +2,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_SOC) += octeon_3xxx.dtb octeon_68xx.dtb obj-y += $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y)) - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/img/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/img/Makefile index 3eb2597a4d6c5b..441a3c16efb0d9 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/img/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/img/Makefile @@ -3,6 +3,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_FIT_IMAGE_FDT_BOSTON) += boston.dtb dtb-$(CONFIG_MACH_PISTACHIO) += pistachio_marduk.dtb obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_PISTACHIO) += pistachio_marduk.dtb.o - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/ingenic/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/ingenic/Makefile index 035769269cbc41..6a31759839b415 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/ingenic/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/ingenic/Makefile @@ -3,6 +3,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_JZ4740_QI_LB60) += qi_lb60.dtb dtb-$(CONFIG_JZ4780_CI20) += ci20.dtb obj-y += $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y)) - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/lantiq/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/lantiq/Makefile index 00e2e540ed3f2d..51ab9c1dff42a2 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/lantiq/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/lantiq/Makefile @@ -2,6 +2,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_DT_EASY50712) += easy50712.dtb obj-y += $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y)) - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/Makefile index 480af498a9ddba..3508720cb6d9e1 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/Makefile @@ -3,6 +3,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA) += malta.dtb dtb-$(CONFIG_LEGACY_BOARD_SEAD3) += sead3.dtb obj-y += $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y)) - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/netlogic/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/netlogic/Makefile index 2b99450d743344..d630b27950f060 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/netlogic/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/netlogic/Makefile @@ -6,6 +6,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_GVP) += xlp_gvp.dtb dtb-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_RVP) += xlp_rvp.dtb obj-y += $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y)) - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/ni/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/ni/Makefile index 6cd9c606f0255c..9e2c9faede4739 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/ni/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/ni/Makefile @@ -1,4 +1 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_FIT_IMAGE_FDT_NI169445) += 169445.dtb - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/pic32/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/pic32/Makefile index a139a0fbd7b794..ba9bcef8fde91d 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/pic32/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/pic32/Makefile @@ -5,6 +5,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_DTB_PIC32_NONE) += \ pic32mzda_sk.dtb obj-y += $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y)) - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/qca/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/qca/Makefile index 639adeac90af8c..4451cf45b0ad04 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/qca/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/qca/Makefile @@ -5,6 +5,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_ATH79) += ar9331_dpt_module.dtb dtb-$(CONFIG_ATH79) += ar9331_dragino_ms14.dtb dtb-$(CONFIG_ATH79) += ar9331_omega.dtb dtb-$(CONFIG_ATH79) += ar9331_tl_mr3020.dtb - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/ralink/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/ralink/Makefile index 323c8bcfb602b9..94bee5b38b53b3 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/ralink/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/ralink/Makefile @@ -7,6 +7,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_DTB_OMEGA2P) += omega2p.dtb dtb-$(CONFIG_DTB_VOCORE2) += vocore2.dtb obj-y += $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y)) - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/xilfpga/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/xilfpga/Makefile index 616322405ade7a..9987e0e378c50c 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/xilfpga/Makefile +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/xilfpga/Makefile @@ -2,6 +2,3 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_FIT_IMAGE_FDT_XILFPGA) += nexys4ddr.dtb obj-y += $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y)) - -# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary -obj- += dummy.o diff --git a/firmware/Makefile b/firmware/Makefile index 168094a3fae7eb..29641383e13602 100644 --- a/firmware/Makefile +++ b/firmware/Makefile @@ -59,6 +59,3 @@ endif targets := $(patsubst $(obj)/%,%, \ $(shell find $(obj) -name \*.gen.S 2>/dev/null)) -# Without this, built-in.o won't be created when it's empty, and the -# final vmlinux link will fail. -obj- := dummy diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile index 3b4945c1eab06a..adeaa1302f346a 100644 --- a/samples/bpf/Makefile +++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile @@ -1,7 +1,4 @@ # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 -# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built. -obj- := dummy.o - # List of programs to build hostprogs-y := test_lru_dist hostprogs-y += sock_example diff --git a/samples/hidraw/Makefile b/samples/hidraw/Makefile index f5c3012ffa795b..dec1b22adf54af 100644 --- a/samples/hidraw/Makefile +++ b/samples/hidraw/Makefile @@ -1,7 +1,4 @@ # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 -# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built. -obj- := dummy.o - # List of programs to build hostprogs-y := hid-example diff --git a/samples/seccomp/Makefile b/samples/seccomp/Makefile index 19a870eed82b39..0e349b80686e76 100644 --- a/samples/seccomp/Makefile +++ b/samples/seccomp/Makefile @@ -1,7 +1,4 @@ # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 -# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built. -obj- := dummy.o - hostprogs-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_SECCOMP) := bpf-fancy dropper bpf-direct HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-fancy.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include diff --git a/samples/sockmap/Makefile b/samples/sockmap/Makefile index 9291ab8e0f8c5a..73f1da4d116cf9 100644 --- a/samples/sockmap/Makefile +++ b/samples/sockmap/Makefile @@ -1,6 +1,3 @@ -# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built. -obj- := dummy.o - # List of programs to build hostprogs-y := sockmap diff --git a/samples/statx/Makefile b/samples/statx/Makefile index 1f80a3d8cf45ca..59df7c25a9d158 100644 --- a/samples/statx/Makefile +++ b/samples/statx/Makefile @@ -1,6 +1,3 @@ -# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built. -obj- := dummy.o - # List of programs to build hostprogs-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_STATX) := test-statx diff --git a/samples/uhid/Makefile b/samples/uhid/Makefile index c95a696560a7de..8d7fd6190ac4e9 100644 --- a/samples/uhid/Makefile +++ b/samples/uhid/Makefile @@ -1,6 +1,3 @@ -# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built. -obj- := dummy.o - # List of programs to build hostprogs-y := uhid-example