linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] firmware/Makefile: force recompilation if makefile changes

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Date:   Sat, 11 Mar 2017 14:37:02 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        ming.lei@...onical.com,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, teg@...m.no,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] firmware/Makefile: force recompilation if makefile changes

Hi Luis,


2017-01-24 0:07 GMT+09:00 Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>:
> If you modify the target asm we currently do not force the
> recompilation of the firmware files. The target asm is in
> the firmware/Makefile, peg this file as a dependency to
> require re-compilation of firmware targets when the asm
> changes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>
> ---
>
> Michal,
>
> I had this patch as part of my linker table series [0] but have split it
> off as its a small atomic separate change and can go in separately. Greg
> prefers this be reviewed by the kbuild tree so sending it your way.
> This v2 has no modifications, just resending it to the kbuild tree.
>
> [0] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170115211057.17167-1-mcgrof@kernel.org
>
>  firmware/Makefile | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/firmware/Makefile b/firmware/Makefile
> index e297e1b52636..fa3e81c2a97b 100644
> --- a/firmware/Makefile
> +++ b/firmware/Makefile
> @@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ quiet_cmd_fwbin = MK_FW   $@
>  wordsize_deps := $(wildcard include/config/64bit.h include/config/32bit.h \
>                 include/config/ppc32.h include/config/ppc64.h \
>                 include/config/superh32.h include/config/superh64.h \
> -               include/config/x86_32.h include/config/x86_64.h)
> +               include/config/x86_32.h include/config/x86_64.h \
> +               firmware/Makefile)
>
>  $(patsubst %,$(obj)/%.gen.S, $(fw-shipped-y)): %: $(wordsize_deps)
>         $(call cmd,fwbin,$(patsubst %.gen.S,%,$@))


Why don't you use  $(call filechk,...) or $(call if_changed,...)
instead of wordsize_deps ?




-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada