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[v2] kbuild: show hint if subdir-y/m is used to visit module Makefile

Message ID 20190808112111.16159-1-yamada.masahiro@socionext.com
State Accepted
Commit c07d8d47bca1b325102fa2be3a463075f7b051d9
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Series [v2] kbuild: show hint if subdir-y/m is used to visit module Makefile | expand

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Masahiro Yamada Aug. 8, 2019, 11:21 a.m. UTC
Since commit ff9b45c55b26 ("kbuild: modpost: read modules.order instead
of $(MODVERDIR)/*.mod"), a module is no longer built in the following
pattern:

  [Makefile]
  subdir-y := some-module

  [some-module/Makefile]
  obj-m := some-module.o

You cannot write Makefile this way in upstream because modules.order is
not correctly generated. subdir-y is used to descend to a sub-directory
that builds tools, device trees, etc.

For external modules, the modules order does not matter. So, the
Makefile above was known to work.

I believe the Makefile should be re-written as follows:

  [Makefile]
  obj-m := some-module/

  [some-module/Makefile]
  obj-m := some-module.o

However, people will have no idea if their Makefile suddenly stops
working. In fact, I received questions from multiple people.

Show a warning if obj-m is specified in a Makefile visited by subdir-y
or subdir-m.

I touched the %/ rule to avoid false-positive warnings for the single
target.

Cc: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
Cc: Tom Stonecypher <thomas.edwardx.stonecypher@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>

---

Changes in v2:
 - fix false-positive warnings for single targets

 Makefile               | 2 +-
 scripts/Makefile.build | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

-- 
2.17.1

Comments

Jan Kiszka Aug. 8, 2019, 3:27 p.m. UTC | #1
On 08.08.19 13:21, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Since commit ff9b45c55b26 ("kbuild: modpost: read modules.order instead

> of $(MODVERDIR)/*.mod"), a module is no longer built in the following

> pattern:

> 

>   [Makefile]

>   subdir-y := some-module

> 

>   [some-module/Makefile]

>   obj-m := some-module.o

> 

> You cannot write Makefile this way in upstream because modules.order is

> not correctly generated. subdir-y is used to descend to a sub-directory

> that builds tools, device trees, etc.

> 

> For external modules, the modules order does not matter. So, the

> Makefile above was known to work.

> 

> I believe the Makefile should be re-written as follows:

> 

>   [Makefile]

>   obj-m := some-module/

> 

>   [some-module/Makefile]

>   obj-m := some-module.o

> 

> However, people will have no idea if their Makefile suddenly stops

> working. In fact, I received questions from multiple people.

> 

> Show a warning if obj-m is specified in a Makefile visited by subdir-y

> or subdir-m.

> 

> I touched the %/ rule to avoid false-positive warnings for the single

> target.

> 

> Cc: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>

> Cc: Tom Stonecypher <thomas.edwardx.stonecypher@intel.com>

> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>

> ---

> 

> Changes in v2:

>  - fix false-positive warnings for single targets

> 

>  Makefile               | 2 +-

>  scripts/Makefile.build | 7 +++++++

>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

> 

> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile

> index 0e37ad2f77bf..fac25e279da6 100644

> --- a/Makefile

> +++ b/Makefile

> @@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ PHONY += /

>  /: ./

>  

>  %/: prepare FORCE

> -	$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=1 $(build)=$(build-dir)

> +	$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=1 $(build)=$(build-dir) need-modorder=1

>  

>  # FIXME Should go into a make.lib or something

>  # ===========================================================================

> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build

> index 37a1d2cd49d4..2f66ed388d1c 100644

> --- a/scripts/Makefile.build

> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.build

> @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ ifndef obj

>  $(warning kbuild: Makefile.build is included improperly)

>  endif

>  

> +ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS)$(need-modorder),)

> +ifneq ($(obj-m),)

> +$(warning $(patsubst %.o,'%.ko',$(obj-m)) will not be built even though obj-m is specified.)

> +$(warning You cannot use subdir-y/m to visit a module Makefile. Use obj-y/m instead.)

> +endif

> +endif

> +

>  # ===========================================================================

>  

>  ifneq ($(strip $(lib-y) $(lib-m) $(lib-)),)

> 


FWIW, I've thrown this patch (with the other 2) at our "special" out-of-tree
modules repo, and it worked as expected: Warned when we were still using
subdir-y, remained silent after the fix.

Tested-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>


Jan

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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e37ad2f77bf..fac25e279da6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@  PHONY += /
 /: ./
 
 %/: prepare FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=1 $(build)=$(build-dir)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=1 $(build)=$(build-dir) need-modorder=1
 
 # FIXME Should go into a make.lib or something
 # ===========================================================================
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 37a1d2cd49d4..2f66ed388d1c 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@  ifndef obj
 $(warning kbuild: Makefile.build is included improperly)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS)$(need-modorder),)
+ifneq ($(obj-m),)
+$(warning $(patsubst %.o,'%.ko',$(obj-m)) will not be built even though obj-m is specified.)
+$(warning You cannot use subdir-y/m to visit a module Makefile. Use obj-y/m instead.)
+endif
+endif
+
 # ===========================================================================
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(lib-y) $(lib-m) $(lib-)),)