[PATCH] selftests/riscv: fix compiler output flag spacing in all Makefiles

[PATCH] selftests/riscv: fix compiler output flag spacing in all Makefiles

[Zong Li]

Standardize the compiler output flag format across all RISC-V
selftests by adding a space between '-o' and '$@'.

Although '-o$@' is perfectly valid for GCC/Clang to parse, But
changing it to '-o $@' with a space could align with the GNU
official documentation conventions, improves readability by
visually separating the flag from the target variable, and
ensures consistency with other architectures

Currently, RISC-V selftests use '-o$@' (without space) in 13
instances across 6 Makefiles, while all other architectures
consistently use '-o $@' (with space). This inconsistency makes
RISC-V an outlier in the kernel's selftest infrastructure.

Signed-off-by: Zong Li <zong.li@sifive.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/riscv/abi/Makefile       |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/riscv/cfi/Makefile       |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/riscv/hwprobe/Makefile   |  6 +++---
 tools/testing/selftests/riscv/mm/Makefile        |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/riscv/sigreturn/Makefile |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/riscv/vector/Makefile    | 12 ++++++------
 6 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/abi/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/abi/Makefile
index ed82ff9c664e..041114675ad5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/abi/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/abi/Makefile
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS := pointer_masking
 include ../../lib.mk
 
 $(OUTPUT)/pointer_masking: pointer_masking.c
-	$(CC) -static -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/cfi/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/cfi/Makefile
index 93b4738c0e2e..418b4b5325a5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/cfi/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/cfi/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ifeq ($(shell $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -nostdlib -xc /dev/null -o /dev/null > /dev/null 2
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := cfitests
 
 $(OUTPUT)/cfitests: cfitests.c shadowstack.c
-	$(CC) -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
 else
 
 $(shell echo "Toolchain doesn't support CFI, skipping CFI kselftest." >&2)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/hwprobe/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/hwprobe/Makefile
index cec81610a5f2..71e3f26c541b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/hwprobe/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/hwprobe/Makefile
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS := hwprobe cbo which-cpus
 include ../../lib.mk
 
 $(OUTPUT)/hwprobe: hwprobe.c sys_hwprobe.S
-	$(CC) -static -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
 
 $(OUTPUT)/cbo: cbo.c sys_hwprobe.S
-	$(CC) -static -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
 
 $(OUTPUT)/which-cpus: which-cpus.c sys_hwprobe.S
-	$(CC) -static -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/mm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/mm/Makefile
index 4664ed79e20b..24122453e3d0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/mm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/mm/Makefile
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ TEST_PROGS := run_mmap.sh
 include ../../lib.mk
 
 $(OUTPUT)/mm: mmap_default.c mmap_bottomup.c mmap_tests.h
-	$(CC) -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/sigreturn/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/sigreturn/Makefile
index eb8bac9279a8..8c77508641f3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/sigreturn/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/sigreturn/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS := sigreturn
 include ../../lib.mk
 
 $(OUTPUT)/sigreturn: sigreturn.c
-	$(CC) -static -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/vector/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/vector/Makefile
index 326dafd739bf..7e0017b3fb8b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/vector/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/vector/Makefile
@@ -11,29 +11,29 @@ include ../../lib.mk
 TEST_GEN_OBJ := $(patsubst %.c, $(OUTPUT)/%.o, $(TEST_GEN_LIBS))
 
 $(OUTPUT)/sys_hwprobe.o: ../hwprobe/sys_hwprobe.S
-	$(CC) -static -c -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -c -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $^
 
 $(OUTPUT)/v_helpers.o: v_helpers.c
-	$(CC) -static -c -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -c -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $^
 
 $(OUTPUT)/vstate_prctl: vstate_prctl.c $(OUTPUT)/sys_hwprobe.o $(OUTPUT)/v_helpers.o
-	$(CC) -static -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
 
 $(OUTPUT)/vstate_exec_nolibc: vstate_exec_nolibc.c
 	$(CC) -nostdlib -static -include ../../../../include/nolibc/nolibc.h \
 		-Wall $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@ -lgcc
 
 $(OUTPUT)/v_initval: v_initval.c $(OUTPUT)/sys_hwprobe.o $(OUTPUT)/v_helpers.o
-	$(CC) -static -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
 
 $(OUTPUT)/v_exec_initval_nolibc: v_exec_initval_nolibc.c
 	$(CC) -nostdlib -static -include ../../../../include/nolibc/nolibc.h \
 		-Wall $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@ -lgcc
 
 $(OUTPUT)/vstate_ptrace: vstate_ptrace.c $(OUTPUT)/sys_hwprobe.o $(OUTPUT)/v_helpers.o
-	$(CC) -static -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
 
 $(OUTPUT)/validate_v_ptrace: validate_v_ptrace.c $(OUTPUT)/sys_hwprobe.o $(OUTPUT)/v_helpers.o
-	$(CC) -static -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
+	$(CC) -static -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^
 
 EXTRA_CLEAN += $(TEST_GEN_OBJ)
-- 
2.43.7

Re: [PATCH] selftests/riscv: fix compiler output flag spacing in all Makefiles

[Paul Walmsley]

On Sun, 10 May 2026, Zong Li wrote:

> Standardize the compiler output flag format across all RISC-V
> selftests by adding a space between '-o' and '$@'.
> 
> Although '-o$@' is perfectly valid for GCC/Clang to parse, But
> changing it to '-o $@' with a space could align with the GNU
> official documentation conventions, improves readability by
> visually separating the flag from the target variable, and
> ensures consistency with other architectures
> 
> Currently, RISC-V selftests use '-o$@' (without space) in 13
> instances across 6 Makefiles, while all other architectures
> consistently use '-o $@' (with space). This inconsistency makes
> RISC-V an outlier in the kernel's selftest infrastructure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zong Li <zong.li@sifive.com>

Thanks, queued for v7.2.


- Paul