Re: [Bug Report] - kselftest build fails if output directory is first level sub-directory

[Muhammad Usama Anjum]

>> This problem starts from the bad design of the kselftest framework.
>> I did some research before. I think I can fix the root cause but
>> currently I do not have enough time to do it.
>>
>>
>> KBUILD_ABS_SRCTREE is a user-interface to request
>> Kbuild to use the absolute path.
>> If it is forced in the top Makefile, users have no way to
>> negate it.
>> It is true that using the absolute path is a quick work-around
>> because you do not need to care about the current working directory.
>>
>> If you insist on it,  just go ahead.  It is just two line changes.
>> Once the issue is fixed in a better way, your patch can be reverted
>> easily.
>>
> Why don't we work on fixing it the wright way? I would rather go that
> route than using short rem fixes.
> 
> Usama, would you be interested in working on a proper fix as recommended
> by Masahiro?
I've made another attempt:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220627070214.432390-1-usama.anjum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/

> 
> thanks,
> -- Shuah

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Muhammad Usama Anjum