Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/2] selftests/bpf: Test bpf_strcat,bpf_strncat kfuncs

From: kernel test robot

Date: Fri Aug 07 2026 - 23:00:39 EST


Hi Rong,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on bpf-next/master]

url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Rong-Tao/selftests-bpf-Test-bpf_strcat-bpf_strncat-kfuncs/20260807-065842
base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git master
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/tencent_DB0510330C3A8574B3C62E6154165FCB4709%40qq.com
patch subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/2] selftests/bpf: Test bpf_strcat,bpf_strncat kfuncs
config: riscv-randconfig-r131-20260807 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260808/202608081054.Y56a5ufe-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: riscv64-linux-gcc (GCC) 8.5.0
sparse: v0.6.5-rc1
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260808/202608081054.Y56a5ufe-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202608081054.Y56a5ufe-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

In file included from include/uapi/linux/filter.h:9,
from include/linux/bpf.h:8,
from kernel/bpf/helpers.c:4:
kernel/bpf/helpers.c: In function '__bpf_strncat':
>> include/linux/compiler_types.h:702:38: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_851' declared with attribute error: min(slen, sz) signedness error
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __COUNTER__)
^
include/linux/compiler.h:68:3: note: in definition of macro '__trace_if_value'
(cond) ? \
^~~~
include/linux/compiler.h:55:28: note: in expansion of macro '__trace_if_var'
#define if(cond, ...) if ( __trace_if_var( !!(cond , ## __VA_ARGS__) ) )
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel/bpf/helpers.c:4219:2: note: in expansion of macro 'if'
if (space <= 1 || space < min(slen, sz) + 1)
^~
include/linux/compiler_types.h:690:2: note: in expansion of macro '__compiletime_assert'
__compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/compiler_types.h:702:2: note: in expansion of macro '_compiletime_assert'
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __COUNTER__)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/build_bug.h:40:37: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert'
#define BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(cond, msg) compiletime_assert(!(cond), msg)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/minmax.h:93:2: note: in expansion of macro 'BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG'
BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!__types_ok(ux, uy), \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/minmax.h:98:2: note: in expansion of macro '__careful_cmp_once'
__careful_cmp_once(op, x, y, __UNIQUE_ID(x_), __UNIQUE_ID(y_))
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/minmax.h:105:19: note: in expansion of macro '__careful_cmp'
#define min(x, y) __careful_cmp(min, x, y)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel/bpf/helpers.c:4219:28: note: in expansion of macro 'min'
if (space <= 1 || space < min(slen, sz) + 1)
^~~


vim +/__compiletime_assert_851 +702 include/linux/compiler_types.h

eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 688
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 689 #define _compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix) \
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 690 __compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix)
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 691
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 692 /**
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 693 * compiletime_assert - break build and emit msg if condition is false
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 694 * @condition: a compile-time constant condition to check
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 695 * @msg: a message to emit if condition is false
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 696 *
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 697 * In tradition of POSIX assert, this macro will break the build if the
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 698 * supplied condition is *false*, emitting the supplied error message if the
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 699 * compiler has support to do so.
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 700 */
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 701 #define compiletime_assert(condition, msg) \
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 @702 _compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __COUNTER__)
eb5c2d4b45e3d2 Will Deacon 2020-07-21 703

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