From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Shuah Khan Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftests: Fix build failures when invoked from kselftest target Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:46:39 -0600 Message-ID: <5509ABEF.1030203@osg.samsung.com> References: <1426297504-14432-1-git-send-email-shuahkh@osg.samsung.com> <1426466329.21900.2.camel@ellerman.id.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1426466329.21900.2.camel-Gsx/Oe8HsFggBc27wqDAHg@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-api-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Michael Ellerman Cc: linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Shuah Khan List-Id: linux-api@vger.kernel.org On 03/15/2015 06:38 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote: > On Fri, 2015-03-13 at 19:45 -0600, Shuah Khan wrote: >> Several tests that rely on implicit build rules fail to build, >> when invoked from the main Makefile kselftest target. These >> failures are due to --no-builtin-rules and --no-builtin-variables >> options set in the inherited MAKEFLAGS. >> >> --no-builtin-rules eliminates the use of built-in implicit rules >> and --no-builtin-variables is for not defining built-in variables. >> These two options override the use of implicit rules resulting in >> build failures. In addition, inherited LDFLAGS result in build >> failures and there is no need to define LDFLAGS. Clear LDFLAGS >> and MAKEFLAG when make is invoked from the main Makefile kselftest >> target. Fixing this at selftests Makefile avoids changing the main >> Makefile and keeps this change self contained at selftests level. >> >> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan >> --- >> tools/testing/selftests/Makefile | 9 +++++++++ >> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile >> index 4e51122..8e09db7 100644 >> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile >> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile >> @@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ TARGETS += vm >> TARGETS_HOTPLUG = cpu-hotplug >> TARGETS_HOTPLUG += memory-hotplug >> >> +# Clear LDFLAGS and MAKEFLAGS if called from main >> +# Makefile to avoid test build failures when test >> +# Makefile doesn't have explicit build rules. >> +ifeq (1,$(MAKELEVEL)) >> +undefine LDFLAGS >> +override define MAKEFLAGS = >> +endef >> +endif > > You shouldn't need to use define/endef here, that is just for multi-line > variables. > > This should be equivalent: > > ifeq (1,$(MAKELEVEL)) > undefine LDFLAGS > override MAKEFLAGS = > endif > ok. Will send a patch v2 with that change. -- Shuah -- Shuah Khan Sr. Linux Kernel Developer Open Source Innovation Group Samsung Research America (Silicon Valley) shuahkh-JPH+aEBZ4P+UEJcrhfAQsw@public.gmane.org | (970) 217-8978