diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5868019ef13e..81a74a940255 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1907,6 +1907,12 @@ rust-analyzer:
 # Misc
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+PHONY += misc-check
+misc-check:
+	$(Q)$(srctree)/scripts/misc-check
+
+all: misc-check
+
 PHONY += scripts_gdb
 scripts_gdb: prepare0
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts/gdb
diff --git a/rust/Makefile b/rust/Makefile
index 8a521f2b6422..4010717c82ad 100644
--- a/rust/Makefile
+++ b/rust/Makefile
@@ -332,10 +332,9 @@ $(obj)/exports_kernel_generated.h: $(obj)/kernel.o FORCE
 quiet_cmd_rustc_procmacro = $(RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY_QUIET) P $@
       cmd_rustc_procmacro = \
 	$(RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY) $(rust_common_flags) \
-		--emit=dep-info,link --extern proc_macro \
-		--crate-type proc-macro --out-dir $(objtree)/$(obj) \
+		--emit=dep-info=$(depfile) --emit=link=$@ --extern proc_macro \
+		--crate-type proc-macro \
 		--crate-name $(patsubst lib%.so,%,$(notdir $@)) $<; \
-	mv $(objtree)/$(obj)/$(patsubst lib%.so,%,$(notdir $@)).d $(depfile); \
 	sed -i '/^\#/d' $(depfile)
 
 # Procedural macros can only be used with the `rustc` that compiled it.
@@ -349,10 +348,10 @@ quiet_cmd_rustc_library = $(if $(skip_clippy),RUSTC,$(RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY_QUIET)) L
 	OBJTREE=$(abspath $(objtree)) \
 	$(if $(skip_clippy),$(RUSTC),$(RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY)) \
 		$(filter-out $(skip_flags),$(rust_flags) $(rustc_target_flags)) \
-		--emit=dep-info,obj,metadata --crate-type rlib \
-		--out-dir $(objtree)/$(obj) -L$(objtree)/$(obj) \
+		--emit=dep-info=$(depfile) --emit=obj=$@ \
+		--emit=metadata=$(dir $@)$(patsubst %.o,lib%.rmeta,$(notdir $@)) \
+		--crate-type rlib -L$(objtree)/$(obj) \
 		--crate-name $(patsubst %.o,%,$(notdir $@)) $<; \
-	mv $(objtree)/$(obj)/$(patsubst %.o,%,$(notdir $@)).d $(depfile); \
 	sed -i '/^\#/d' $(depfile) \
 	$(if $(rustc_objcopy),;$(OBJCOPY) $(rustc_objcopy) $@)
 
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 10cf8d2d82ef..4648ab8f11d4 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -170,10 +170,14 @@ cmd = @$(if $(cmd_$(1)),set -e; $($(quiet)log_print) $(delete-on-interrupt) $(cm
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_NOCMDDEP),1)
 # Check if both commands are the same including their order. Result is empty
 # string if equal. User may override this check using make KBUILD_NOCMDDEP=1
-cmd-check = $(filter-out $(subst $(space),$(space_escape),$(strip $(cmd_$@))), \
+# If the target does not exist, the *.cmd file should not be included so
+# $(savedcmd_$@) gets empty. Then, target will be built even if $(newer-prereqs)
+# happens to become empty.
+cmd-check = $(filter-out $(subst $(space),$(space_escape),$(strip $(savedcmd_$@))), \
                          $(subst $(space),$(space_escape),$(strip $(cmd_$1))))
 else
-cmd-check = $(if $(strip $(cmd_$@)),,1)
+# We still need to detect missing targets.
+cmd-check = $(if $(strip $(savedcmd_$@)),,1)
 endif
 
 # Replace >$< with >$$< to preserve $ when reloading the .cmd file
@@ -186,6 +190,8 @@ make-cmd = $(call escsq,$(subst $(pound),$$(pound),$(subst $$,$$$$,$(cmd_$(1))))
 
 # Find any prerequisites that are newer than target or that do not exist.
 # PHONY targets skipped in both cases.
+# If there is no prerequisite other than phony targets, $(newer-prereqs) becomes
+# empty even if the target does not exist. cmd-check saves this corner case.
 newer-prereqs = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?)
 
 # It is a typical mistake to forget the FORCE prerequisite. Check it here so
@@ -199,7 +205,7 @@ if_changed = $(if $(if-changed-cond),$(cmd_and_savecmd),@:)
 
 cmd_and_savecmd =                                                            \
 	$(cmd);                                                              \
-	printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd
+	printf '%s\n' 'savedcmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd
 
 # Execute the command and also postprocess generated .d dependencies file.
 if_changed_dep = $(if $(if-changed-cond),$(cmd_and_fixdep),@:)
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@ _why =                                                                        \
         $(if $(wildcard $@),                                                 \
             $(if $(newer-prereqs),- due to: $(newer-prereqs),                \
                 $(if $(cmd-check),                                           \
-                    $(if $(cmd_$@),- due to command line change,             \
+                    $(if $(savedcmd_$@),- due to command line change,        \
                         $(if $(filter $@, $(targets)),                       \
                             - due to missing .cmd file,                      \
                             - due to $(notdir $@) not in $$(targets)         \
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index a0d5c6cca76d..40de20246e50 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ rust_common_cmd = \
 	-Zcrate-attr=no_std \
 	-Zcrate-attr='feature($(rust_allowed_features))' \
 	--extern alloc --extern kernel \
-	--crate-type rlib --out-dir $(obj) -L $(objtree)/rust/ \
-	--crate-name $(basename $(notdir $@))
+	--crate-type rlib -L $(objtree)/rust/ \
+	--crate-name $(basename $(notdir $@)) \
+	--emit=dep-info=$(depfile)
 
 rust_handle_depfile = \
-	mv $(obj)/$(basename $(notdir $@)).d $(depfile); \
 	sed -i '/^\#/d' $(depfile)
 
 # `--emit=obj`, `--emit=asm` and `--emit=llvm-ir` imply a single codegen unit
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ rust_handle_depfile = \
 
 quiet_cmd_rustc_o_rs = $(RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY_QUIET) $(quiet_modtag) $@
       cmd_rustc_o_rs = \
-	$(rust_common_cmd) --emit=dep-info,obj $<; \
+	$(rust_common_cmd) --emit=obj=$@ $<; \
 	$(rust_handle_depfile)
 
 $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.rs FORCE
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.rs FORCE
 
 quiet_cmd_rustc_rsi_rs = $(RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY_QUIET) $(quiet_modtag) $@
       cmd_rustc_rsi_rs = \
-	$(rust_common_cmd) --emit=dep-info -Zunpretty=expanded $< >$@; \
+	$(rust_common_cmd) -Zunpretty=expanded $< >$@; \
 	command -v $(RUSTFMT) >/dev/null && $(RUSTFMT) $@; \
 	$(rust_handle_depfile)
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ $(obj)/%.rsi: $(src)/%.rs FORCE
 
 quiet_cmd_rustc_s_rs = $(RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY_QUIET) $(quiet_modtag) $@
       cmd_rustc_s_rs = \
-	$(rust_common_cmd) --emit=dep-info,asm $<; \
+	$(rust_common_cmd) --emit=asm=$@ $<; \
 	$(rust_handle_depfile)
 
 $(obj)/%.s: $(src)/%.rs FORCE
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ $(obj)/%.s: $(src)/%.rs FORCE
 
 quiet_cmd_rustc_ll_rs = $(RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY_QUIET) $(quiet_modtag) $@
       cmd_rustc_ll_rs = \
-	$(rust_common_cmd) --emit=dep-info,llvm-ir $<; \
+	$(rust_common_cmd) --emit=llvm-ir=$@ $<; \
 	$(rust_handle_depfile)
 
 $(obj)/%.ll: $(src)/%.rs FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.host b/scripts/Makefile.host
index da133780b751..d812241144d4 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.host
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.host
@@ -80,25 +80,24 @@ host-rust	:= $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(host-rust))
 #####
 # Handle options to gcc. Support building with separate output directory
 
-_hostc_flags   = $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS)   $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS)   \
+hostc_flags    = -Wp,-MMD,$(depfile) \
+                 $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) \
                  $(HOSTCFLAGS_$(target-stem).o)
-_hostcxx_flags = $(KBUILD_HOSTCXXFLAGS) $(HOST_EXTRACXXFLAGS) \
+hostcxx_flags  = -Wp,-MMD,$(depfile) \
+                 $(KBUILD_HOSTCXXFLAGS) $(HOST_EXTRACXXFLAGS) \
                  $(HOSTCXXFLAGS_$(target-stem).o)
-_hostrust_flags = $(KBUILD_HOSTRUSTFLAGS) $(HOST_EXTRARUSTFLAGS) \
-                  $(HOSTRUSTFLAGS_$(target-stem))
+hostrust_flags = --emit=dep-info=$(depfile) \
+                 $(KBUILD_HOSTRUSTFLAGS) $(HOST_EXTRARUSTFLAGS) \
+                 $(HOSTRUSTFLAGS_$(target-stem))
 
 # $(objtree)/$(obj) for including generated headers from checkin source files
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 ifdef building_out_of_srctree
-_hostc_flags   += -I $(objtree)/$(obj)
-_hostcxx_flags += -I $(objtree)/$(obj)
+hostc_flags   += -I $(objtree)/$(obj)
+hostcxx_flags += -I $(objtree)/$(obj)
 endif
 endif
 
-hostc_flags    = -Wp,-MMD,$(depfile) $(_hostc_flags)
-hostcxx_flags  = -Wp,-MMD,$(depfile) $(_hostcxx_flags)
-hostrust_flags = $(_hostrust_flags)
-
 #####
 # Compile programs on the host
 
@@ -149,9 +148,7 @@ $(host-cxxobjs): $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.cc FORCE
 # host-rust -> Executable
 quiet_cmd_host-rust	= HOSTRUSTC $@
       cmd_host-rust	= \
-	$(HOSTRUSTC) $(hostrust_flags) --emit=dep-info,link \
-		--out-dir=$(obj)/ $<; \
-	mv $(obj)/$(target-stem).d $(depfile); \
+	$(HOSTRUSTC) $(hostrust_flags) --emit=link=$@ $<; \
 	sed -i '/^\#/d' $(depfile)
 $(host-rust): $(obj)/%: $(src)/%.rs FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,host-rust)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 1e2ea639b0cd..c2f5ba0671de 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -370,40 +370,25 @@ DTC_FLAGS += $(DTC_FLAGS_$(basetarget))
 DTC_FLAGS += $(if $(filter $(patsubst $(obj)/%,%,$@), $(base-dtb-y)), -@)
 
 # Generate an assembly file to wrap the output of the device tree compiler
-quiet_cmd_dt_S_dtb= DTBS    $@
-cmd_dt_S_dtb=						\
-{							\
-	echo '\#include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>'; 	\
-	echo '.section .dtb.init.rodata,"a"';		\
-	echo '.balign STRUCT_ALIGNMENT';		\
-	echo '.global __dtb_$(subst -,_,$(*F))_begin';	\
-	echo '__dtb_$(subst -,_,$(*F))_begin:';		\
-	echo '.incbin "$<" ';				\
-	echo '__dtb_$(subst -,_,$(*F))_end:';		\
-	echo '.global __dtb_$(subst -,_,$(*F))_end';	\
-	echo '.balign STRUCT_ALIGNMENT'; 		\
-} > $@
+quiet_cmd_wrap_S_dtb = WRAP    $@
+      cmd_wrap_S_dtb = {								\
+		symbase=__$(patsubst .%,%,$(suffix $<))_$(subst -,_,$(notdir $*));	\
+		echo '\#include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>';				\
+		echo '.section .dtb.init.rodata,"a"';					\
+		echo '.balign STRUCT_ALIGNMENT';					\
+		echo ".global $${symbase}_begin";					\
+		echo "$${symbase}_begin:";						\
+		echo '.incbin "$<" ';							\
+		echo ".global $${symbase}_end";						\
+		echo "$${symbase}_end:";						\
+		echo '.balign STRUCT_ALIGNMENT';					\
+	} > $@
 
 $(obj)/%.dtb.S: $(obj)/%.dtb FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,dt_S_dtb)
-
-# Generate an assembly file to wrap the output of the device tree compiler
-quiet_cmd_dt_S_dtbo= DTBOS   $@
-cmd_dt_S_dtbo=						\
-{							\
-	echo '\#include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>';	\
-	echo '.section .dtb.init.rodata,"a"';		\
-	echo '.balign STRUCT_ALIGNMENT';		\
-	echo '.global __dtbo_$(subst -,_,$(*F))_begin';	\
-	echo '__dtbo_$(subst -,_,$(*F))_begin:';	\
-	echo '.incbin "$<" ';				\
-	echo '__dtbo_$(subst -,_,$(*F))_end:';		\
-	echo '.global __dtbo_$(subst -,_,$(*F))_end';	\
-	echo '.balign STRUCT_ALIGNMENT';		\
-} > $@
+	$(call if_changed,wrap_S_dtb)
 
 $(obj)/%.dtbo.S: $(obj)/%.dtbo FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,dt_S_dtbo)
+	$(call if_changed,wrap_S_dtb)
 
 quiet_cmd_dtc = DTC     $@
 cmd_dtc = $(HOSTCC) -E $(dtc_cpp_flags) -x assembler-with-cpp -o $(dtc-tmp) $< ; \
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
index b2c183ade9c6..f08c2ee4967d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ newer_prereqs_except = $(filter-out $(PHONY) $(1),$?)
 # Same as if_changed, but allows to exclude specified extra dependencies
 if_changed_except = $(if $(call newer_prereqs_except,$(2))$(cmd-check),      \
 	$(cmd);                                                              \
-	printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
+	printf '%s\n' 'savedcmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
 
 # Re-generate module BTFs if either module's .ko or vmlinux changed
 %.ko: %.o %.mod.o scripts/module.lds $(and $(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES),$(KBUILD_BUILTIN),$(mixed-build-prefix)vmlinux) FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
index f932aeaba71a..f5a51770eb74 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
+++ b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
  *
  * It first generates a line
  *
- *   cmd_<target> = <cmdline>
+ *   savedcmd_<target> = <cmdline>
  *
  * and then basically copies the .<target>.d file to stdout, in the
  * process filtering out the dependency on autoconf.h and adding
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -251,75 +252,139 @@ static int is_ignored_file(const char *s, int len)
  * assignments are parsed not only by make, but also by the rather simple
  * parser in scripts/mod/sumversion.c.
  */
-static void parse_dep_file(char *m, const char *target)
+static void parse_dep_file(char *p, const char *target)
 {
-	char *p;
-	int is_last, is_target;
-	int saw_any_target = 0;
-	int is_first_dep = 0;
-	void *buf;
-
-	while (1) {
-		/* Skip any "white space" */
-		while (*m == ' ' || *m == '\\' || *m == '\n')
-			m++;
-
-		if (!*m)
-			break;
-
-		/* Find next "white space" */
-		p = m;
-		while (*p && *p != ' ' && *p != '\\' && *p != '\n')
-			p++;
-		is_last = (*p == '\0');
-		/* Is the token we found a target name? */
-		is_target = (*(p-1) == ':');
-		/* Don't write any target names into the dependency file */
-		if (is_target) {
-			/* The /next/ file is the first dependency */
-			is_first_dep = 1;
-		} else if (!is_ignored_file(m, p - m)) {
-			*p = '\0';
+	bool saw_any_target = false;
+	bool is_target = true;
+	bool is_source = false;
+	bool need_parse;
+	char *q, saved_c;
 
+	while (*p) {
+		/* handle some special characters first. */
+		switch (*p) {
+		case '#':
 			/*
-			 * Do not list the source file as dependency, so that
-			 * kbuild is not confused if a .c file is rewritten
-			 * into .S or vice versa. Storing it in source_* is
-			 * needed for modpost to compute srcversions.
+			 * skip comments.
+			 * rustc may emit comments to dep-info.
 			 */
-			if (is_first_dep) {
+			p++;
+			while (*p != '\0' && *p != '\n') {
 				/*
-				 * If processing the concatenation of multiple
-				 * dependency files, only process the first
-				 * target name, which will be the original
-				 * source name, and ignore any other target
-				 * names, which will be intermediate temporary
-				 * files.
+				 * escaped newlines continue the comment across
+				 * multiple lines.
 				 */
-				if (!saw_any_target) {
-					saw_any_target = 1;
-					printf("source_%s := %s\n\n",
-					       target, m);
-					printf("deps_%s := \\\n", target);
+				if (*p == '\\')
+					p++;
+				p++;
+			}
+			continue;
+		case ' ':
+		case '\t':
+			/* skip whitespaces */
+			p++;
+			continue;
+		case '\\':
+			/*
+			 * backslash/newline combinations continue the
+			 * statement. Skip it just like a whitespace.
+			 */
+			if (*(p + 1) == '\n') {
+				p += 2;
+				continue;
+			}
+			break;
+		case '\n':
+			/*
+			 * Makefiles use a line-based syntax, where the newline
+			 * is the end of a statement. After seeing a newline,
+			 * we expect the next token is a target.
+			 */
+			p++;
+			is_target = true;
+			continue;
+		case ':':
+			/*
+			 * assume the first dependency after a colon as the
+			 * source file.
+			 */
+			p++;
+			is_target = false;
+			is_source = true;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* find the end of the token */
+		q = p;
+		while (*q != ' ' && *q != '\t' && *q != '\n' && *q != '#' && *q != ':') {
+			if (*q == '\\') {
+				/*
+				 * backslash/newline combinations work like as
+				 * a whitespace, so this is the end of token.
+				 */
+				if (*(q + 1) == '\n')
+					break;
+
+				/* escaped special characters */
+				if (*(q + 1) == '#' || *(q + 1) == ':') {
+					memmove(p + 1, p, q - p);
+					p++;
 				}
-				is_first_dep = 0;
-			} else {
-				printf("  %s \\\n", m);
+
+				q++;
 			}
 
-			buf = read_file(m);
+			if (*q == '\0')
+				break;
+			q++;
+		}
+
+		/* Just discard the target */
+		if (is_target) {
+			p = q;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		saved_c = *q;
+		*q = '\0';
+		need_parse = false;
+
+		/*
+		 * Do not list the source file as dependency, so that kbuild is
+		 * not confused if a .c file is rewritten into .S or vice versa.
+		 * Storing it in source_* is needed for modpost to compute
+		 * srcversions.
+		 */
+		if (is_source) {
+			/*
+			 * The DT build rule concatenates multiple dep files.
+			 * When processing them, only process the first source
+			 * name, which will be the original one, and ignore any
+			 * other source names, which will be intermediate
+			 * temporary files.
+			 */
+			if (!saw_any_target) {
+				saw_any_target = true;
+				printf("source_%s := %s\n\n", target, p);
+				printf("deps_%s := \\\n", target);
+				need_parse = true;
+			}
+		} else if (!is_ignored_file(p, q - p)) {
+			printf("  %s \\\n", p);
+			need_parse = true;
+		}
+
+		if (need_parse) {
+			void *buf;
+
+			buf = read_file(p);
 			parse_config_file(buf);
 			free(buf);
 		}
 
-		if (is_last)
-			break;
-
-		/*
-		 * Start searching for next token immediately after the first
-		 * "whitespace" character that follows this token.
-		 */
-		m = p + 1;
+		is_source = false;
+		*q = saved_c;
+		p = q;
 	}
 
 	if (!saw_any_target) {
@@ -343,7 +408,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	target = argv[2];
 	cmdline = argv[3];
 
-	printf("cmd_%s := %s\n\n", target, cmdline);
+	printf("savedcmd_%s := %s\n\n", target, cmdline);
 
 	buf = read_file(depfile);
 	parse_dep_file(buf, target);
diff --git a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
index 0227522959a4..15ba56527acd 100755
--- a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
+++ b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ _DEFAULT_OUTPUT = 'compile_commands.json'
 _DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = 'WARNING'
 
 _FILENAME_PATTERN = r'^\..*\.cmd$'
-_LINE_PATTERN = r'^cmd_[^ ]*\.o := (.* )([^ ]*\.c) *(;|$)'
+_LINE_PATTERN = r'^savedcmd_[^ ]*\.o := (.* )([^ ]*\.c) *(;|$)'
 _VALID_LOG_LEVELS = ['DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL']
 # The tools/ directory adopts a different build system, and produces .cmd
 # files in a different format. Do not support it.
diff --git a/scripts/misc-check b/scripts/misc-check
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..d40d5484e0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/misc-check
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+set -e
+
+# Detect files that are tracked but ignored by git. This is checked only when
+# ${KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN} contains 1, git is installed, and the source tree is
+# tracked by git.
+check_tracked_ignored_files () {
+	case "${KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN}" in
+	*1*) ;;
+	*) return;;
+	esac
+
+	git -C ${srctree:-.} ls-files -i -c --exclude-per-directory=.gitignore 2>/dev/null |
+		sed 's/$/: warning: ignored by one of the .gitignore files/' >&2
+}
+
+check_tracked_ignored_files