Re: [PATCH] stubdom: simplify and fix Makefile

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>]

On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 03:44:12PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 04/11/16 15:31, Wei Liu wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 03:29:01PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> >> On 04/11/16 15:20, Wei Liu wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 10:53:29AM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> >>>> The stubdom Makefile is setting up links for various libraries. This
> >>>> is done only once when qemu links are created and each library's links
> >>>> are updated/created only if the link for the Makefile of the library
> >>>> isn't already existing. In case a source is added to one library after
> >>>> doing the first make of stubdom the new source won't be linked by a
> >>>> new call of make.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I think this is a bug, hence I intend to take this patch in 4.8.
> >>
> >> I wouldn't mind. OTOH this bug will surface only when modifying the
> >> code, so it isn't a severe one. Normally you'll notice a build error
> >> which will be gone after cleaning the tree.
> >>
> > 
> > Alright. If you don't feel strongly about this, I'm fine with putting it
> > to my -next branch, too.
> 
> Fine with me.
> 
> > 
> >>
> >> Juergen
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> Instead of testing the existence of the Makefile link use a make
> >>>> dependency which will catch changes of the linked Makefile, too.
> >>>>
> >>>> At the same time don't repeat the same link pattern 7 times but use a
> >>>> make macro to do the linking.
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
> >>>> ---
> >>>>  stubdom/Makefile | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------
> >>>>  1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/stubdom/Makefile b/stubdom/Makefile
> >>>> index 2921f30..9b30b58 100644
> >>>> --- a/stubdom/Makefile
> >>>> +++ b/stubdom/Makefile
> >>>> @@ -305,7 +305,41 @@ ioemu/linkfarm.stamp:
> >>>>  	touch ioemu/linkfarm.stamp
> >>>>  endif
> >>>>  
> >>>> -mk-headers-$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH): $(IOEMU_LINKFARM_TARGET)
> >>>> +define do_links
> >>>> +  touch $@
> >>>
> >>> This should be moved to the last line of this macro.
> >>>
> >>> If you agree on this, I can fix it up while committing.
> >>>
> > 
> > What about this comment?
> 
> Aah, sorry. Didn't scroll down.
> 
> I agree.
> 

OK. Fixed it up and queued it for -next.

Wei.

> 
> Juergen
> 

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