RE: [PATCH 6/6] unicore32: using generic-y format for one line asm-generic files

From: Guan Xuetao
Date: Thu May 26 2011 - 23:41:46 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arnd Bergmann [mailto:arnd@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 8:45 PM
> To: GuanXuetao
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; greg@xxxxxxxxx; Sam Ravnborg
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] unicore32: using generic-y format for one line asm-generic files
>
> On Thursday 26 May 2011, GuanXuetao wrote:
> > From: Guan Xuetao <gxt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > see commit from Sam Ravnborg <d8ecc5cd8e227bc318513b5306ae88a474b8886d>
> > kbuild: asm-generic support
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Guan Xuetao <gxt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/unicore32/Makefile | 35 ----------------------
> > arch/unicore32/include/asm/Kbuild | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
>
> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
>
> This reminds me that I should do the same for ARM and maybe some others.

There is a potential problem.
When I add stat.h with generic-y method, a file is generated in arch/*/include/generated/asm/ dir.
And then, a patch for old-abi is applied, which will restore an old stat.h in arch/*/include/asm/ dir.
Without removing the line in arch/*/include/asm/Kbuild, two files exist in the meantime.
It works, depending on the order in LINUXINCLUDE, and (perhaps) the handling order in gcc.
So, a check and warning mechanism should be provided to clear up the confusion.

Guan Xuetao

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