Re: Linux 4.16-rc1: regression bisected, Debian kernel package tool make-kpkg stalls indefinitely during kernel build due to commit "kconfig: remove check_stdin()"

[Woody Suwalski]

Sander Eikelenboom wrote:
> L.S.,
>
> The Debian kernel-package tool make-kpkg for easy building of upstream kernels on Debian fails with linux 4.16-rc1.
>
> The tool (perl script) while invoked with:
>      make-kpkg --initrd --append_to_version -20180212 kernel_image
>
> On a git tree with a .config from the previous kernel release, so new KConfig questions have to be asked on new or changed options.
>
> The script stalls indefinitely while it seems to be excuting:
>      exec make kpkg_version=13.018+nmu1 -f /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal.mk debian APPEND_TO_VERSION=-t440s-20180212  INITRD=YES
>
> After using ctrl-c to break out it, i get:
>     ^CFailed to create a ./debian directory: No such file or directory at /usr/bin/make-kpkg line 970.
>   
>
> Bisection turned up as culprit:
>      commit d2a04648a5dbc3d1d043b35257364f0197d4d868
>      kconfig: remove check_stdin()
>      
>      Except silentoldconfig, valid_stdin is 1, so check_stdin() is no-op.
>      
>      oldconfig and silentoldconfig work almost in the same way except that
>      the latter generates additional files under include/.  Both ask users
>      for input for new symbols.
>      
>      I do not know why only silentoldconfig requires stdio be tty.
>      
>        $ rm -f .config; touch .config
>        $ yes "" | make oldconfig > stdout
>        $ rm -f .config; touch .config
>        $ yes "" | make silentoldconfig > stdout
>        make[1]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1
>        make: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 2
>        $ tail -n 4 stdout
>        Console input/output is redirected. Run 'make oldconfig' to update configuration.
>      
>        scripts/kconfig/Makefile:40: recipe for target 'silentoldconfig' failed
>        Makefile:507: recipe for target 'silentoldconfig' failed
>      
>      Redirection is useful, for example, for testing where we want to give
>      particular key inputs from a test file, then check the result.
>      
>      Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>      Reviewed-by: Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Reverting this specific commit makes make-kpkg work again as usual.
>
> Version of the kernel-package used:
> ii  kernel-package                                              13.018+nmu1
>
>
> I also cc'ed the Debian developer who maintains the kernel-package package: Manoj Srivastava
>
> --
> Sander
I have noticed today the same - the kernel-build blockage was in (as I 
recall)
srcipts/kconfig/conf -s --silentoldconfig Kbuild

I have bypassed it by regenerating the .config "by hand"...

Woody