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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
index 1ca535bcc8c7..f4779cd1542f 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ more details, with real examples.
as-instr checks if the assembler reports a specific instruction
and then outputs either option1 or option2
C escapes are supported in the test instruction
+ Note: as-instr-option uses KBUILD_AFLAGS for $(AS) options
cc-option
cc-option is used to check if $(CC) supports a given option, and not
@@ -819,14 +820,14 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
In this example, the binary $(obj)/image is a binary version of
vmlinux. The usage of $(call if_changed,xxx) will be described later.
- AFLAGS $(AS) assembler flags
+ KBUILD_AFLAGS $(AS) assembler flags
Default value - see top level Makefile
Append or modify as required per architecture.
Example:
#arch/sparc64/Makefile
- AFLAGS += -m64 -mcpu=ultrasparc
+ KBUILD_AFLAGS += -m64 -mcpu=ultrasparc
KBUILD_CFLAGS $(CC) compiler flags