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

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Message-ID: <20171107160150.wqruwwwxxqqgk2jm@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 7 Nov 2017 17:01:50 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] objtool: Move sync check to a script


* Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com> wrote:

> 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

Yeah:

  triton:~/tip> ls -l /bin/sh
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jul 28  2016 /bin/sh -> dash


Mystery solved! :-)

Thanks,

	Ingo