Re: tools/build: fixdep versus tools/lib/bpf

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Wed Oct 28 2015 - 16:44:58 EST


On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 05:37:52PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 09:13:52PM +0100, Jiri Olsa escreveu:
> > On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 01:30:40PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > > Hi Jiri, Wang,
> > >
> > > I'm getting these while doing 'make -C tools/perf build-test':
> > >
> > > LD fixdep-in.o
> > > LINK fixdep
> > > /bin/sh: /home/acme/git/linux/tools/build/fixdep: Permission denied
> > > make[6]: *** [bpf.o] Error 1
> > > make[5]: *** [libbpf-in.o] Error 2
> > > make[4]: *** [/home/acme/git/linux/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.a] Error 2
> > > make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> > >
> > >
> > > It happens at different tests, i.e. seems like a race somewhere in the
> > > build system, can you take a look? It happens with my perf/ebpf branch.
> >
> > could not reproduce, but looks like attached patch should help
>
> I'll test this now, i.e. make it go thru a 'make -C tools/perf
> build-test'.
>
> In the interest of speeding up things, please provide an explanation of
> why this should be applied, so that I can add it to the changeset log.
>
> Thanks a bunch!
>

The fixdep tool needs to be built as the first binary.
Libraries are built in paralel, so each of them needs
to depend on fixdep target.

jirka

> > jirka
> >
> >
> > ---
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
> > index 1e2e2d1d26b7..0d19d5447d6c 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
> > +++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
> > @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ $(LIBAPI)-clean:
> > $(call QUIET_CLEAN, libapi)
> > $(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIB_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) clean >/dev/null
> >
> > -$(LIBBPF): FORCE
> > +$(LIBBPF): fixdep FORCE
> > $(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(BPF_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)libbpf.a
> >
> > $(LIBBPF)-clean:
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