Re: [kbuild-all] Re: [paulmck-rcu:dev.2022.02.17a 73/73] make[3]: *** No rule to make target 'kernel/rcu/typesafe.o', needed by 'kernel/rcu/built-in.a'.

["Chen, Rong A" <rong.a.chen@intel.com>]

On 2/22/2022 10:53 PM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 04:30:40PM +0800, Chen, Rong A wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 2/22/2022 5:47 AM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
>>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 03:05:27AM +0800, kernel test robot wrote:
>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>
>>>> First bad commit (maybe != root cause):
>>>>
>>>> tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git dev.2022.02.17a
>>>> head:   f5b2eaf791ebbd6af881947ab7c40ed70681e534
>>>> commit: f5b2eaf791ebbd6af881947ab7c40ed70681e534 [73/73] EXP torture: Add tests demoing SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU
>>>> config: arc-allyesconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220222/202202220308.TNib9D2v-lkp@intel.com/config)
>>>> compiler: arceb-elf-gcc (GCC) 11.2.0
>>>> reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
>>>>           wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
>>>>           chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
>>>>           # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git/commit/?id=f5b2eaf791ebbd6af881947ab7c40ed70681e534
>>>>           git remote add paulmck-rcu https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
>>>>           git fetch --no-tags paulmck-rcu dev.2022.02.17a
>>>>           git checkout f5b2eaf791ebbd6af881947ab7c40ed70681e534
>>>>           # save the config file to linux build tree
>>>>           mkdir build_dir
>>>>           COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-11.2.0 make.cross O=build_dir ARCH=arc SHELL=/bin/bash
>>>>
>>>> If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
>>>> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
>>>>
>>>> All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
>>>>
>>>>>> make[3]: *** No rule to make target 'kernel/rcu/typesafe.o', needed by 'kernel/rcu/built-in.a'.
>>>>      make[3]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
>>>
>>> This is the only commit involving kernel/rcu/typesafe.o, so...
>>>
>>> One the one hand, I do not plan to upstream this, so maybe it doesn't
>>> matter.
>>>
>>> I have been building this using the rcutorture scripting for some time,
>>> same RCU-related .config as you are using.  But when I pulled it into
>>> a clone in a neighboring directory, it failed just as it did for you.
>>> The problem was that the update to kernel/rcu/Makefile somehow didn't
>>> come across, so this line was missing:
>>>
>>> 	obj-$(CONFIG_RCU_TYPESAFE_TEST) += typesafe.o
>>>
>>> Which of course explains the build failure.
>>>
>>> I blew away that clone and re-cloned it.  And it still failed, both
>>> with "make" from the commandline and under rcutorture.
>>>
>>> Hahahahahahaahaha!!!
>>>
>>> I forgot "git add kernel/rcu/typesafe.c".
>>>
>>> There is now a new typesafe.2022.02.21a tag with this file added.
>>>
>>> Good catch!  That file happened to still be lying around.  The first
>>> "git reset --hard" would have destroyed.  Thank you!!!
>>>
>>> And with that fixed, my clone now builds correctly.  Does this fix
>>> it for you?
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> I can't find the tag 'typesafe.2022.02.21a' from https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git/refs/tags
> 
> That would be because I failed to push it out.  :-/
> 
> Which I just now did, apologies for my confusion.
> 
> 							Thanx, Paul

Hi Paul,

I have tested the tag, yes, it's fixed.

Best Regards,
Rong Chen