kbuild: various cleanups

index 7c955e906445..f04126181885 100644
@@ -1436,8 +1436,7 @@ endif
 # Build modules
 #
 
-PHONY += modules
-modules: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) modules_check modules_prepare
+modules: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) modules_prepare
 
 cmd_modules_order = cat $(real-prereqs) > $@
 

index f04126181885..badd318c5524 100644
@@ -1787,6 +1787,8 @@ modules modules_install:
 	@echo >&2 '***'
 	@exit 1
 
+KBUILD_MODULES :=
+
 endif # CONFIG_MODULES
 
 # Single targets

@@ -1813,18 +1815,12 @@ $(single-ko): single_modpost
 $(single-no-ko): descend
 	@:
 
-ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
-# For the single build of in-tree modules, use a temporary file to avoid
-# the situation of modules_install installing an invalid modules.order.
-MODORDER := .modules.tmp
-endif
-
+# Remove MODORDER when done because it is not the real one.
 PHONY += single_modpost
 single_modpost: $(single-no-ko) modules_prepare
 	$(Q){ $(foreach m, $(single-ko), echo $(extmod_prefix)$m;) } > $(MODORDER)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-
-KBUILD_MODULES := 1
+	$(Q)rm -f $(MODORDER)
 
 export KBUILD_SINGLE_TARGETS := $(addprefix $(extmod_prefix), $(single-no-ko))
 

@@ -1834,10 +1830,6 @@ build-dirs := $(foreach d, $(build-dirs), \
 
 endif
 
-ifndef CONFIG_MODULES
-KBUILD_MODULES :=
-endif
-
 # Handle descending into subdirectories listed in $(build-dirs)
 # Preset locale variables to speed up the build process. Limit locale
 # tweaks to this spot to avoid wrong language settings when running

index badd318c5524..54e481162608 100644
@@ -1446,7 +1446,6 @@ modules.order: $(subdir-modorder) FORCE
 targets += modules.order
 
 # Target to prepare building external modules
-PHONY += modules_prepare
 modules_prepare: prepare
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts scripts/module.lds
 

@@ -1747,15 +1746,12 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  clean           - remove generated files in module directory only'
 	@echo  ''
 
-# no-op for external module builds
-PHONY += modules_prepare
-
 endif # KBUILD_EXTMOD
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Modules
 
-PHONY += modules modules_install
+PHONY += modules modules_install modules_prepare
 
 ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 

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new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..39225104f14d
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+VERSION=$(cat .version) 2>/dev/null &&
+VERSION=$(expr $VERSION + 1) 2>/dev/null ||
+VERSION=1
+
+echo ${VERSION} > .version
+
+echo ${VERSION}

index eecc1863e556..8d982574145a 100755
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ vmlinux_link()
 		objs="${objs} .vmlinux.export.o"
 	fi
 
+	objs="${objs} init/version-timestamp.o"
+
 	if [ "${SRCARCH}" = "um" ]; then
 		wl=-Wl,
 		ld="${CC}"

@@ -213,19 +215,6 @@ if [ "$1" = "clean" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-# Update version
-info GEN .version
-if [ -r .version ]; then
-	VERSION=$(expr 0$(cat .version) + 1)
-	echo $VERSION > .version
-else
-	rm -f .version
-	echo 1 > .version
-fi;
-
-# final build of init/
-${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build" obj=init need-builtin=1
-
 #link vmlinux.o
 ${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o"
 

@@ -260,6 +249,8 @@ if is_enabled CONFIG_MODULES; then
 	${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux" .vmlinux.export.o
 fi
 
+${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build" obj=init init/version-timestamp.o
+
 btf_vmlinux_bin_o=""
 if is_enabled CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF; then
 	btf_vmlinux_bin_o=.btf.vmlinux.bin.o

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index 54e481162608..d933c0acab12 100644
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ PHONY += prepare archprepare
 
 archprepare: outputmakefile archheaders archscripts scripts include/config/kernel.release \
 	asm-generic $(version_h) $(autoksyms_h) include/generated/utsrelease.h \
-	include/generated/autoconf.h remove-stale-files
+	include/generated/compile.h include/generated/autoconf.h remove-stale-files
 
 prepare0: archprepare
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts/mod

@@ -1260,6 +1260,12 @@ $(version_h): FORCE
 include/generated/utsrelease.h: include/config/kernel.release FORCE
 	$(call filechk,utsrelease.h)
 
+filechk_compile.h = $(srctree)/scripts/mkcompile_h \
+	"$(UTS_MACHINE)" "$(CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT)" "$(LD)"
+
+include/generated/compile.h: FORCE
+	$(call filechk,compile.h)
+
 PHONY += headerdep
 headerdep:
 	$(Q)find $(srctree)/include/ -name '*.h' | xargs --max-args 1 \

index 63f53d210cad..31c17a8e314b 100644
@@ -43,15 +43,9 @@ filechk_uts_version = \
 $(obj)/utsversion-tmp.h: FORCE
 	$(call filechk,uts_version)
 
-$(obj)/version.o: include/generated/compile.h $(obj)/utsversion-tmp.h
+$(obj)/version.o: $(obj)/utsversion-tmp.h
 CFLAGS_version.o := -include $(obj)/utsversion-tmp.h
 
-filechk_compile.h = $(srctree)/scripts/mkcompile_h \
-	"$(UTS_MACHINE)" "$(CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT)" "$(LD)"
-
-include/generated/compile.h: FORCE
-	$(call filechk,compile.h)
-
 #
 # Build version-timestamp.c with final UTS_VERSION
 #

index f1a820d49e53..b76ccbbc094b 100755
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ LD=$3
 # Do not expand names
 set -f
 
-# Fix the language to get consistent output
-LC_ALL=C
-export LC_ALL
-
 if test -z "$KBUILD_BUILD_USER"; then
 	LINUX_COMPILE_BY=$(whoami | sed 's/\\/\\\\/')
 else

@@ -23,8 +19,8 @@ else
 	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST=$KBUILD_BUILD_HOST
 fi
 
-LD_VERSION=$($LD -v | head -n1 | sed 's/(compatible with [^)]*)//' \
-	      | sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
+LD_VERSION=$(LC_ALL=C $LD -v | head -n1 |
+		sed -e 's/(compatible with [^)]*)//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
 
 cat <<EOF
 #define UTS_MACHINE		"${UTS_MACHINE}"

index b76ccbbc094b..2596f78e52ef 100755
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ UTS_MACHINE=$1
 CC_VERSION="$2"
 LD=$3
 
-# Do not expand names
-set -f
-
 if test -z "$KBUILD_BUILD_USER"; then
 	LINUX_COMPILE_BY=$(whoami | sed 's/\\/\\\\/')
 else

index d933c0acab12..89aba2c69be8 100644
@@ -1116,8 +1116,6 @@ vmlinux-alldirs	:= $(sort $(vmlinux-dirs) Documentation . \
 build-dirs	:= $(vmlinux-dirs)
 clean-dirs	:= $(vmlinux-alldirs)
 
-subdir-modorder := $(addsuffix /modules.order, $(build-dirs))
-
 # Externally visible symbols (used by link-vmlinux.sh)
 KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS := $(head-y) $(patsubst %/,%/built-in.a, $(core-y))
 KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS += $(addsuffix built-in.a, $(filter %/, $(libs-y)))

@@ -1172,7 +1170,7 @@ targets := vmlinux
 
 # The actual objects are generated when descending,
 # make sure no implicit rule kicks in
-$(sort $(vmlinux-deps) $(subdir-modorder)): descend ;
+$(sort $(vmlinux-deps)): descend ;
 
 filechk_kernel.release = \
 	echo "$(KERNELVERSION)$$($(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))"

@@ -1444,13 +1442,6 @@ endif
 
 modules: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) modules_prepare
 
-cmd_modules_order = cat $(real-prereqs) > $@
-
-modules.order: $(subdir-modorder) FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,modules_order)
-
-targets += modules.order
-
 # Target to prepare building external modules
 modules_prepare: prepare
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts scripts/module.lds

@@ -1722,8 +1713,6 @@ KBUILD_BUILTIN :=
 KBUILD_MODULES := 1
 
 build-dirs := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)
-$(MODORDER): descend
-	@:
 
 compile_commands.json: $(extmod_prefix)compile_commands.json
 PHONY += compile_commands.json

@@ -1755,12 +1744,22 @@ help:
 endif # KBUILD_EXTMOD
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Modules
+# Modules (common for in-tree modules and external modules)
 
 PHONY += modules modules_install modules_prepare
 
 ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 
+subdir-modorder := $(addsuffix /.modules.order, $(build-dirs))
+
+$(sort $(subdir-modorder)): %/.modules.order: % ;
+
+cmd_modules_order = cat $(real-prereqs) > $@
+
+targets += $(MODORDER)
+$(MODORDER): $(subdir-modorder) FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,modules_order)
+
 modules: modules_check
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 

@@ -1860,7 +1859,7 @@ clean: $(clean-dirs)
 		-o -name '.*.d' -o -name '.*.tmp' -o -name '*.mod.c' \
 		-o -name '*.lex.c' -o -name '*.tab.[ch]' \
 		-o -name '*.asn1.[ch]' \
-		-o -name '*.symtypes' -o -name 'modules.order' \
+		-o -name '*.symtypes' -o -name '*modules.order' \
 		-o -name '.tmp_*' \
 		-o -name '*.c.[012]*.*' \
 		-o -name '*.ll' \

index 0df488d0bbb0..c96c3c0ab228 100644
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ endif
 
 # subdir-builtin and subdir-modorder may contain duplications. Use $(sort ...)
 subdir-builtin := $(sort $(filter %/built-in.a, $(real-obj-y)))
-subdir-modorder := $(sort $(filter %/modules.order, $(obj-m)))
+subdir-modorder := $(sort $(filter %/.modules.order, $(obj-m)))
 
 targets-for-builtin := $(extra-y)
 

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ targets-for-modules := $(foreach x, o mod $(if $(CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS), usym
 				$(patsubst %.o, %.$x, $(filter %.o, $(obj-m))))
 
 ifdef need-modorder
-targets-for-modules += $(obj)/modules.order
+targets-for-modules += $(obj)/.modules.order
 endif
 
 targets += $(targets-for-builtin) $(targets-for-modules)

@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ $(obj)/%.asn1.c $(obj)/%.asn1.h: $(src)/%.asn1 $(objtree)/scripts/asn1_compiler
 
 # To build objects in subdirs, we need to descend into the directories
 $(subdir-builtin): $(obj)/%/built-in.a: $(obj)/% ;
-$(subdir-modorder): $(obj)/%/modules.order: $(obj)/% ;
+$(subdir-modorder): $(obj)/%/.modules.order: $(obj)/% ;
 
 #
 # Rule to compile a set of .o files into one .a file (without symbol table)

@@ -365,18 +365,18 @@ $(obj)/built-in.a: $(real-obj-y) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,ar_builtin)
 
 #
-# Rule to create modules.order file
+# Rule to create .modules.order file
 #
-# Create commands to either record .ko file or cat modules.order from
+# Create commands to either record .ko file or cat .modules.order from
 # a subdirectory
 # Add $(obj-m) as the prerequisite to avoid updating the timestamp of
-# modules.order unless contained modules are updated.
+# .modules.order unless contained modules are updated.
 
 cmd_modules_order = { $(foreach m, $(real-prereqs), \
-	$(if $(filter %/modules.order, $m), cat $m, echo $(patsubst %.o,%.ko,$m));) :; } \
+	$(if $(filter %/.modules.order, $m), cat $m, echo $(patsubst %.o,%.ko,$m));) :; } \
 	> $@
 
-$(obj)/modules.order: $(obj-m) FORCE
+$(obj)/.modules.order: $(obj-m) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,modules_order)
 
 #

@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ $(subdir-ym):
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$@ \
 	$(if $(filter $@/, $(KBUILD_SINGLE_TARGETS)),single-build=) \
 	need-builtin=$(if $(filter $@/built-in.a, $(subdir-builtin)),1) \
-	need-modorder=$(if $(filter $@/modules.order, $(subdir-modorder)),1)
+	need-modorder=$(if $(filter $@/.modules.order, $(subdir-modorder)),1)
 
 # Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

index 3fb6a99e78c4..b594705d571a 100644
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ subdir-ym := $(sort $(subdir-y) $(subdir-m) \
 
 # Handle objects in subdirs:
 # - If we encounter foo/ in $(obj-y), replace it by foo/built-in.a and
-#   foo/modules.order
-# - If we encounter foo/ in $(obj-m), replace it by foo/modules.order
+#   foo/.modules.order
+# - If we encounter foo/ in $(obj-m), replace it by foo/.modules.order
 #
-# Generate modules.order to determine modorder. Unfortunately, we don't have
+# Generate .modules.order to determine modorder. Unfortunately, we don't have
 # information about ordering between -y and -m subdirs. Just put -y's first.
 
 ifdef need-modorder
-obj-m := $(patsubst %/,%/modules.order, $(filter %/, $(obj-y)) $(obj-m))
+obj-m := $(patsubst %/,%/.modules.order, $(filter %/, $(obj-y)) $(obj-m))
 else
 obj-m := $(filter-out %/, $(obj-m))
 endif

index 0b9e8a16a621..c8661cfc49a3 100644
@@ -72,3 +72,19 @@ $(atomic-checks): $(obj)/.checked-%: include/linux/atomic/%  FORCE
 PHONY += prepare
 prepare: $(offsets-file) missing-syscalls $(atomic-checks)
 	@:
+
+# Ordinary directory descending
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+obj-y			+= init/
+obj-y			+= usr/
+obj-y			+= arch/$(SRCARCH)/
+obj-y			+= kernel/
+obj-y			+= certs/
+obj-y			+= mm/
+obj-y			+= fs/
+obj-y			+= ipc/
+obj-y			+= security/
+obj-y			+= crypto/
+obj-$(CONFIG_BLOCK)	+= block/
+obj-$(CONFIG_IO_URING)	+= io_uring/

index 89aba2c69be8..1bc44bb4be1f 100644
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 # Objects we will link into vmlinux / subdirs we need to visit
-core-y		:= init/ usr/ arch/$(SRCARCH)/
+core-y		:= ./
 drivers-y	:= drivers/ sound/
 drivers-$(CONFIG_SAMPLES) += samples/
 drivers-$(CONFIG_NET) += net/

@@ -1101,9 +1101,6 @@ export MODORDER := $(extmod_prefix)modules.order
 export MODULES_NSDEPS := $(extmod_prefix)modules.nsdeps
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
-core-y			+= kernel/ certs/ mm/ fs/ ipc/ security/ crypto/
-core-$(CONFIG_BLOCK)	+= block/
-core-$(CONFIG_IO_URING)	+= io_uring/
 
 vmlinux-dirs	:= $(patsubst %/,%,$(filter %/, \
 		     $(core-y) $(core-m) $(drivers-y) $(drivers-m) \

@@ -1752,7 +1749,10 @@ ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 
 subdir-modorder := $(addsuffix /.modules.order, $(build-dirs))
 
-$(sort $(subdir-modorder)): %/.modules.order: % ;
+# Split ./.modules.order into a dedicate target to avoid
+# "doesn't match the target pattern" warning
+./.modules.order: . ;
+$(sort $(filter-out ./.modules.order, $(subdir-modorder))): %/.modules.order: % ;
 
 cmd_modules_order = cat $(real-prereqs) > $@
 

index c96c3c0ab228..098c811667d3 100644
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ PHONY += $(subdir-ym)
 $(subdir-ym):
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$@ \
 	$(if $(filter $@/, $(KBUILD_SINGLE_TARGETS)),single-build=) \
-	need-builtin=$(if $(filter $@/built-in.a, $(subdir-builtin)),1) \
-	need-modorder=$(if $(filter $@/.modules.order, $(subdir-modorder)),1)
+	need-builtin=$(if $(filter $@/built-in.a, $(subdir-builtin:./%=%)),1) \
+	need-modorder=$(if $(filter $@/.modules.order, $(subdir-modorder:./%=%)),1)
 
 # Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

index 1bc44bb4be1f..02724bcf8fdc 100644
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ endif # CONFIG_MODULES
 # Directories & files removed with 'make clean'
 CLEAN_FILES += include/ksym vmlinux.symvers modules-only.symvers \
 	       modules.builtin modules.builtin.modinfo modules.nsdeps \
-	       compile_commands.json .thinlto-cache
+	       compile_commands.json .thinlto-cache .vmlinux.objs
 
 # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
 MRPROPER_FILES += include/config include/generated          \

index 911606496341..04ad00917b2f 100644
@@ -57,6 +57,32 @@ vmlinux.symvers: vmlinux.o
 
 __modpost: vmlinux.symvers
 
+# Generate the list of in-tree objects in vmlinux
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# This is used to retrieve symbol versions generated by genksyms.
+ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
+vmlinux.symvers: .vmlinux.objs
+endif
+
+# Ignore libgcc.a
+# Some architectures do '$(CC) --print-libgcc-file-name' to borrow libgcc.a
+# from the toolchain, but there is no EXPORT_SYMBOL in it.
+
+quiet_cmd_vmlinux_objs = GEN     $@
+      cmd_vmlinux_objs =		\
+	for f in $(real-prereqs); do	\
+		case $${f} in		\
+		*libgcc.a) ;;		\
+		*.a) $(AR) t $${f} ;;	\
+		*) echo $${f} ;;	\
+		esac			\
+	done > $@
+
+targets += .vmlinux.objs
+.vmlinux.objs: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,vmlinux_objs)
+
 else
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)

@@ -134,6 +160,8 @@ ifneq ($(KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL),1)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
 endif
 
+endif
+
 PHONY += FORCE
 FORCE:
 

@@ -141,6 +169,4 @@ existing-targets := $(wildcard $(sort $(targets)))
 
 -include $(foreach f,$(existing-targets),$(dir $(f)).$(notdir $(f)).cmd)
 
-endif
-
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)

index 8d982574145a..161bca64e8aa 100755
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ cleanup()
 	rm -f System.map
 	rm -f vmlinux
 	rm -f vmlinux.map
-	rm -f .vmlinux.objs
 	rm -f .vmlinux.export.c
 }
 

@@ -218,23 +217,6 @@ fi
 #link vmlinux.o
 ${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o"
 
-# Generate the list of in-tree objects in vmlinux
-#
-# This is used to retrieve symbol versions generated by genksyms.
-for f in ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS} ${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}; do
-	case ${f} in
-	*libgcc.a)
-		# Some architectures do '$(CC) --print-libgcc-file-name' to
-		# borrow libgcc.a from the toolchain.
-		# There is no EXPORT_SYMBOL in external objects. Ignore this.
-		;;
-	*.a)
-		${AR} t ${f} ;;
-	*)
-		echo ${f} ;;
-	esac
-done > .vmlinux.objs
-
 # modpost vmlinux.o to check for section mismatches
 ${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.modpost" MODPOST_VMLINUX=1
 

index 02724bcf8fdc..d81b7a587b43 100644
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ else
 __all: modules
 endif
 
+targets :=
+
 # Decide whether to build built-in, modular, or both.
 # Normally, just do built-in.
 

@@ -1153,6 +1155,10 @@ quiet_cmd_autoksyms_h = GEN     $@
 $(autoksyms_h):
 	$(call cmd,autoksyms_h)
 
+targets += vmlinux.o
+vmlinux.o: autoksyms_recursive $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
+
 ARCH_POSTLINK := $(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.postlink)
 
 # Final link of vmlinux with optional arch pass after final link

@@ -1160,10 +1166,10 @@ cmd_link-vmlinux =                                                 \
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $< "$(LD)" "$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS)" "$(LDFLAGS_vmlinux)";    \
 	$(if $(ARCH_POSTLINK), $(MAKE) -f $(ARCH_POSTLINK) $@, true)
 
-vmlinux: scripts/link-vmlinux.sh autoksyms_recursive $(vmlinux-deps) FORCE
+vmlinux: scripts/link-vmlinux.sh vmlinux.o $(KBUILD_LDS) FORCE
 	+$(call if_changed_dep,link-vmlinux)
 
-targets := vmlinux
+targets += vmlinux
 
 # The actual objects are generated when descending,
 # make sure no implicit rule kicks in

index 161bca64e8aa..07486f90d5e2 100755
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ if [ "$1" = "clean" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-#link vmlinux.o
-${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o"
-
 # modpost vmlinux.o to check for section mismatches
 ${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.modpost" MODPOST_VMLINUX=1
 

index d81b7a587b43..292b6e90da20 100644
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ cmd_link-vmlinux =                                                 \
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $< "$(LD)" "$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS)" "$(LDFLAGS_vmlinux)";    \
 	$(if $(ARCH_POSTLINK), $(MAKE) -f $(ARCH_POSTLINK) $@, true)
 
-vmlinux: scripts/link-vmlinux.sh vmlinux.o $(KBUILD_LDS) FORCE
+vmlinux: scripts/link-vmlinux.sh vmlinux.o $(KBUILD_LDS) modpost FORCE
 	+$(call if_changed_dep,link-vmlinux)
 
 targets += vmlinux

@@ -1443,7 +1443,13 @@ endif
 # Build modules
 #
 
-modules: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) modules_prepare
+# *.ko are usually independent of vmlinux, but CONFIG_DEBUG_INFOBTF_MODULES
+# is an exception.
+ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
+modules: vmlinux
+endif
+
+modules: modules_prepare
 
 # Target to prepare building external modules
 modules_prepare: prepare

@@ -1766,8 +1772,12 @@ targets += $(MODORDER)
 $(MODORDER): $(subdir-modorder) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,modules_order)
 
-modules: modules_check
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+# KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL can be set to skip the final link of modules.
+# This is solely useful to speed up test compiles.
+modules: modpost
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL),1)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+endif
 
 PHONY += modules_check
 modules_check: $(MODORDER)

@@ -1798,6 +1808,11 @@ KBUILD_MODULES :=
 
 endif # CONFIG_MODULES
 
+PHONY += modpost
+modpost: $(if $(single-build),, $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN), vmlinux.o)) \
+	 $(if $(KBUILD_MODULES), modules_check)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+
 # Single targets
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # To build individual files in subdirectories, you can do like this:

@@ -1817,16 +1832,19 @@ single-ko := $(sort $(filter %.ko, $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
 single-no-ko := $(filter-out $(single-ko), $(MAKECMDGOALS)) \
 		$(foreach x, o mod, $(patsubst %.ko, %.$x, $(single-ko)))
 
-$(single-ko): single_modpost
+$(single-ko): single_modules
 	@:
 $(single-no-ko): descend
 	@:
 
 # Remove MODORDER when done because it is not the real one.
 PHONY += single_modpost
-single_modpost: $(single-no-ko) modules_prepare
+single_modules: $(single-no-ko) modules_prepare
 	$(Q){ $(foreach m, $(single-ko), echo $(extmod_prefix)$m;) } > $(MODORDER)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL),1)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+endif
 	$(Q)rm -f $(MODORDER)
 
 export KBUILD_SINGLE_TARGETS := $(addprefix $(extmod_prefix), $(single-no-ko))

index 35100e981f4a..a3cf9e3647c9 100644
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if_changed_except = $(if $(call newer_prereqs_except,$(2))$(cmd-check),      \
 	printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
 
 # Re-generate module BTFs if either module's .ko or vmlinux changed
-$(modules): %.ko: %.o %.mod.o scripts/module.lds $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) FORCE
+$(modules): %.ko: %.o %.mod.o scripts/module.lds $(and $(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES),$(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) FORCE
 	+$(call if_changed_except,ld_ko_o,vmlinux)
 ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
 	+$(if $(newer-prereqs),$(call cmd,btf_ko))

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index 07486f90d5e2..6a197d8a88ac 100755
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ if [ "$1" = "clean" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-# modpost vmlinux.o to check for section mismatches
-${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.modpost" MODPOST_VMLINUX=1
-
 info MODINFO modules.builtin.modinfo
 ${OBJCOPY} -j .modinfo -O binary vmlinux.o modules.builtin.modinfo
 info GEN modules.builtin

index 11a296e52d68..07c7e5a843c1 100644
@@ -340,19 +340,7 @@ more details, with real examples.
 
 	Examples are:
 
-	1) head objects
-
-	    Some objects must be placed at the head of vmlinux. They are
-	    directly linked to vmlinux without going through built-in.a
-	    A typical use-case is an object that contains the entry point.
-
-	    arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile should specify such objects as head-y.
-
-	    Discussion:
-	      Given that we can control the section order in the linker script,
-	      why do we need head-y?
-
-	2) vmlinux linker script
+	1) vmlinux linker script
 
 	    The linker script for vmlinux is located at
 	    arch/$(SRCARCH)/kernel/vmlinux.lds

@@ -360,10 +348,6 @@ more details, with real examples.
 	Example::
 
 		# arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
-		extra-y	:= head_$(BITS).o
-		extra-y	+= head$(BITS).o
-		extra-y	+= ebda.o
-		extra-y	+= platform-quirks.o
 		extra-y	+= vmlinux.lds
 
 	$(extra-y) should only contain targets needed for vmlinux.

index 292b6e90da20..d74aa4552d35 100644
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ build-dirs	:= $(vmlinux-dirs)
 clean-dirs	:= $(vmlinux-alldirs)
 
 # Externally visible symbols (used by link-vmlinux.sh)
-KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS := $(head-y) $(patsubst %/,%/built-in.a, $(core-y))
+KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS := $(patsubst %/,%/built-in.a, $(core-y))
 KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS += $(addsuffix built-in.a, $(filter %/, $(libs-y)))
 ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS += $(patsubst %/, %/lib.a, $(filter %/, $(libs-y)))

@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS := $(patsubst %/,%/lib.a, $(libs-y))
 endif
 KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS += $(patsubst %/,%/built-in.a, $(drivers-y))
 
-export KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS
+export KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS
 export KBUILD_LDS          := arch/$(SRCARCH)/kernel/vmlinux.lds
 # used by scripts/Makefile.package
 export KBUILD_ALLDIRS := $(sort $(filter-out arch/%,$(vmlinux-alldirs)) LICENSES arch include scripts tools)

@@ -1155,8 +1155,18 @@ quiet_cmd_autoksyms_h = GEN     $@
 $(autoksyms_h):
 	$(call cmd,autoksyms_h)
 
+quiet_cmd_ar_vmlinux.a = AR      $@
+      cmd_ar_vmlinux.a = \
+	rm -f $@; \
+	$(AR) cDPrST $@ $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS); \
+	$(AR) mPi $$($(AR) t $@| head -n1) $@ $(head-y)
+
+targets += vmlinux.a
+vmlinux.a: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,ar_vmlinux.a)
+
 targets += vmlinux.o
-vmlinux.o: autoksyms_recursive $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
+vmlinux.o: autoksyms_recursive vmlinux.a $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
 
 ARCH_POSTLINK := $(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.postlink)

@@ -1913,7 +1923,7 @@ quiet_cmd_gen_compile_commands = GEN     $@
       cmd_gen_compile_commands = $(PYTHON3) $< -a $(AR) -o $@ $(filter-out $<, $(real-prereqs))
 
 $(extmod_prefix)compile_commands.json: scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),,$(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS)) \
+	$(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),, vmlinux.a $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS)) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES), $(MODORDER)) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gen_compile_commands)
 

index 5a74581bf0ee..5a5b0a8b7c6a 100644
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y		:= head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y		:= vmlinux.lds
 asflags-y	:= $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
 ccflags-y	:= -Wno-sign-compare
 
-obj-y    := entry.o traps.o process.o osf_sys.o irq.o \
+obj-y    := head.o entry.o traps.o process.o osf_sys.o irq.o \
 	    irq_alpha.o signal.o setup.o ptrace.o time.o \
 	    systbls.o err_common.o io.o bugs.o
 

index 8c4fc4b54c14..0723d888ac44 100644
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2004, 2007-2010, 2011-2012 Synopsys, Inc. (www.synopsys.com)
 #
 
-obj-y	:= arcksyms.o setup.o irq.o reset.o ptrace.o process.o devtree.o
+obj-y	:= head.o arcksyms.o setup.o irq.o reset.o ptrace.o process.o devtree.o
 obj-y	+= signal.o traps.o sys.o troubleshoot.o stacktrace.o disasm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT)		+= entry-compact.o intc-compact.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2)			+= entry-arcv2.o intc-arcv2.o

@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ else
 obj-y += ctx_sw_asm.o
 endif
 
-extra-y := vmlinux.lds head.o
+extra-y := vmlinux.lds

index 553866751e1a..8feaa3217ec5 100644
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VDSO)		+= vdso.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EFI)		+= efi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PARAVIRT)	+= paravirt.o
 
-head-y			:= head$(MMUEXT).o
+obj-y			+= head$(MMUEXT).o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_LL)	+= debug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT)	+= phys2virt.o

@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_ARM_SMCCC)	+= smccc-call.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU_VULNERABILITIES) += spectre.o
 
-extra-y := $(head-y) vmlinux.lds
+extra-y := vmlinux.lds

index 1add7b01efa7..b619ff207a57 100644
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ $(obj)/vdso-wrap.o: $(obj)/vdso/vdso.so
 $(obj)/vdso32-wrap.o: $(obj)/vdso32/vdso.so
 
 obj-y					+= probes/
-head-y					:= head.o
-extra-y					+= $(head-y) vmlinux.lds
+obj-y					+= head.o
+extra-y					+= vmlinux.lds
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_EFI),y)
 AFLAGS_head.o += -DVMLINUX_PATH="\"$(realpath $(objtree)/vmlinux)\""

index 6f14c924b20d..8a868316b912 100644
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-extra-y := head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y := vmlinux.lds
 
-obj-y += entry.o atomic.o signal.o traps.o irq.o time.o vdso.o vdso/
+obj-y += head.o entry.o atomic.o signal.o traps.o irq.o time.o vdso.o vdso/
 obj-y += power.o syscall.o syscall_table.o setup.o io.o
 obj-y += process.o cpu-probe.o ptrace.o stacktrace.o
 obj-y += probes/

index fae3dce32fde..e73cb321630e 100644
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-extra-y := head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y := vmlinux.lds
 
+obj-y += head.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += smp.o
 
 obj-y += setup.o irq_cpu.o traps.o syscalltab.o signal.o time.o

index 08d4a2ba0652..4a1fcb121dda 100644
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_ftrace.o = -pg
 endif
 
-extra-y	:= head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y	:= vmlinux.lds
 
-obj-y := entry.o efi.o efi_stub.o gate-data.o fsys.o irq.o irq_ia64.o	\
+obj-y := head.o entry.o efi.o efi_stub.o gate-data.o fsys.o irq.o irq_ia64.o	\
 	 irq_lsapic.o ivt.o pal.o patch.o process.o ptrace.o sal.o		\
 	 salinfo.o setup.o signal.o sys_ia64.o time.o traps.o unaligned.o \
 	 unwind.o mca.o mca_asm.o topology.o dma-mapping.o iosapic.o acpi.o \

index e5be17009fe8..6c33b5c45573 100644
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # Makefile for the Linux/LoongArch kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y		:= head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y		:= vmlinux.lds
 
-obj-y		+= cpu-probe.o cacheinfo.o env.o setup.o entry.o genex.o \
+obj-y		+= head.o cpu-probe.o cacheinfo.o env.o setup.o entry.o genex.o \
 		   traps.o irq.o idle.o process.o dma.o mem.o io.o reset.o switch.o \
 		   elf.o syscall.o signal.o time.o topology.o inst.o ptrace.o vdso.o
 

index 674541fdf5b8..279560add577 100644
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DRAGEN2)	+= dragen2.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UCSIMM)	+= ucsimm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UCDIMM)	+= ucsimm.o
 
-extra-y 		:= head.o
+obj-y			+= head.o

index 9419a6c1f036..c56bc0dc7f2e 100644
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_STMARK2)	+= stmark2.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)	+= pci.o
 
 obj-y			+= gpio.o
-extra-y := head.o
+obj-y			+= head.o

index c0833da6a2ca..1755e6cd309f 100644
@@ -3,18 +3,19 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-extra-$(CONFIG_AMIGA)	:= head.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_ATARI)	:= head.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_MAC)	:= head.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_APOLLO)	:= head.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_VME)	:= head.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_HP300)	:= head.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_Q40)	:= head.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_SUN3X)	:= head.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_VIRT)	:= head.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_SUN3)	:= sun3-head.o
 extra-y			+= vmlinux.lds
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_AMIGA)	:= head.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ATARI)	:= head.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MAC)	:= head.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_APOLLO)	:= head.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VME)	:= head.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HP300)	:= head.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_Q40)	:= head.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SUN3X)	:= head.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIRT)	:= head.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SUN3)	:= sun3-head.o
+
 obj-y	:= entry.o irq.o module.o process.o ptrace.o
 obj-y	+= setup.o signal.o sys_m68k.o syscalltable.o time.o traps.o
 

index 15a20eb814ce..4393bee64eaf 100644
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_ftrace.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_process.o = -pg
 endif
 
-extra-y := head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y := vmlinux.lds
 
-obj-y += dma.o exceptions.o \
+obj-y += head.o dma.o exceptions.o \
 	hw_exception_handler.o irq.o \
 	process.o prom.o ptrace.o \
 	reset.o setup.o signal.o sys_microblaze.o timer.o traps.o unwind.o

index 7c96282bff2e..5d1addac5e28 100644
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # Makefile for the Linux/MIPS kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y		:= head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y		:= vmlinux.lds
 
-obj-y		+= branch.o cmpxchg.o elf.o entry.o genex.o idle.o irq.o \
+obj-y		+= head.o branch.o cmpxchg.o elf.o entry.o genex.o idle.o irq.o \
 		   process.o prom.o ptrace.o reset.o setup.o signal.o \
 		   syscall.o time.o topology.o traps.o unaligned.o watch.o \
 		   vdso.o cacheinfo.o

index 0b645e1e3158..78a913181fa1 100644
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # Makefile for the nios2 linux kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y	+= head.o
 extra-y	+= vmlinux.lds
 
+obj-y	+= head.o
 obj-y	+= cpuinfo.o
 obj-y	+= entry.o
 obj-y	+= insnemu.o

index 2d172e79f58d..79129161f3e0 100644
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y	:= head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y	:= vmlinux.lds
 
-obj-y	:= setup.o or32_ksyms.o process.o dma.o \
+obj-y	:= head.o setup.o or32_ksyms.o process.o dma.o \
 	   traps.o time.o irq.o entry.o ptrace.o signal.o \
 	   sys_call_table.o unwinder.o
 

index d0bfac89a842..3d138c9cf9ce 100644
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # Makefile for arch/parisc/kernel
 #
 
-extra-y			:= head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y		:= vmlinux.lds
 
-obj-y	     	:= cache.o pacache.o setup.o pdt.o traps.o time.o irq.o \
+obj-y		:= head.o cache.o pacache.o setup.o pdt.o traps.o time.o irq.o \
 		   pa7300lc.o syscall.o entry.o sys_parisc.o firmware.o \
 		   ptrace.o hardware.o inventory.o drivers.o alternative.o \
 		   signal.o hpmc.o real2.o parisc_ksyms.o unaligned.o \

index 06d2d1f78f71..f264d9b2cb63 100644
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_FSL_BOOK3E)	+= cpu_setup_fsl_booke.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_DOORBELL)	+= dbell.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL)	+= jump_label.o
 
-extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64)		:= head_64.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32)	:= head_book3s_32.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_40x)		:= head_40x.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_44x)		:= head_44x.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_FSL_BOOKE)	:= head_fsl_booke.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_PPC_8xx)		:= head_8xx.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64)		+= head_64.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32)	+= head_book3s_32.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_40x)		+= head_40x.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_44x)		+= head_44x.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_BOOKE)		+= head_fsl_booke.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_8xx)		+= head_8xx.o
 extra-y				+= vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE)	+= reloc_$(BITS).o

@@ -198,12 +198,12 @@ KCOV_INSTRUMENT_paca.o := n
 CFLAGS_setup_64.o		+= -fno-stack-protector
 CFLAGS_paca.o			+= -fno-stack-protector
 
-extra-$(CONFIG_PPC_FPU)		+= fpu.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_ALTIVEC)		+= vector.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64)		+= entry_64.o
-extra-$(CONFIG_PPC_OF_BOOT_TRAMPOLINE)	+= prom_init.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_FPU)		+= fpu.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ALTIVEC)		+= vector.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64)		+= entry_64.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_OF_BOOT_TRAMPOLINE)	+= prom_init.o
 
-extra-$(CONFIG_PPC_OF_BOOT_TRAMPOLINE)	+= prom_init_check
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_OF_BOOT_TRAMPOLINE)	+= prom_init_check
 
 quiet_cmd_prom_init_check = PROMCHK $@
       cmd_prom_init_check = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $< "$(NM)" $(obj)/prom_init.o; touch $@

index 33bb60a354cd..db6e4b1294ba 100644
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ KASAN_SANITIZE_cpufeature.o := n
 endif
 endif
 
-extra-y += head.o
 extra-y += vmlinux.lds
 
+obj-y	+= head.o
 obj-y	+= soc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE) += alternative.o
 obj-y	+= cpu.o

index 3cbfa9fddd9a..7ce00816b8df 100644
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ CFLAGS_stacktrace.o	+= -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 CFLAGS_dumpstack.o	+= -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 CFLAGS_unwind_bc.o	+= -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 
-obj-y	:= traps.o time.o process.o earlypgm.o early.o setup.o idle.o vtime.o
+obj-y	:= head64.o traps.o time.o process.o earlypgm.o early.o setup.o idle.o vtime.o
 obj-y	+= processor.o syscall.o ptrace.o signal.o cpcmd.o ebcdic.o nmi.o
 obj-y	+= debug.o irq.o ipl.o dis.o diag.o vdso.o cpufeature.o
 obj-y	+= sysinfo.o lgr.o os_info.o machine_kexec.o

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ obj-y	+= entry.o reipl.o relocate_kernel.o kdebugfs.o alternative.o
 obj-y	+= nospec-branch.o ipl_vmparm.o machine_kexec_reloc.o unwind_bc.o
 obj-y	+= smp.o text_amode31.o stacktrace.o
 
-extra-y				+= head64.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y				+= vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSFS)		+= nospec-sysfs.o
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_nospec-branch.o	+= $(CC_FLAGS_EXPOLINE)

index aa0fbc9202b1..69cd9ac4b2ab 100644
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Makefile for the Linux/SuperH kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y	:= head_32.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y	:= vmlinux.lds
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 # Do not profile debug and lowlevel utilities

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ endif
 
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_return_address.o = -pg
 
-obj-y	:= debugtraps.o dumpstack.o 		\
+obj-y	:= head_32.o debugtraps.o dumpstack.o				\
 	   idle.o io.o irq.o irq_32.o kdebugfs.o			\
 	   machvec.o nmi_debug.o process.o				\
 	   process_32.o ptrace.o ptrace_32.o				\

index d3a0e072ebe8..b328e4a0bd57 100644
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 asflags-y := -ansi
 ccflags-y := -Werror
 
-extra-y     := head_$(BITS).o
-
 # Undefine sparc when processing vmlinux.lds - it is used
 # And teach CPP we are doing $(BITS) builds (for this case)
 CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := -Usparc -m$(BITS)

@@ -22,6 +20,7 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_perf_event.o := -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_pcr.o := -pg
 endif
 
+obj-y                   := head_$(BITS).o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC64)   += urtt_fill.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC32)   += entry.o wof.o wuf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC32)   += etrap_32.o

index a20a5ebfacd7..956e50ca06e0 100644
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y	:= head_$(BITS).o
-extra-y	+= head$(BITS).o
-extra-y	+= ebda.o
-extra-y	+= platform-quirks.o
 extra-y	+= vmlinux.lds
 
 CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -U$(UTS_MACHINE)

@@ -42,7 +38,11 @@ KCOV_INSTRUMENT		:= n
 
 CFLAGS_irq.o := -I $(srctree)/$(src)/../include/asm/trace
 
-obj-y			:= process_$(BITS).o signal.o
+obj-y			+= head_$(BITS).o
+obj-y			+= head$(BITS).o
+obj-y			+= ebda.o
+obj-y			+= platform-quirks.o
+obj-y			+= process_$(BITS).o signal.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_COMPAT)	+= signal_compat.o
 obj-y			+= traps.o idt.o irq.o irq_$(BITS).o dumpstack_$(BITS).o
 obj-y			+= time.o ioport.o dumpstack.o nmi.o

index 897c1c741058..f28b8e3d717e 100644
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # Makefile for the Linux/Xtensa kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y := head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y := vmlinux.lds
 
-obj-y := align.o coprocessor.o entry.o irq.o platform.o process.o \
+obj-y := head.o align.o coprocessor.o entry.o irq.o platform.o process.o \
 	 ptrace.o setup.o signal.o stacktrace.o syscall.o time.o traps.o \
 	 vectors.o
 

index d7d3138c5ecc..4f74370ad1ee 100644
@@ -70,13 +70,12 @@ quiet_cmd_vmlinux_objs = GEN     $@
 	for f in $(real-prereqs); do	\
 		case $${f} in		\
 		*libgcc.a) ;;		\
-		*.a) $(AR) t $${f} ;;	\
-		*) echo $${f} ;;	\
+		*) $(AR) t $${f} ;;	\
 		esac			\
 	done > $@
 
 targets += .vmlinux.objs
-.vmlinux.objs: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
+.vmlinux.objs: vmlinux.a $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,vmlinux_objs)
 
 vmlinux.o-if-present := $(wildcard vmlinux.o)

index 84019814f33f..81a4e0484457 100644
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ quiet_cmd_gen_initcalls_lds = GEN     $@
 	$(PERL) $(real-prereqs) > $@
 
 .tmp_initcalls.lds: $(srctree)/scripts/generate_initcall_order.pl \
-		$(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
+		vmlinux.a $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gen_initcalls_lds)
 
 targets := .tmp_initcalls.lds

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ quiet_cmd_ld_vmlinux.o = LD      $@
       cmd_ld_vmlinux.o = \
 	$(LD) ${KBUILD_LDFLAGS} -r -o $@ \
 	$(addprefix -T , $(initcalls-lds)) \
-	--whole-archive $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) --no-whole-archive \
+	--whole-archive vmlinux.a --no-whole-archive \
 	--start-group $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) --end-group \
 	$(cmd_objtool)
 

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ define rule_ld_vmlinux.o
 	$(call cmd,gen_objtooldep)
 endef
 
-vmlinux.o: $(initcalls-lds) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
+vmlinux.o: $(initcalls-lds) vmlinux.a $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_rule,ld_vmlinux.o)
 
 targets += vmlinux.o

index 47da25b3ba7d..d800b2c0af97 100755
@@ -109,20 +109,6 @@ def to_cmdfile(path):
     return os.path.join(dir, '.' + base + '.cmd')
 
 
-def cmdfiles_for_o(obj):
-    """Generate the iterator of .cmd files associated with the object
-
-    Yield the .cmd file used to build the given object
-
-    Args:
-        obj: The object path
-
-    Yields:
-        The path to .cmd file
-    """
-    yield to_cmdfile(obj)
-
-
 def cmdfiles_for_a(archive, ar):
     """Generate the iterator of .cmd files associated with the archive.
 

@@ -211,13 +197,10 @@ def main():
     for path in paths:
         # If 'path' is a directory, handle all .cmd files under it.
         # Otherwise, handle .cmd files associated with the file.
-        # Most of built-in objects are linked via archives (built-in.a or lib.a)
-        # but some objects are linked to vmlinux directly.
+        # built-in objects are linked via vmlinux.a
         # Modules are listed in modules.order.
         if os.path.isdir(path):
             cmdfiles = cmdfiles_in_dir(path)
-        elif path.endswith('.o'):
-            cmdfiles = cmdfiles_for_o(path)
         elif path.endswith('.a'):
             cmdfiles = cmdfiles_for_a(path, ar)
         elif path.endswith('modules.order'):

index 6a197d8a88ac..23ac13fd9d89 100755
@@ -3,17 +3,15 @@
 #
 # link vmlinux
 #
-# vmlinux is linked from the objects selected by $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) and
-# $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS). Most are built-in.a files from top-level directories
-# in the kernel tree, others are specified in arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile.
+# vmlinux is linked from the objects in vmlinux.a and $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS).
+# vmlinux.a contains objects that are linked unconditionally.
 # $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS) are archives which are linked conditionally
 # (not within --whole-archive), and do not require symbol indexes added.
 #
 # vmlinux
 #   ^
 #   |
-#   +--< $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS)
-#   |    +--< init/built-in.a drivers/built-in.a mm/built-in.a + more
+#   +--< vmlinux.a
 #   |
 #   +--< $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS)
 #   |    +--< lib/lib.a + more

@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ vmlinux_link()
 		objs=vmlinux.o
 		libs=
 	else
-		objs="${KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS}"
+		objs=vmlinux.a
 		libs="${KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS}"
 	fi
 

index 07c7e5a843c1..528c54d56c09 100644
@@ -1065,8 +1065,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
    - The values of the above variables are expanded in arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.
 5) All object files are then linked and the resulting file vmlinux is
    located at the root of the obj tree.
-   The very first objects linked are listed in head-y, assigned by
-   arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.
+   The very first objects linked are listed in scripts/head-object-list.txt.
 6) Finally, the architecture-specific part does any required post processing
    and builds the final bootimage.
    - This includes building boot records

@@ -1214,6 +1213,9 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
 	All object files for vmlinux. They are linked to vmlinux in the same
 	order as listed in KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS.
 
+	The objects listed in scripts/head-object-list.txt are exceptions;
+	they are placed before the other objects.
+
     KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS
 
 	All .a "lib" files for vmlinux. KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS and

@@ -1257,8 +1259,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
 	machinery is all architecture-independent.
 
 
-	head-y, core-y, libs-y, drivers-y
-	    $(head-y) lists objects to be linked first in vmlinux.
+	core-y, libs-y, drivers-y
 
 	    $(libs-y) lists directories where a lib.a archive can be located.
 

index d74aa4552d35..08e69448caf4 100644
@@ -1159,10 +1159,10 @@ quiet_cmd_ar_vmlinux.a = AR      $@
       cmd_ar_vmlinux.a = \
 	rm -f $@; \
 	$(AR) cDPrST $@ $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS); \
-	$(AR) mPi $$($(AR) t $@| head -n1) $@ $(head-y)
+	$(AR) mPi $$($(AR) t $@| head -n1) $@ $$($(AR) t $@ | grep -F --file=$(srctree)/scripts/head-object-list.txt)
 
 targets += vmlinux.a
-vmlinux.a: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) FORCE
+vmlinux.a: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) scripts/head-object-list.txt FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,ar_vmlinux.a)
 
 targets += vmlinux.o

index 881cb913e23a..45158024085e 100644
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ cflags-y				+= $(cpuflags-y)
 # BWX is most important, but we don't really want any emulation ever.
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cflags-y) -Wa,-mev6
 
-head-y := arch/alpha/kernel/head.o
-
 libs-y				+= arch/alpha/lib/
 
 # export what is needed by arch/alpha/boot/Makefile

index efc54f3e35e0..329400a1c355 100644
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(cflags-y)
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS	+= $(ldflags-y)
 
-head-y		:= arch/arc/kernel/head.o
-
 # w/o this dtb won't embed into kernel binary
 core-y		+= arch/arc/boot/dts/
 

index 56f655deebb1..29d15c9a433e 100644
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS	+=$(CFLAGS_ABI) $(AFLAGS_ISA) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) -include asm/uni
 
 CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__arm__
 
-#Default value
-head-y		:= arch/arm/kernel/head$(MMUEXT).o
-
 # Text offset. This list is sorted numerically by address in order to
 # provide a means to avoid/resolve conflicts in multi-arch kernels.
 # Note: the 32kB below this value is reserved for use by the kernel

index 6d9d4a58b898..6e03f15bb041 100644
@@ -133,9 +133,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS),y)
   CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -fpatchable-function-entry=2
 endif
 
-# Default value
-head-y		:= arch/arm64/kernel/head.o
-
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_KASAN_SW_TAGS), y)
 KASAN_SHADOW_SCALE_SHIFT := 4
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_KASAN_GENERIC), y)

index 4e1d619fd5c6..0e4237e55758 100644
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ LDFLAGS += -EL
 
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
 
-head-y := arch/csky/kernel/head.o
-
 core-y += arch/csky/$(CSKYABI)/
 
 libs-y += arch/csky/lib/ \

index 44312bc147d8..92d005958dfb 100644
@@ -32,5 +32,3 @@ KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(ldflags-y)
 TIR_NAME := r19
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -ffixed-$(TIR_NAME) -DTHREADINFO_REG=$(TIR_NAME) -D__linux__
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += -DTHREADINFO_REG=$(TIR_NAME)
-
-head-y := arch/hexagon/kernel/head.o

index e55c2f138656..56c4bb276b6e 100644
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ quiet_cmd_objcopy = OBJCOPY $@
 cmd_objcopy = $(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYFLAGS) $(OBJCOPYFLAGS_$(@F)) $< $@
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cflags-y)
-head-y := arch/ia64/kernel/head.o
 
 libs-y				+= arch/ia64/lib/
 

index ec3de6191276..131fc210c2bf 100644
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ CHECKFLAGS += $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -dM -E -x c /dev/null | \
 	sed -e "s/^\#define /-D'/" -e "s/ /'='/" -e "s/$$/'/" -e 's/\$$/&&/g')
 endif
 
-head-y := arch/loongarch/kernel/head.o
-
 libs-y += arch/loongarch/lib/
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)

index e358605b70ba..43e39040d3ac 100644
@@ -86,15 +86,6 @@ ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
 KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(subst -fomit-frame-pointer,,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS)) -g
 endif
 
-#
-# Select the assembler head startup code. Order is important. The default
-# head code is first, processor specific selections can override it after.
-#
-head-y				:= arch/m68k/kernel/head.o
-head-$(CONFIG_SUN3)		:= arch/m68k/kernel/sun3-head.o
-head-$(CONFIG_M68000)		:= arch/m68k/68000/head.o
-head-$(CONFIG_COLDFIRE)		:= arch/m68k/coldfire/head.o
-
 libs-y				+= arch/m68k/lib/
 
 

index 1826d9ce4459..3f8a86c4336a 100644
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ CPUFLAGS-1 += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=v$(CPU_VER))
 # r31 holds current when in kernel mode
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -ffixed-r31 $(CPUFLAGS-y) $(CPUFLAGS-1) $(CPUFLAGS-2)
 
-head-y := arch/microblaze/kernel/head.o
 libs-y += arch/microblaze/lib/
 
 boot := arch/microblaze/boot

index 4d2a3e73fc45..b296e33f8e33 100644
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@ endif
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS		+= --remove-section=.reginfo
 
-head-y := arch/mips/kernel/head.o
-
 libs-y			+= arch/mips/lib/
 libs-$(CONFIG_MIPS_FP_SUPPORT) += arch/mips/math-emu/
 

index 3f34e6831863..f1ff4ce0f1a2 100644
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -DUTS_SYSNAME=\"$(UTS_SYSNAME)\"
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-builtin
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -G 0
 
-head-y		:= arch/nios2/kernel/head.o
 libs-y		+= arch/nios2/lib/ $(LIBGCC)
 
 INSTALL_PATH ?= /tftpboot

index b446510173cd..68249521db5a 100644
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_OPENRISC_HAVE_INST_SEXT),y)
 	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-msext)
 endif
 
-head-y 		:= arch/openrisc/kernel/head.o
-
 libs-y		+= $(LIBGCC)
 
 PHONY += vmlinux.bin

index e38d993d87f2..a2d8600521f9 100644
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_PA7100LC)	+= -march=1.1 -mschedule=7100LC
 cflags-$(CONFIG_PA7300LC)	+= -march=1.1 -mschedule=7300
 cflags-$(CONFIG_PA8X00)		+= -march=2.0 -mschedule=8000
 
-head-y			:= arch/parisc/kernel/head.o 
-
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(cflags-y)
 LIBGCC		:= $(shell $(CC) -print-libgcc-file-name)
 export LIBGCC

index fb607758eeca..491cdeed9a72 100644
@@ -220,18 +220,6 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cpu-as-y)
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(aflags-y)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cflags-y)
 
-head-$(CONFIG_PPC64)		:= arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.o
-head-$(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32)	:= arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.o
-head-$(CONFIG_PPC_8xx)		:= arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.o
-head-$(CONFIG_40x)		:= arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.o
-head-$(CONFIG_44x)		:= arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.o
-head-$(CONFIG_FSL_BOOKE)	:= arch/powerpc/kernel/head_fsl_booke.o
-
-head-$(CONFIG_PPC64)		+= arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.o
-head-$(CONFIG_PPC_FPU)		+= arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.o
-head-$(CONFIG_ALTIVEC)		+= arch/powerpc/kernel/vector.o
-head-$(CONFIG_PPC_OF_BOOT_TRAMPOLINE)  += arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.o
-
 # Default to zImage, override when needed
 all: zImage
 

index 3fa8ef336822..e013df8e7b8b 100644
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ else
 KBUILD_IMAGE	:= $(boot)/Image.gz
 endif
 
-head-y := arch/riscv/kernel/head.o
-
 libs-y += arch/riscv/lib/
 libs-$(CONFIG_EFI_STUB) += $(objtree)/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/lib.a
 

index 4cb5d17e7ead..de6d8b2ea4d8 100644
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ export KBUILD_CFLAGS_DECOMPRESSOR
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS	:= -O binary
 
-head-y		:= arch/s390/kernel/head64.o
-
 libs-y		+= arch/s390/lib/
 drivers-y	+= drivers/s390/
 

index b39412bf91fb..5c8776482530 100644
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ endif
 
 export ld-bfd
 
-head-y	:= arch/sh/kernel/head_32.o
-
 # Mach groups
 machdir-$(CONFIG_SOLUTION_ENGINE)		+= mach-se
 machdir-$(CONFIG_SH_HP6XX)			+= mach-hp6xx

index fe58a410b4ce..a4ea5b05f288 100644
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ endif
 
 endif
 
-head-y                 := arch/sparc/kernel/head_$(BITS).o
-
 libs-y                 += arch/sparc/prom/
 libs-y                 += arch/sparc/lib/
 

index bafbd905e6e7..9afd323c6916 100644
@@ -234,11 +234,6 @@ archheaders:
 ###
 # Kernel objects
 
-head-y := arch/x86/kernel/head_$(BITS).o
-head-y += arch/x86/kernel/head$(BITS).o
-head-y += arch/x86/kernel/ebda.o
-head-y += arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.o
-
 libs-y  += arch/x86/lib/
 
 # drivers-y are linked after core-y

index 5097caa7bf0c..bfd8e433ed62 100644
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(patsubst %,-I$(srctree)/%include,$(vardirs) $(plfdirs))
 
 KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := iss_defconfig
 
-head-y		:= arch/xtensa/kernel/head.o
-
 libs-y		+= arch/xtensa/lib/
 
 boot		:= arch/xtensa/boot

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