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    kbuild: compile constant module information only once · fdf94e44
    Thomas Weißschuh authored
    Various information about modules is compiled into the info sections.
    For that a dedicated .mod.c file is generated by modpost for each module
    and then linked into the module.
    However most of the information in the .mod.c is the same for all
    modules, internal and external.
    Split the shared information into a dedicated source file that is
    compiled once and then linked into all modules.
    
    This avoids frequent rebuilds for all .mod.c files when using
    CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO because the local version ends up in .mod.c
    through UTS_RELEASE and VERMAGIC_STRING.
    The modules are still relinked in this case.
    
    The code is also easier to maintain as it's now in a proper source file
    instead of an inline string literal.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarThomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMasahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
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