Re: [PATCH v4 0/7] selftests/x86: fix build errors and warnings found via clang

[Shuah Khan]

On 7/4/24 01:24, John Hubbard wrote:
> Changes since v3:
>
> 1) Rebased onto Linux 6.10-rc6+.
>
> 2) Added Muhammad's acks for the series.
>
> Cover letter for v3:
>
> Hi,
>
> Dave Hansen, Muhammad Usama Anjum, here is the combined series that we
> discussed yesterday [1].
>
> As I mentioned then, this is a bit intrusive--but no more than
> necessary, IMHO. Specifically, it moves some clang-un-inlineable things
> out to "pure" assembly code files.
>
> I've tested this by building with clang, then running each binary on my
> x86_64 test system with today's 6.10-rc1, and comparing the console and
> dmesg output to a gcc-based build without these patches applied. Aside
> from timestamps and virtual addresses, it looks identical.
>
> Earlier cover letter:
>
> Just a bunch of build and warnings fixes that show up when building with
> clang. Some of these depend on each other, so I'm sending them as a
> series.
>
> Changes since v2:
>
> 1) Dropped my test_FISTTP.c patch, and picked up Muhammad's fix instead,
>     seeing as how that was posted first.
>
> 2) Updated patch descriptions to reflect that Valentin Obst's build fix
>     for LLVM [1] has already been merged into Linux main.
>
> 3) Minor wording and typo corrections in the commit logs throughout.
>
> Changes since the first version:
> 1) Rebased onto Linux 6.10-rc1
>
> Enjoy!
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/44428518-4d21-4de7-8587-04eceefb330d@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> thanks,
> John Hubbard
>
> John Hubbard (6):
>    selftests/x86: fix Makefile dependencies to work with clang
>    selftests/x86: build fsgsbase_restore.c with clang
>    selftests/x86: build sysret_rip.c with clang
>    selftests/x86: avoid -no-pie warnings from clang during compilation
>    selftests/x86: remove (or use) unused variables and functions
>    selftests/x86: fix printk warnings reported by clang

> Muhammad Usama Anjum (1):
>    selftests: x86: test_FISTTP: use fisttps instead of ambiguous fisttp


Usama and John,

I am seeing checkpatch warnings in this series.

v4-3-7
WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files
#210: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase_restore.c:46:
+unsigned int dereference_seg_base(void);

ARNING: Consecutive strings are generally better as a single string
#156: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/x86/test_FISTTP.c:28:
+	"	fisttps	res16""\n"

WARNING: Consecutive strings are generally better as a single string
#165: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/x86/test_FISTTP.c:48:
+	"	fisttps	res16""\n"

WARNING: Consecutive strings are generally better as a single string
#174: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/x86/test_FISTTP.c:69:
+	"	fisttps	res16""\n"

WARNING: Consecutive strings are generally better as a single string
#183: FILE: tools/testing/selftests/x86/test_FISTTP.c:91:
+	"	fisttps	res16""\n"

total: 0 errors, 5 warnings, 32 lines checked

Can you take a look at these and see if they can be fixed. Send me
v5 with these fixed - I will pull these in for 6.11-rc1

thanks,
-- Shuah