[PATCH 2/2] makefiles: do not generate empty vmlinux.h

From: Changbin Du
Date: Sat Nov 26 2022 - 06:14:08 EST


Remove the empty vmlinux.h if bpftool failed to dump btf info.
The emptry vmlinux.h can hide real error when reading output
of make.

Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx>
---
samples/bpf/Makefile | 2 +-
tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile | 2 +-
tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile | 2 +-
tools/perf/Makefile.perf | 2 +-
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile | 2 +-
5 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 727da3c5879b..ab4788b4883e 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ ifeq ($(VMLINUX_BTF),)
$(error Cannot find a vmlinux for VMLINUX_BTF at any of "$(VMLINUX_BTF_PATHS)",\
build the kernel or set VMLINUX_BTF or VMLINUX_H variable)
endif
- $(Q)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $(VMLINUX_BTF) format c > $@
+ $(Q)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $(VMLINUX_BTF) format c > $@ || { rm $@; exit 1; }
else
$(Q)cp "$(VMLINUX_H)" $@
endif
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
index 4a95c017ad4c..d9d6f890884c 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ BUILD_BPF_SKELS := 1

$(OUTPUT)vmlinux.h: $(VMLINUX_BTF) $(BPFTOOL_BOOTSTRAP)
ifeq ($(VMLINUX_H),)
- $(QUIET_GEN)$(BPFTOOL_BOOTSTRAP) btf dump file $< format c > $@
+ $(QUIET_GEN)$(BPFTOOL_BOOTSTRAP) btf dump file $< format c > $@ || { rm $@; exit 1; }
else
$(Q)cp "$(VMLINUX_H)" $@
endif
diff --git a/tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile b/tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile
index 8b3d87b82b7a..2d7911f4666b 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ifeq ($(VMLINUX_H),)
"specify its location." >&2; \
exit 1;\
fi
- $(QUIET_GEN)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $(VMLINUX_BTF_PATH) format c > $@
+ $(QUIET_GEN)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $(VMLINUX_BTF_PATH) format c > $@ || { rm $@; exit 1; }
else
$(Q)cp "$(VMLINUX_H)" $@
endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index a432e59afc42..0546d408aa4e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ VMLINUX_BTF ?= $(abspath $(firstword $(wildcard $(VMLINUX_BTF_PATHS))))

$(SKEL_OUT)/vmlinux.h: $(VMLINUX_BTF) $(BPFTOOL)
ifeq ($(VMLINUX_H),)
- $(QUIET_GEN)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $< format c > $@
+ $(QUIET_GEN)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $< format c > $@ || { rm $@; exit 1; }
else
$(Q)cp "$(VMLINUX_H)" $@
endif
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index e6cf21fad69f..9aa2475b4ac6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ endif
$(INCLUDE_DIR)/vmlinux.h: $(VMLINUX_BTF) $(BPFTOOL) | $(INCLUDE_DIR)
ifeq ($(VMLINUX_H),)
$(call msg,GEN,,$@)
- $(Q)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $(VMLINUX_BTF) format c > $@
+ $(Q)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $(VMLINUX_BTF) format c > $@ || { rm $@; exit 1; }
else
$(call msg,CP,,$@)
$(Q)cp "$(VMLINUX_H)" $@
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