Re: [PATCH 1/3] selftests: lib.mk: Do not process TEST_GEN_MODS_DIR

[Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>]

On 2/19/24 06:53, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:15:15 -0300 Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:35:16 +0800 kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Marcos,
>>>
>>> kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:
>>>
>>> [auto build test ERROR on 345e8abe4c355bc24bab3f4a5634122e55be8665]
>>>
>>> url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Marcos-Paulo-de-Souza/selftests-lib-mk-Do-not-process-TEST_GEN_MODS_DIR/20240216-021601
>>> base:   345e8abe4c355bc24bab3f4a5634122e55be8665
>>> patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240215-lp-selftests-fixes-v1-1-89f4a6f5cddc%40suse.com
>>> patch subject: [PATCH 1/3] selftests: lib.mk: Do not process TEST_GEN_MODS_DIR
>>> compiler: gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
>>> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240219/202402191417.XULH88Ct-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)
>>>
>>> If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
>>> the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
>>> | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
>>> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202402191417.XULH88Ct-lkp@intel.com/
>>>
>>> All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
>>>
>>>>> make[3]: *** /lib/modules/5.9.0-2-amd64/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.
>>
>> We should ask the kernel test robot machine owners to install kernel-devel
>> package in order to have this fixed.
> 
> Or maybe ask them to change the reproducer to specify KDIR to the git tree,
> instead of /lib/modules/?
> 

This would be a regression to automated test rings. Do you have any other
solutions?

We could remove livepatch from default test until these changes are made
to test ring environments?

thanks,
-- Shuah