linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH bpf] libbpf: Fix build on read-only filesystems

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Message-ID: <CAM9d7ch1=pmgkFbgGr2YignQwdNjke2QeOAFLCFYu8L8J-Z8vw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:09:23 +0900
From:   Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To:     Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@...il.com>
Cc:     Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>,
        Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>, Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>, bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        "open list:KERNEL SELFTEST FRAMEWORK" 
        <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>,
        Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-perf-users <linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf] libbpf: Fix build on read-only filesystems

Hello,

On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 2:55 PM Andrii Nakryiko
<andrii.nakryiko@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 9:45 PM Andrii Nakryiko
> <andrii.nakryiko@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 7:05 PM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > I got the following error when I tried to build perf on a read-only
> > > filesystem with O=dir option.
> > >
> > >   $ cd /some/where/ro/linux/tools/perf
> > >   $ make O=$HOME/build/perf
> > >   ...
> > >     CC       /home/namhyung/build/perf/lib.o
> > >   /bin/sh: bpf_helper_defs.h: Read-only file system
> > >   make[3]: *** [Makefile:184: bpf_helper_defs.h] Error 1
> > >   make[2]: *** [Makefile.perf:778: /home/namhyung/build/perf/libbpf.a] Error 2
> > >   make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> > >     LD       /home/namhyung/build/perf/libperf-in.o
> > >     AR       /home/namhyung/build/perf/libperf.a
> > >     PERF_VERSION = 5.4.0
> > >   make[1]: *** [Makefile.perf:225: sub-make] Error 2
> > >   make: *** [Makefile:70: all] Error 2
> > >
> > > It was becaused bpf_helper_defs.h was generated in current directory.
> > > Move it to OUTPUT directory.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
> > > ---
> >
> > Looks good, thanks!
>
> just one minor thing: bpf_helper_defs.h has to be added to .gitignore
> under selftests/bpf now
>
> >
> > Tested-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>
> > Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>

Thanks a lot for the review, I'll send v3 soon

Thanks
Namhyung