Re: [PATCH v3 10/13] livepatch/klp-build: provide friendlier error messages

[Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 01:15:55PM -0800, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 11:06:41AM -0500, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> > Provide more context for common klp-build failure modes.  Clarify which
> > user-provided patch is unsupported or failed to apply, and explicitly
> > identify which kernel build (original or patched) failed.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  scripts/livepatch/klp-build | 9 +++++----
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/klp-build b/scripts/livepatch/klp-build
> > index 6d3adadfc394..80703ec4d775 100755
> > --- a/scripts/livepatch/klp-build
> > +++ b/scripts/livepatch/klp-build
> > @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ check_unsupported_patches() {
> >  		for file in "${files[@]}"; do
> >  			case "$file" in
> >  				lib/*|*.S)
> > -					die "unsupported patch to $file"
> > +					die "$patch unsupported patch to $file"
> 
> Can we add a colon here, like
> 
>   foo.patch: unsupported patch to bar.c
> 

Good idea, will do in v4.

--
Joe