Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-50,: Re: Patch for Makefile to improve linkability of the kernel

# Re: Patch for Makefile to improve linkability of the kernel

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:51:59 +0000 (GMT)

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> > No its not. You want archives so you dont simply link the entire mess
> > into the kernel. The same reason you want static libc as an archive of
> > object modules not a single .o
> >
>
> Obviously, but there are cases in the kernel (filesystems, for
> example), where .a's are used where .o's would make more sense.

The problem cases dont fall into the category - they are the .a archives
for drivers/*.a

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