Re: [PATCH] perf tools: Fix python extension build

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Mon Feb 29 2016 - 09:09:01 EST


Em Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 08:20:33AM -0500, Josh Boyer escreveu:
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 11:59:03PM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> >> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 05:49:02PM -0500, Josh Boyer wrote:
> >>
> >> SNIP
> >>
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/perf/util/evsel.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/perf/util/trace-event.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/perf/util/xyarray.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/perf/util/python.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/perf/util/ctype.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/perf/util/cgroup.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/perf/util/rblist.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/perf/util/string.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/lib
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/lib/hweight.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/lib/rbtree.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/lib/bitmap.o
> >> > > ./python_ext_build/tmp/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-perf/tools/lib/find_bit.o
> >> > >
> >> > > not sure we want to come up with some 'nicer' solution
> >> >
> >> > I don't think anything under python_ext_build/tmp/ actually matters in
> >> > any significant way. As long as this doesn't negatively impact
> >> > something via side-effect, it's probably good enough.
> >>
> >> right, and it's probably generic sollution too
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Will you write up a full patch?
> >>
> >> yep, will post it tomorrow
> >>
> >> jirka
> >
> > sending full patch
> >
> > jirka
> >
> >
> > ---
> > The util/python-ext-sources file contains sources files
> > for python extension relative to $(srctree)/tools/perf,
> >
> > Such a file path $(FILE).c is handed over to the python
> > extension build system, which builts final object in
> > $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD)/tmp/$(FILE).o path.
> >
> > After build is done all files from $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD)lib/
> > are carried as the result binaries.
> >
> > Above system fails when we add source file relative to
> > ../lib, which we do for:
> >
> > ../lib/bitmap.c
> > ../lib/find_bit.c
> > ../lib/hweight.c
> > ../lib/rbtree.c
> >
> > All above objects will be built like:
> >
> > $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD)/tmp/../lib/bitmap.c
> > $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD)/tmp/../lib/find_bit.c
> > $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD)/tmp/../lib/hweight.c
> > $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD)/tmp/../lib/rbtree.c
> >
> > which accidentally happens to be final library path:
> > $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD)/lib/
> >
> > Changing setup.py to pass full paths of source files
> > to Extension build class and thus keep all built objects
> > under $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD)tmp directory.
> >
> > Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Reported-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-z14ivktbyblnz9ivuo0zau8l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The Reported-by: tag should probably be changed to Jeff Bastian
> <jbastian@xxxxxxxxxx> if there's still time. He reported the original
> bug. Maybe also include this in stable for 4.2+?

Sure, I'll use Jeff in the Reported-by: tag and have it CCed to stable,

I also will add a Tested-by: Josh Boyer, ok?

Thanks

> I'll be putting this into Fedora Rawhide today. Thanks!
>
> josh
>
> > ---
> > tools/perf/util/setup.py | 4 ++++
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/setup.py b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
> > index 1833103768cb..c8680984d2d6 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/util/setup.py
> > +++ b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
> > @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ cflags = getenv('CFLAGS', '').split()
> > # switch off several checks (need to be at the end of cflags list)
> > cflags += ['-fno-strict-aliasing', '-Wno-write-strings', '-Wno-unused-parameter' ]
> >
> > +src_perf = getenv('srctree') + '/tools/perf'
> > build_lib = getenv('PYTHON_EXTBUILD_LIB')
> > build_tmp = getenv('PYTHON_EXTBUILD_TMP')
> > libtraceevent = getenv('LIBTRACEEVENT')
> > @@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ libapikfs = getenv('LIBAPI')
> > ext_sources = [f.strip() for f in file('util/python-ext-sources')
> > if len(f.strip()) > 0 and f[0] != '#']
> >
> > +# use full paths with source files
> > +ext_sources = map(lambda x: '%s/%s' % (src_perf, x) , ext_sources)
> > +
> > perf = Extension('perf',
> > sources = ext_sources,
> > include_dirs = ['util/include'],
> > --
> > 2.4.3