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[OpenWrt-Devel] ath79: introduces KERNEL_LZMA variable for common build sequence

Message ID 20200202124828.2100-1-freifunk@adrianschmutzler.de
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Series [OpenWrt-Devel] ath79: introduces KERNEL_LZMA variable for common build sequence | expand

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Adrian Schmutzler Feb. 2, 2020, 12:48 p.m. UTC
This introduce a variable KERNEL_LZMA to replace the frequently
used sequence "kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma", similar to the
KERNEL_DTB variable in ramips target.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Schmutzler <freifunk@adrianschmutzler.de>
---
 target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile           |  5 +++--
 target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk |  4 ++--
 target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk  | 14 ++++++--------
 target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk |  5 ++---
 target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk    |  2 +-
 target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk         | 10 +++++-----
 6 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

Comments

Piotr Dymacz Feb. 2, 2020, 5:02 p.m. UTC | #1
Hi Adrian,

On 02.02.2020 13:48, Adrian Schmutzler wrote:
> This introduce a variable KERNEL_LZMA to replace the frequently
> used sequence "kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma", similar to the
> KERNEL_DTB variable in ramips target.

So in results we will have:

ramips: KERNEL_DTB   = kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
  ath79: KERNEL_LZMA := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma

Is there any reason to use different var name in ath79?

Also, see: https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#imperative
Adrian Schmutzler Feb. 2, 2020, 5:20 p.m. UTC | #2
Hi Piotr,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: openwrt-devel [mailto:openwrt-devel-bounces@lists.openwrt.org]
> On Behalf Of Piotr Dymacz
> Sent: Sonntag, 2. Februar 2020 18:02
> To: Adrian Schmutzler <freifunk@adrianschmutzler.de>; openwrt-
> devel@lists.openwrt.org
> Subject: Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH] ath79: introduces KERNEL_LZMA
> variable for common build sequence
> 
> Hi Adrian,
> 
> On 02.02.2020 13:48, Adrian Schmutzler wrote:
> > This introduce a variable KERNEL_LZMA to replace the frequently used
> > sequence "kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma", similar to the KERNEL_DTB
> > variable in ramips target.
> 
> So in results we will have:
> 
> ramips: KERNEL_DTB   = kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
>   ath79: KERNEL_LZMA := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
> 
> Is there any reason to use different var name in ath79?

In ath79 we have some cases where gzip is used instead of lzma, e.g.
https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/blob/master/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk#L42

Thus, if we use KERNEL_DTB for the case with lzma, it would be misleading, as the name only tells us about the DTB.
So, we could either just use " KERNEL_DTB  := kernel-bin | append-dtb ", which is too short to be helpful IMO, or use a more indicative name for the VARIABLE, which I thought I found. Actually, I would consider it more correct to change the name for ramips, too.
We could also use KERNEL_DTB_LZMA of course, but I do not think this will really bring a benefit.

Best

Adrian

> 
> Also, see: https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#imperative
> 
> --
> Cheers,
> Piotr
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Adrian Schmutzler <freifunk@adrianschmutzler.de>
> > ---
> >   target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile           |  5 +++--
> >   target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk |  4 ++--
> >   target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk  | 14 ++++++--------
> >   target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk |  5 ++---
> >   target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk    |  2 +-
> >   target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk         | 10 +++++-----
> >   6 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile
> > b/target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile
> > index a28658ec0b..71ffa4b429 100644
> > --- a/target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile
> > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile
> > @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ define Build/relocate-kernel
> >   	rm -rf $@.relocate
> >   endef
> >
> > +KERNEL_LZMA := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
> >
> >   define Device/Default
> >     DEVICE_DTS_DIR := ../dts
> > @@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ define Device/Default
> >     PROFILES = Default
> >     MTDPARTS :=
> >     BLOCKSIZE := 64k
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma
> > -  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma  KERNEL_INITRAMFS :=
> > + $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma
> >     COMPILE :=
> >     SUPPORTED_DEVICES := $(subst _,$(comma),$(1))
> >     IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin
> > diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
> > b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
> > index 292237c76a..6531619fe9 100644
> > --- a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
> > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
> > @@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ define Device/mikrotik
> >   	DEVICE_VENDOR := MikroTik
> >   	DEVICE_PACKAGES := rbextract rbcfg
> >   	LOADER_TYPE := elf
> > -	KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | loader-kernel
> > -	KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | loader-
> kernel
> > +	KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | loader-kernel
> > +	KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | loader-kernel
> >   endef
> > diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
> > b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
> > index a9fccd0fe6..abce4095c4 100644
> > --- a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
> > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
> > @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ define Device/tplink-v1
> >     TPLINK_HWREV := 0x1
> >     TPLINK_HEADER_VERSION := 1
> >     LOADER_TYPE := gz
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
> > -  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma |
> > tplink-v1-header
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA)
> > +  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | tplink-v1-header
> >     IMAGES += factory.bin
> >     IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := tplink-v1-image sysupgrade | append-
> metadata
> >     IMAGE/factory.bin := tplink-v1-image factory @@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
> > define Device/tplink-nolzma
> >     LOADER_FLASH_OFFS := 0x22000
> >     COMPILE := loader-$(1).gz
> >     COMPILE/loader-$(1).gz := loader-okli-compile
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49 |
> \
> > -	loader-okli $(1) 7680
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49 | loader-okli
> > + $(1) 7680
> >     KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | gzip | tplink-v1-header
> >   endef
> >
> > @@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ endef
> >
> >   define Device/tplink-safeloader
> >     $(Device/tplink-v1)
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | tplink-v1-header -O
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | tplink-v1-header -O
> >     IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | tplink-safeloader sysupgrade
> | \
> >       append-metadata | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
> >     IMAGE/factory.bin := append-rootfs | tplink-safeloader factory @@
> > -71,7 +70,7 @@ endef
> >
> >   define Device/tplink-safeloader-uimage
> >     $(Device/tplink-safeloader)
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImageArcher lzma
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImageArcher lzma
> >   endef
> >
> >   define Device/tplink-safeloader-okli @@ -80,6 +79,5 @@ define
> > Device/tplink-safeloader-okli
> >     LOADER_FLASH_OFFS := 0x43000
> >     COMPILE := loader-$(1).elf
> >     COMPILE/loader-$(1).elf := loader-okli-compile
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49 |
> \
> > -	loader-okli $(1) 12288
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49 | loader-okli
> > + $(1) 12288
> >   endef
> > diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
> > b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
> > index f1a603dc6d..30e6f979c4 100644
> > --- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
> > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
> > @@ -203,9 +203,8 @@ define Device/tplink_archer-d50-v1
> >     TPLINK_FLASHLAYOUT := 8Mqca
> >     TPLINK_HWREVADD := 0x00000000
> >     TPLINK_HVERSION := 3
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
> > -  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | \
> > -	tplink-v2-header -s -V "ver. 1.0"
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA)
> > +  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | tplink-v2-header -s -V "ver.
> 1.0"
> >     IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin
> >     IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := tplink-v2-image -s -V "ver. 2.0" | append-
> metadata | \
> >   	check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
> > diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
> > b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
> > index ffae83eda5..bbacd393cb 100644
> > --- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
> > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
> > @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ define Device/ubnt_routerstation_common
> >     IMAGES := factory.bin
> >     IMAGE/factory.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | mkubntimage | \
> >   	check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
> >     KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb
> >   endef
> >
> > diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
> > b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
> > index 1bc7b2d68e..7555ce4024 100644
> > --- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
> > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
> > @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ define Device/adtran_bsap1880
> >     SOC := ar7161
> >     DEVICE_VENDOR := Adtran/Bluesocket
> >     DEVICE_PACKAGES += -swconfig -uboot-envtools fconfig
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
> >     KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb
> >     IMAGE_SIZE := 11200k
> >     IMAGES += kernel.bin rootfs.bin
> > @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ define Device/avm_fritz300e
> >     SOC := ar7242
> >     DEVICE_VENDOR := AVM
> >     DEVICE_MODEL := FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 300E
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | eva-image
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | eva-image
> >     KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $$(KERNEL)
> >     IMAGE_SIZE := 15232k
> >     IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-kernel | pad-to 64k | \ @@ -166,7
> > +166,7 @@ define Device/avm_fritz4020
> >     DEVICE_VENDOR := AVM
> >     DEVICE_MODEL := FRITZ!Box 4020
> >     IMAGE_SIZE := 15232k
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | eva-image
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | eva-image
> >     KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $$(KERNEL)
> >     IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-kernel | pad-to 64k | \
> >   	append-squashfs-fakeroot-be | pad-to 256 | append-rootfs |
> > pad-rootfs | \ @@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ define Device/jjplus_ja76pf2
> >     IMAGES := kernel.bin rootfs.bin
> >     IMAGE/kernel.bin := append-kernel
> >     IMAGE/rootfs.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
> >     KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb
> >     IMAGE_SIZE := 16000k
> >     SUPPORTED_DEVICES += ja76pf2
> > @@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ define Device/pisen_wmb001n
> >     COMPILE/loader-$(1).bin := loader-okli-compile
> >     COMPILE/loader-$(1).uImage := append-loader-okli $(1) | pad-to 64k |
> lzma | \
> >   	uImage lzma
> > -  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma -M
> > 0x4f4b4c49
> > +  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49
> >     IMAGES += factory.bin
> >     IMAGE/factory.bin := $$(IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin) | pisen_wmb001n-
> factory $(1)
> >   endef
> >
> 
> 
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Piotr Dymacz Feb. 2, 2020, 6:31 p.m. UTC | #3
Hi Adrian,

On 02.02.2020 18:20, mail@adrianschmutzler.de wrote:
> Hi Piotr,
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: openwrt-devel [mailto:openwrt-devel-bounces@lists.openwrt.org]
>> On Behalf Of Piotr Dymacz
>> Sent: Sonntag, 2. Februar 2020 18:02
>> To: Adrian Schmutzler <freifunk@adrianschmutzler.de>; openwrt-
>> devel@lists.openwrt.org
>> Subject: Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH] ath79: introduces KERNEL_LZMA
>> variable for common build sequence
>> 
>> Hi Adrian,
>> 
>> On 02.02.2020 13:48, Adrian Schmutzler wrote:
>> > This introduce a variable KERNEL_LZMA to replace the frequently used
>> > sequence "kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma", similar to the KERNEL_DTB
>> > variable in ramips target.
>> 
>> So in results we will have:
>> 
>> ramips: KERNEL_DTB   = kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
>>   ath79: KERNEL_LZMA := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
>> 
>> Is there any reason to use different var name in ath79?
> 
> In ath79 we have some cases where gzip is used instead of lzma, e.g.
> https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/blob/master/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk#L42

Plus some where no compression is used.

> Thus, if we use KERNEL_DTB for the case with lzma, it would be misleading, as the name only tells us about the DTB.

One code base, two variables with same values using different names?
That looks wrong to me.

> So, we could either just use " KERNEL_DTB  := kernel-bin | append-dtb ", which is too short to be helpful IMO, or use a more indicative name for the VARIABLE, which I thought I found. Actually, I would consider it more correct to change the name for ramips, too.

'KERNEL_DTB := kernel-bin | append-dtb' would cover almost everything, 
including KERNEL_INITRAMFS, but I agree that wouldn't help much.

> We could also use KERNEL_DTB_LZMA of course, but I do not think this will really bring a benefit.

"There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation 
and naming things." :)

I care more about consistency in naming variables carrying same values 
than the name itself.
Paul Oranje Feb. 2, 2020, 10:25 p.m. UTC | #4
Op 2 feb. 2020, om 18:20 heeft mail@adrianschmutzler.de het volgende geschreven:

> ...
> We could also use KERNEL_DTB_LZMA of course, but I do not think this will really bring a benefit.
Preferable, as it is more clear what it is supposed to do, e.g. to those that are not enjoying the OpenWrt makefile magic on a every day basis.

Regards,
Paul
Adrian Schmutzler Feb. 3, 2020, 10:10 a.m. UTC | #5
> -----Original Message-----
> From: openwrt-devel [mailto:openwrt-devel-bounces@lists.openwrt.org] On
> Behalf Of Paul Oranje
> Sent: Sonntag, 2. Februar 2020 23:26
> To: <mail@adrianschmutzler.de> <mail@adrianschmutzler.de>
> Cc: openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org; Piotr Dymacz <pepe2k@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH] ath79: introduces KERNEL_LZMA variable
> for common build sequence
> 
> Op 2 feb. 2020, om 18:20 heeft mail@adrianschmutzler.de het volgende
> geschreven:
> 
> > ...
> > We could also use KERNEL_DTB_LZMA of course, but I do not think this will
> really bring a benefit.
> Preferable, as it is more clear what it is supposed to do, e.g. to those that
are not
> enjoying the OpenWrt makefile magic on a every day basis.

Okay, so I just use that one on ramips (change) and ath79 (introduction).

> 
> Regards,
> Paul
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Jo-Philipp Wich Feb. 3, 2020, 10:23 a.m. UTC | #6
Hi,

what is the actual benefit of this? The image building recipes are hard enough
to understand as-is, is it really worth it to replace a plain "kernel-bin |
append-dtb | lzma" command sequence with yet another variable indirection just
to safe a few bytes in the Makefile?

I could understand the appeal of introducing a macro (or variable) if there's
a lot of repeated complex expressions in each KERNEL := ... recipe but that
isn't the case here.

If you really want to go down this route, then introducing an actual new build
step which aggregates the three steps into one would be cleaner imho.

Something similar to the following;

define Build/kernel-dtb-lzma
	$(call Build/kernel-bin)
	$(call Build/append-dtb)
	$(call Build/lzma)
endef

And then

KERNEL := kernel-dtb-lzma | uImage lzma


~ Jo
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Patch

diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile b/target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile
index a28658ec0b..71ffa4b429 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/Makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@  define Build/relocate-kernel
 	rm -rf $@.relocate
 endef
 
+KERNEL_LZMA := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
 
 define Device/Default
   DEVICE_DTS_DIR := ../dts
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@  define Device/Default
   PROFILES = Default
   MTDPARTS :=
   BLOCKSIZE := 64k
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma
-  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma
+  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma
   COMPILE :=
   SUPPORTED_DEVICES := $(subst _,$(comma),$(1))
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
index 292237c76a..6531619fe9 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@  define Device/mikrotik
 	DEVICE_VENDOR := MikroTik
 	DEVICE_PACKAGES := rbextract rbcfg
 	LOADER_TYPE := elf
-	KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | loader-kernel
-	KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | loader-kernel
+	KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | loader-kernel
+	KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | loader-kernel
 endef
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
index a9fccd0fe6..abce4095c4 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@  define Device/tplink-v1
   TPLINK_HWREV := 0x1
   TPLINK_HEADER_VERSION := 1
   LOADER_TYPE := gz
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
-  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | tplink-v1-header
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA)
+  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | tplink-v1-header
   IMAGES += factory.bin
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := tplink-v1-image sysupgrade | append-metadata
   IMAGE/factory.bin := tplink-v1-image factory
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@  define Device/tplink-nolzma
   LOADER_FLASH_OFFS := 0x22000
   COMPILE := loader-$(1).gz
   COMPILE/loader-$(1).gz := loader-okli-compile
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49 | \
-	loader-okli $(1) 7680
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49 | loader-okli $(1) 7680
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | gzip | tplink-v1-header
 endef
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@  endef
 
 define Device/tplink-safeloader
   $(Device/tplink-v1)
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | tplink-v1-header -O
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | tplink-v1-header -O
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | tplink-safeloader sysupgrade | \
     append-metadata | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
   IMAGE/factory.bin := append-rootfs | tplink-safeloader factory
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@  endef
 
 define Device/tplink-safeloader-uimage
   $(Device/tplink-safeloader)
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImageArcher lzma
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImageArcher lzma
 endef
 
 define Device/tplink-safeloader-okli
@@ -80,6 +79,5 @@  define Device/tplink-safeloader-okli
   LOADER_FLASH_OFFS := 0x43000
   COMPILE := loader-$(1).elf
   COMPILE/loader-$(1).elf := loader-okli-compile
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49 | \
-	loader-okli $(1) 12288
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49 | loader-okli $(1) 12288
 endef
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
index f1a603dc6d..30e6f979c4 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
@@ -203,9 +203,8 @@  define Device/tplink_archer-d50-v1
   TPLINK_FLASHLAYOUT := 8Mqca
   TPLINK_HWREVADD := 0x00000000
   TPLINK_HVERSION := 3
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma
-  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | \
-	tplink-v2-header -s -V "ver. 1.0"
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA)
+  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | tplink-v2-header -s -V "ver. 1.0"
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := tplink-v2-image -s -V "ver. 2.0" | append-metadata | \
 	check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
index ffae83eda5..bbacd393cb 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@  define Device/ubnt_routerstation_common
   IMAGES := factory.bin
   IMAGE/factory.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | mkubntimage | \
 	check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb
 endef
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
index 1bc7b2d68e..7555ce4024 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@  define Device/adtran_bsap1880
   SOC := ar7161
   DEVICE_VENDOR := Adtran/Bluesocket
   DEVICE_PACKAGES += -swconfig -uboot-envtools fconfig
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb
   IMAGE_SIZE := 11200k
   IMAGES += kernel.bin rootfs.bin
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@  define Device/avm_fritz300e
   SOC := ar7242
   DEVICE_VENDOR := AVM
   DEVICE_MODEL := FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 300E
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | eva-image
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | eva-image
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $$(KERNEL)
   IMAGE_SIZE := 15232k
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-kernel | pad-to 64k | \
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@  define Device/avm_fritz4020
   DEVICE_VENDOR := AVM
   DEVICE_MODEL := FRITZ!Box 4020
   IMAGE_SIZE := 15232k
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | eva-image
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | eva-image
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $$(KERNEL)
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-kernel | pad-to 64k | \
 	append-squashfs-fakeroot-be | pad-to 256 | append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | \
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@  define Device/jjplus_ja76pf2
   IMAGES := kernel.bin rootfs.bin
   IMAGE/kernel.bin := append-kernel
   IMAGE/rootfs.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb
   IMAGE_SIZE := 16000k
   SUPPORTED_DEVICES += ja76pf2
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@  define Device/pisen_wmb001n
   COMPILE/loader-$(1).bin := loader-okli-compile
   COMPILE/loader-$(1).uImage := append-loader-okli $(1) | pad-to 64k | lzma | \
 	uImage lzma
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49
+  KERNEL := $(KERNEL_LZMA) | uImage lzma -M 0x4f4b4c49
   IMAGES += factory.bin
   IMAGE/factory.bin := $$(IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin) | pisen_wmb001n-factory $(1)
 endef