Re: [PATCH v2] kbuild: ensure mrproper removes arch/$(SUBARCH)/include/generated/

From: Vitor Massaru Iha
Date: Mon Apr 20 2020 - 18:27:10 EST


Hi Masahiro,

On Sat, 2020-04-18 at 03:12 +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 10:21 AM Vitor Massaru Iha <vitor@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
> > In the following use case, when compiling the kernel for the UML
> > architecture, for example:
> >
> > * `make ARCH=um defconfig && make ARCH=um -j8`,
> >
> > SUBARCH files are generated, however when we run the command:
> >
> > * `mrproper ARCH=um`
>
> make ARCH=um mrproper
>
>
> > the files `arch/$(SUBARCH)/include/generated/ aren't cleaned up.
> >
> > This generates compilation errors by running the following command:
> >
> > * `make ARCH=um defconfig O=./build_um && make ARCH=um -j8
> > O=./build_um`
> >
> > This PATCH fix that problem.
>
> This patch fixes ...
>
> > This makes it possible to compile on different architectures that
> > use the
> > SUBARCH variable, in different build directories and root directory
> > of the
> > linux directory. This is important because we can compile without
> > the object
> > files being overwritten. This reduces the re-compilation time in
> > this use case.
>
> Sorry, I do not understand this paragraph.
>
>
> Brendan Higgins just reported the build error
> in the out-of-tree build after in-tree build.
>
>
> [1] make ARCH=um defconfig all
> [2] make ARCH=um mrproper
> [3] make ARCH=um O=foo defconfig all
>
> -> build error
>
> Ins't it?
>
>
>
> > Besides that, in the workflow of developing unit tests, using
> > kunit, and
> > compiling in different architectures to develop or test a PATCH,
> > this use case
> > applies.
> >
> > * This bug was introduced in this commit a788b2ed81abe
>
> Instead, adding Fixes tag is the convention.
>
> Fixes: a788b2ed81ab ("kbuild: check arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated
> before out-of-tree build")
>
>
> > * Related bug: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205219
>
> Maybe, this can be also a tag.
>
>
> Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205219
>
>
>
>
> > Signed-off-by: Vitor Massaru Iha <vitor@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Reported-by: Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@xxxxxxxxxx>

Was actually Reported-by Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx>
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/kunit-dev/QmA27YEgEgI/hvS1kiz2CwAJ

>
>
>
> > Reviewed-by: Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Tested-by: Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > v2:
> > * Explains what this PATCH does and the importance as suggested
> > by Brendan Higgins.
> > ---
> > Makefile | 4 +++-
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> > index 70def4907036..e1a79796032e 100644
> > --- a/Makefile
> > +++ b/Makefile
> > @@ -532,7 +532,8 @@ outputmakefile:
> > ifdef building_out_of_srctree
> > $(Q)if [ -f $(srctree)/.config -o \
> > -d $(srctree)/include/config -o \
> > - -d $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated ];
> > then \
> > + -d $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated -o
> > \
> > + -d $(srctree)/arch/$(SUBARCH)/include/generated ];
> > then \
>
> This hunk is unneeded.
>
>
>
> > echo >&2 "***"; \
> > echo >&2 "*** The source tree is not clean, please
> > run 'make$(if $(findstring command line, $(origin ARCH)),
> > ARCH=$(ARCH)) mrproper'"; \
> > echo >&2 "*** in $(abs_srctree)";\
> > @@ -1388,6 +1389,7 @@ CLEAN_FILES += modules.builtin
> > modules.builtin.modinfo modules.nsdeps
> > # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
> > MRPROPER_DIRS += include/config include/generated \
> > arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated .tmp_objdiff \
> > + arch/$(SUBARCH)/include/generated \
> > debian/ snap/ tar-install/
> > MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old .version \
> > Module.symvers \
> > --
> > 2.25.1
> >
>
> This problem is only related to ARCH=um builds.
> So, it should be fixed in arch/um/Makefile.
>
>
>
>
> diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
> index d2daa206872d..275f5ffdf6f0 100644
> --- a/arch/um/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/um/Makefile
> @@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ export CFLAGS_vmlinux := $(LINK-y) $(LINK_WRAPS)
> $(LD_FLAGS_CMDLINE)
> # When cleaning we don't include .config, so we don't include
> # TT or skas makefiles and don't clean skas_ptregs.h.
> CLEAN_FILES += linux x.i gmon.out
> +MRPROPER_DIRS += arch/$(SUBARCH)/include/generated

Can I add suggested-by Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> ?

> archclean:
> @find . \( -name '*.bb' -o -name '*.bbg' -o -name '*.da' \
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Masahiro Yamada