linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Makefile: Fix distcc compilation with x86 macros

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Date:   Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:38:07 +0000
From:   Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>
To:     Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
CC:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Makefile: Fix distcc compilation with x86 macros

> On Nov 28, 2018, at 3:09 PM, Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On 2018-11-14 6:57 p.m., Nadav Amit wrote:
>> Eventually, if you get a fix into icecc, we will need to change the
>> Makefile, consider the version number and act accordingly.
> 
> I got a fix pulled into icecc[1] and it works quite well. It ought to be
> included in the next version of icecc. And distcc (with pump at least)
> has a patch too. In my experience, icecc does a much better job
> distributing the kernel build though.
> 
> Logan
> 
> [1] https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ficecc%2Ficecream%2Fpull%2F430&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cnamit%40vmware.com%7C044d795be30143ae26ef08d65586953b%7Cb39138ca3cee4b4aa4d6cd83d9dd62f0%7C0%7C0%7C636790433884222635&amp;sdata=4h72yLjvOF29kcAC5CM7CB9ukH3HoALNUfgKA62E4Gs%3D&amp;reserved=0

Thanks for taking care of it. This change is certainly simpler and cleaner
than the one I came with.

So what’s your take? Would you think this patch is still needed? Should it
only be enabled automatically for distcc and not for distcc-pump?