__modpost is a phony target. The dependency on FORCE is pointless.
All the objects have been built in the previous stage, so the
dependency on the objects are not necessary either.
Count the number of modules in a more straightforward way.
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
MODPOST_OPT=$(subst -i,-n,$(filter -i,$(MAKEFLAGS)))
# We can go over command line length here, so be careful.
-quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(filter-out vmlinux FORCE, $^)) modules
+quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(modules)) modules
cmd_modpost = sed 's/ko$$/o/' $(modorder) | $(modpost) $(MODPOST_OPT) -s -T -
PHONY += __modpost
-__modpost: $(modules:.ko=.o) FORCE
+__modpost:
$(call cmd,modpost) $(wildcard vmlinux)
quiet_cmd_kernel-mod = MODPOST $@