Re: linux-next: manual merge of the net-next tree with the kbuild tree

[Kees Cook]

On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 10:21:29PM -0700, Andrii Nakryiko wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 7:42 PM Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Today's linux-next merge of the net-next tree got a conflict in:
> >
> >   scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> >
> > between commit:
> >
> >   e167191e4a8a ("kbuild: Parameterize kallsyms generation and correct reporting")
> >
> > from the kbuild tree and commits:
> >
> >   341dfcf8d78e ("btf: expose BTF info through sysfs")
> >   7fd785685e22 ("btf: rename /sys/kernel/btf/kernel into /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux")
> >
> > from the net-next tree.
> >
> > I fixed it up (I think - see below) and can carry the fix as necessary.
> 
> Thanks, Stephen! Looks good except one minor issue below.
> 
> > This is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> > conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your tree
> > is submitted for merging.  You may also want to consider cooperating
> > with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any particularly
> > complex conflicts.
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Stephen Rothwell
> >
> > diff --cc scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> > index 2438a9faf3f1,c31193340108..000000000000
> > --- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> > +++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> > @@@ -56,11 -56,10 +56,11 @@@ modpost_link(
> >   }
> >
> >   # Link of vmlinux
> > - # ${1} - optional extra .o files
> > - # ${2} - output file
> > + # ${1} - output file
> > + # ${@:2} - optional extra .o files
> >   vmlinux_link()
> >   {
> >  +      info LD ${2}
> 
> This needs to be ${1}.
> 
> >         local lds="${objtree}/${KBUILD_LDS}"
> >         local objects
> >
> > @@@ -139,18 -149,6 +150,18 @@@ kallsyms(
> >         ${CC} ${aflags} -c -o ${2} ${afile}
> >   }
> >
> >  +# Perform one step in kallsyms generation, including temporary linking of
> >  +# vmlinux.
> >  +kallsyms_step()
> >  +{
> >  +      kallsymso_prev=${kallsymso}
> >  +      kallsymso=.tmp_kallsyms${1}.o
> >  +      kallsyms_vmlinux=.tmp_vmlinux${1}
> >  +
> > -       vmlinux_link "${kallsymso_prev}" ${kallsyms_vmlinux}
> > ++      vmlinux_link ${kallsyms_vmlinux} "${kallsymso_prev}" ${btf_vmlinux_bin_o}

Good cleanup on the "optional .o files" reordering! With your ordering
change, I think the ""s around ${kallsymso_prev} here are no longer needed
(which makes it read a bit more nicely).

> >  +      kallsyms ${kallsyms_vmlinux} ${kallsymso}
> >  +}
> >  +
> >   # Create map file with all symbols from ${1}
> >   # See mksymap for additional details
> >   mksysmap()
> > @@@ -228,8 -227,14 +240,15 @@@ ${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile
> >   info MODINFO modules.builtin.modinfo
> >   ${OBJCOPY} -j .modinfo -O binary vmlinux.o modules.builtin.modinfo
> >
> > + btf_vmlinux_bin_o=""
> > + if [ -n "${CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF}" ]; then
> > +       if gen_btf .tmp_vmlinux.btf .btf.vmlinux.bin.o ; then
> > +               btf_vmlinux_bin_o=.btf.vmlinux.bin.o
> > +       fi
> > + fi
> > +
> >   kallsymso=""
> >  +kallsymso_prev=""
> >   kallsyms_vmlinux=""
> >   if [ -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS}" ]; then
> >
> > @@@ -268,11 -285,8 +287,7 @@@
> >         fi
> >   fi
> >
> > - vmlinux_link "${kallsymso}" vmlinux
> > -
> > - if [ -n "${CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF}" ]; then
> > -       gen_btf vmlinux
> > - fi
> >  -info LD vmlinux
> > + vmlinux_link vmlinux "${kallsymso}" "${btf_vmlinux_bin_o}"

And, I think, also not here for either trailing argument.

> >
> >   if [ -n "${CONFIG_BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT}" ]; then
> >         info SORTEX vmlinux

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook