Re: [PATCH 1/3] kbuild: add dependency from vmlinux to resolve_btfids

From: Masahiro Yamada
Date: Mon Nov 25 2024 - 03:35:56 EST


On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 5:58 AM Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 2024-11-24 21:33:34+0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 02:33:37PM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> > > resolve_btfids is used by link-vmlinux.sh.
> > > In contrast to other configuration options and targets no transitive
> > > dependency between resolve_btfids and vmlinux.
> > > Add an explicit one.
> >
> > hi,
> > there's prepare dependency in root Makefile, isn't it enough?
>
> It doesn't seem for me.
> If the source of resolve_btfids is changed, it itself is recompiled as
> per the current Makefile, but vmlinux is not relinked/BTFID'd.


If we need rebuilding vmlinux, this seems correct

Acked-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>


I can pick up this during the current MW.






> > ifdef CONFIG_BPF
> > ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF
> > prepare: tools/bpf/resolve_btfids
> > endif
> > endif
> >
> > thanks,
> > jirka
> >
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > scripts/Makefile.vmlinux | 3 +++
> > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
> > > index 1284f05555b97f726c6d167a09f6b92f20e120a2..599b486adb31cfb653e54707b7d77052d372b7c1 100644
> > > --- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
> > > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
> > > @@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ cmd_link_vmlinux = \
> > > targets += vmlinux
> > > vmlinux: scripts/link-vmlinux.sh vmlinux.o $(KBUILD_LDS) FORCE
> > > +$(call if_changed_dep,link_vmlinux)
> > > +ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF
> > > +vmlinux: $(RESOLVE_BTFIDS)
> > > +endif
> > >
> > > # module.builtin.ranges
> > > # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > --
> > > 2.47.0
> > >



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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada