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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst index cdd1a9a7f9a2..5072e7064d13 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst @@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ Energy-Performance Bias (EPB) knob (otherwise), which means that the processor's internal P-state selection logic is expected to focus entirely on performance. This will override the EPP/EPB setting coming from the ``sysfs`` interface -(see `Energy vs Performance Hints`_ below). +(see `Energy vs Performance Hints`_ below). Moreover, any attempts to change +the EPP/EPB to a value different from 0 ("performance") via ``sysfs`` in this +configuration will be rejected. Also, in this configuration the range of P-states available to the processor's internal P-state selection logic is always restricted to the upper boundary diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst index 2aac50b97921..334df758dce3 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ supports C and the GNU C extensions required by the kernel, and is pronounced Clang ----- -The compiler used can be swapped out via `CC=` command line argument to `make`. -`CC=` should be set when selecting a config and during a build. +The compiler used can be swapped out via ``CC=`` command line argument to ``make``. +``CC=`` should be set when selecting a config and during a build. :: make CC=clang defconfig @@ -34,33 +34,33 @@ Cross Compiling --------------- A single Clang compiler binary will typically contain all supported backends, -which can help simplify cross compiling. +which can help simplify cross compiling. :: ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- make CC=clang -`CROSS_COMPILE` is not used to prefix the Clang compiler binary, instead -`CROSS_COMPILE` is used to set a command line flag: `--target <triple>`. For -example: +``CROSS_COMPILE`` is not used to prefix the Clang compiler binary, instead +``CROSS_COMPILE`` is used to set a command line flag: ``--target <triple>``. For +example: :: clang --target aarch64-linux-gnu foo.c LLVM Utilities -------------- -LLVM has substitutes for GNU binutils utilities. Kbuild supports `LLVM=1` -to enable them. +LLVM has substitutes for GNU binutils utilities. Kbuild supports ``LLVM=1`` +to enable them. :: make LLVM=1 -They can be enabled individually. The full list of the parameters: +They can be enabled individually. The full list of the parameters: :: - make CC=clang LD=ld.lld AR=llvm-ar NM=llvm-nm STRIP=llvm-strip \\ - OBJCOPY=llvm-objcopy OBJDUMP=llvm-objdump OBJSIZE=llvm-size \\ - READELF=llvm-readelf HOSTCC=clang HOSTCXX=clang++ HOSTAR=llvm-ar \\ + make CC=clang LD=ld.lld AR=llvm-ar NM=llvm-nm STRIP=llvm-strip \ + OBJCOPY=llvm-objcopy OBJDUMP=llvm-objdump OBJSIZE=llvm-size \ + READELF=llvm-readelf HOSTCC=clang HOSTCXX=clang++ HOSTAR=llvm-ar \ HOSTLD=ld.lld Currently, the integrated assembler is disabled by default. You can pass -`LLVM_IAS=1` to enable it. +``LLVM_IAS=1`` to enable it. Getting Help ------------ diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst index b81b8913a5a3..58d513a0fa95 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles. --- 3.5 Library file goals - lib-y --- 3.6 Descending down in directories --- 3.7 Compilation flags - --- 3.8 Command line dependency + --- 3.8 <deleted> --- 3.9 Dependency tracking --- 3.10 Special Rules --- 3.11 $(CC) support functions @@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles. === 7 Architecture Makefiles --- 7.1 Set variables to tweak the build to the architecture - --- 7.2 Add prerequisites to archheaders: - --- 7.3 Add prerequisites to archprepare: + --- 7.2 Add prerequisites to archheaders + --- 7.3 Add prerequisites to archprepare --- 7.4 List directories to visit when descending --- 7.5 Architecture-specific boot images --- 7.6 Building non-kbuild targets @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ The preferred name for the kbuild files are 'Makefile' but 'Kbuild' can be used and if both a 'Makefile' and a 'Kbuild' file exists, then the 'Kbuild' file will be used. -Section 3.1 "Goal definitions" is a quick intro, further chapters provide +Section 3.1 "Goal definitions" is a quick intro; further chapters provide more details, with real examples. 3.1 Goal definitions @@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): KBUILD_LDFLAGS := -m elf_s390 Note: ldflags-y can be used to further customise - the flags used. See chapter 3.7. + the flags used. See section 3.7. LDFLAGS_vmlinux Options for $(LD) when linking vmlinux @@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): In this example, the file target maketools will be processed before descending down in the subdirectories. - See also chapter XXX-TODO that describe how kbuild supports + See also chapter XXX-TODO that describes how kbuild supports generating offset header files. @@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): always be built. Assignments to $(targets) are without $(obj)/ prefix. if_changed may be used in conjunction with custom commands as - defined in 6.8 "Custom kbuild commands". + defined in 7.8 "Custom kbuild commands". Note: It is a typical mistake to forget the FORCE prerequisite. Another common pitfall is that whitespace is sometimes @@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): that may be shared between individual architectures. The recommended approach how to use a generic header file is to list the f |