linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] scripts: Add a recorduidiv program

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Message-ID: <20151201181643.GZ8644@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 1 Dec 2015 18:16:43 +0000
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] scripts: Add a recorduidiv program

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 12:22:12PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 17:10:14 +0000
> Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Another suggestion - maybe recordmcount, which fstat()s the file,
> > should check the st_nlink before modifying the file, and error out
> > with a helpful error message telling people not to use hardlinks,
> > which would stop nasty surprises (and make it a rule that this should
> > be implemented as a general principle for good build behaviour) - iow,
> 
> Actually I like this solution the best.
> 
> > something like this (untested):
> 
> Can you test it to see if it gives you the error, otherwise I need to
> set up a CCACHE_HARDLINK environment :-)

It does indeed:

  CC      init/do_mounts_initrd.o
file is hard linked: init/do_mounts_initrd.o
/home/rmk/git/linux-rmk/scripts/Makefile.build:258: recipe for target 'init/do_mounts_initrd.o' failed
make[2]: *** [init/do_mounts_initrd.o] Error 1

> I guess another solution is to do a copy instead of modifying in place
> if it detects the multiple hard link?

That would be the "transparent" solution.  If you think it's worth
persuing, I'll have a go at fixing recordmcount to do that.

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