Re: [PATCH 5.15.y] kbuild: Allow kernel installation packaging to override pkg-config

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 04:21:49PM -0800, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> From: Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> commit d5ea4fece4508bf8e72b659cd22fa4840d8d61e5 upstream.
> 
> Add HOSTPKG_CONFIG to allow tooling that builds the kernel to override
> what pkg-config and parameters are used.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> [swboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxx: Drop certs/Makefile hunk that doesn't
> apply because pkg-config isn't used there, add dtc/Makefile hunk to
> fix dtb builds]
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <swboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> I need this to properly compile 5.15.y stable kernels in the chromeos
> build system.

Is this a new issue?  A regression?  This feels odd to add a new build
feature to an old kernel when nothing changed to require it other than
an external tool suddenly requiring something new?

confused,

greg k-h