Re: [PATCH 01/16] lib/raid6/test: fix build on distros whose /bin/sh is not bash

From: Nick Desaulniers
Date: Tue Mar 24 2020 - 12:36:51 EST


On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:49 AM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> You can test raid6 library code from user-space, like this:
>
> $ cd lib/raid6/test
> $ make
>
> The command in $(shell ...) function is evaluated by /bin/sh by default.
> (or, you can change the default shell by setting 'SHELL' in Makefile)
>
> Currently '>&/dev/null' is used to sink both stdout and stderr. Because
> this code is bash-ism, it only works when /bin/sh is a symbolic link to
> bash (this is the case on RHEL etc.)
>
> This does not work on Ubuntu where /bin/sh is a symbolic link to dash.
>
> I see lots of
>
> /bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: Bad fd number
>
> and
>
> warning "your version of binutils lacks ... support"
>
> Replace it with portable '>/dev/null 2>&1'.
>
> Fixes: 4f8c55c5ad49 ("lib/raid6: build proper files on corresponding arch")
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> lib/raid6/test/Makefile | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/raid6/test/Makefile b/lib/raid6/test/Makefile
> index 3ab8720aa2f8..b9e6c3648be1 100644
> --- a/lib/raid6/test/Makefile
> +++ b/lib/raid6/test/Makefile
> @@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ endif
> ifeq ($(IS_X86),yes)
> OBJS += mmx.o sse1.o sse2.o avx2.o recov_ssse3.o recov_avx2.o avx512.o recov_avx512.o
> CFLAGS += $(shell echo "pshufb %xmm0, %xmm0" | \
> - gcc -c -x assembler - >&/dev/null && \
> + gcc -c -x assembler - >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
> rm ./-.o && echo -DCONFIG_AS_SSSE3=1)
> CFLAGS += $(shell echo "vpbroadcastb %xmm0, %ymm1" | \
> - gcc -c -x assembler - >&/dev/null && \
> + gcc -c -x assembler - >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
> rm ./-.o && echo -DCONFIG_AS_AVX2=1)
> CFLAGS += $(shell echo "vpmovm2b %k1, %zmm5" | \
> - gcc -c -x assembler - >&/dev/null && \
> + gcc -c -x assembler - >/dev/null 2>&1 && \

These should all use $(CC) rather than hardcode gcc.

> rm ./-.o && echo -DCONFIG_AS_AVX512=1)
> else ifeq ($(HAS_NEON),yes)
> OBJS += neon.o neon1.o neon2.o neon4.o neon8.o recov_neon.o recov_neon_inner.o
> --
> 2.17.1
>
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Thanks,
~Nick Desaulniers