linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] objtool: Move sync check to a script

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Date:   Tue, 7 Nov 2017 09:11:28 -0600
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] objtool: Move sync check to a script

On Tue, Nov 07, 2017 at 04:05:54PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Nov 07, 2017 at 10:46:21AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > Hm, this doesn't actually warn - it outputs the diff:
> > > 
> > >  triton:~/tip/tools/objtool> ./sync-check.sh 
> > >  triton:~/tip/tools/objtool> 99a100,109
> > >  > /* Identifiers for segment registers */
> > >  > #define INAT_SEG_REG_IGNORE   0
> > >  > #define INAT_SEG_REG_DEFAULT  1
> > >  > #define INAT_SEG_REG_CS               2
> > >  > #define INAT_SEG_REG_SS               3
> > >  > #define INAT_SEG_REG_DS               4
> > >  > #define INAT_SEG_REG_ES               5
> > >  > #define INAT_SEG_REG_FS               6
> > >  > #define INAT_SEG_REG_GS               7
> > >  > 
> > > 
> > > I fixed it to do:
> > > 
> > >         diff $file ../../$file > /dev/null ||
> > > 
> > > (note the removal of '&')
> > > 
> > > Then it outputs the right thing:
> > > 
> > >   triton:~/tip/tools/objtool> ./sync-check.sh 
> > >   Warning: synced file at 'tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/inat.h' differs from latest kernel version at 'arch/x86/include/asm/inat.h'
> > 
> > Ah.  I guess '&>' is a bash-ism, shorthand for redirecting both stdout
> > and stderr.  It worked for me with bash 4.4.12.  I guess you used a
> > different default shell?
> 
> No, I use bash too, but note that the script uses SH:
> 
>   #!/bin/sh

I guess your /bin/sh is different than mine :-)

  $ ls -l /bin/sh
  lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 4 Aug  8 06:03 /bin/sh -> bash

-- 
Josh