linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] selftests: ptrace, kcmp, efivars build failure fixes

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Message-ID: <54FF803E.9030407@osg.samsung.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:37:34 -0600
From:	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
CC:	gorcunov@...nvz.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	tranmanphong@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] selftests: ptrace, kcmp, efivars build failure fixes

On 03/10/2015 05:35 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> On Tue, 2015-03-10 at 16:00 -0600, Shuah Khan wrote:
>> ptrace, efivars, and kcmp Makefiles don't have explicit build rule.
>> As a result, build fails when make is run from top level Makefile
>> target kselftest. Without the explicit rule, make works only when
>> it is run in the current directory or from selftests directory.
>> Fxing the problems by adding an explicit build rule to fix the
>> problem.
>>
>> Shuah Khan (3):
>>   selftests: ptrace build fails when invoked from kselftest target
>>   selftests: efivars build fails when invoked from kselftest target
>>   selftests: kcmp build fails when invoked from kselftest target
>>
>>  tools/testing/selftests/efivarfs/Makefile | 2 ++
>>  tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/Makefile     | 5 +++--
>>  tools/testing/selftests/ptrace/Makefile   | 5 +++--
>>  3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> What? No. This is the bug my patch to filter the make flags fixes.
> 
> cheers
> 
> 

Michael,

Did you see my email from yesterday on how your patch introduced
more problems. Can you please make sure the patches you send work
and don't introduce problems. I am having this issue with a lot
of your patches.

thanks,
-- Shuah

-- 
Shuah Khan
Sr. Linux Kernel Developer
Open Source Innovation Group
Samsung Research America (Silicon Valley)
shuahkh@....samsung.com | (970) 217-8978
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