Re: [PATCH] selftests/x86: Add selftests include path for kselftest.h after centralization

[Borislav Petkov]

On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 11:59:48AM +0530, Bala-Vignesh-Reddy wrote:
> The previous change centralizing kselftest.h include path in lib.mk
> caused x86 selftests to fail, as x86 Makefile overwrites CFLAGS using
> ":=", dropping the include path added in lib.mk. Therefore, helpers.h
> could not find kselftest.h during compilation.
> 
> Fix this by adding the tools/testing/sefltest to CFLAGS in x86 Makefile.
> 
> Fixes: 4d89827dfb27 ("selftests: complete kselftest include centralization")

This should be:

e6fbd1759c9e ("selftests: complete kselftest include centralization")

@akpm: I see you took the above commit - I'll take this fix through tip.

> Reported-by: Linux Kernel Functional Testing <lkft@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+G9fYvKjQcCBMfXA-z2YuL2L+3Qd-pJjEUDX8PDdz2-EEQd=Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#m83fd330231287fc9d6c921155bee16c591db7360
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bala-Vignesh-Reddy <reddybalavignesh9979@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile
> index 83148875a12c..434065215d12 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile
> @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ BINARIES_32 := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(BINARIES_32))
>  BINARIES_64 := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(BINARIES_64))
>  
>  CFLAGS := -O2 -g -std=gnu99 -pthread -Wall $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
> +CFLAGS += -I $(top_srcdir)/tools/testing/selftests/
>  
>  # call32_from_64 in thunks.S uses absolute addresses.
>  ifeq ($(CAN_BUILD_WITH_NOPIE),1)
> -- 

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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