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    tools/rtla: Use tools/build makefiles to build rtla · 01474dc7
    Daniel Bristot de Oliveira authored
    Use tools/build/ makefiles to build rtla, inheriting the benefits of
    it. For example, having a proper way to handle dependencies.
    
    rtla is built using perf infra-structure when building inside the
    kernel tree.
    
    At this point, rtla diverges from perf in two points: Documentation
    and tarball generation/build.
    
    At the documentation level, rtla is one step ahead, placing the
    documentation at Documentation/tools/rtla/, using the same build
    tools as kernel documentation. The idea is to move perf
    documentation to the same scheme and then share the same makefiles.
    
    rtla has a tarball target that the (old) RHEL8 uses. The tarball was
    kept using a simple standalone makefile for compatibility. The
    standalone makefile shares most of the code, e.g., flags, with
    regular buildings.
    
    The tarball method was set as deprecated. If necessary, we can make
    a rtla tarball like perf, which includes the entire tools/build.
    But this would also require changes in the user side (the directory
    structure changes, and probably the deps to build the package).
    
    Inspired on perf and objtool.
    
    Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/57563abf2715d22515c0c54a87cff3849eca5d52.1710519524.git.bristot@kernel.org
    
    Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
    Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
    Cc: John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com>
    Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
    Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
    Suggested-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDaniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org>
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