Re: [PATCH] perf build: Add warning for when vmlinux.h generation fails

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Wed Mar 22 2023 - 15:50:56 EST


Em Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 11:31:08AM -0700, Ian Rogers escreveu:
> The warning advises on the NO_BPF_SKEL=1 option.

Looks ok, applying.

- Arnaldo

> Suggested-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/Makefile.perf | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
> index ed6b6a070f79..48aba186ceb5 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
> +++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
> @@ -1072,7 +1072,11 @@ VMLINUX_BTF ?= $(abspath $(firstword $(wildcard $(VMLINUX_BTF_PATHS))))
>
> $(SKEL_OUT)/vmlinux.h: $(VMLINUX_BTF) $(BPFTOOL)
> ifeq ($(VMLINUX_H),)
> - $(QUIET_GEN)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $< format c > $@
> + $(QUIET_GEN)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $< format c > $@ || \
> + (echo "Failure to generate vmlinux.h needed for the recommended BPF skeleton support." && \
> + echo "To disable this use the build option NO_BPF_SKEL=1." && \
> + echo "Alternatively point at a pre-generated vmlinux.h with VMLINUX_H=<path>." && \
> + false)
> else
> $(Q)cp "$(VMLINUX_H)" $@
> endif
> --
> 2.40.0.rc1.284.g88254d51c5-goog
>

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- Arnaldo