linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: Report enabled nodes with duplicated address

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNAQdPMjZozjuwp5Z=_pXi-7JMXXcG0CMW+dWWX4GxJX-qg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 18 Dec 2021 10:02:09 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@...aro.org>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>,
        DTML <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: Report enabled nodes with duplicated address

On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 1:11 AM Sam Protsenko
<semen.protsenko@...aro.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 7 Dec 2021 at 16:03, Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@...aro.org> wrote:
> >
> > Duplicated unit address is a normal case, as long as no more than one
> > node using that address is enabled. Having duplicated addresses is
> > already allowed by '-Wno-unique_unit_address' in DTC_FLAGS. But two
> > simultaneously enabled nodes sharing the same address is usually
> > incorrect. Add '-Wunique_unit_address_if_enabled' flag to report
> > warnings for such case when doing "make dtbs_check".
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@...aro.org>
> > Reported-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
> > Suggested-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
> > ---
> > NOTE: After applying this patch, a lot of warnings appear on "make
> > dtbs_check". I'm not completely sure if it's ok, so feel free to Nack.
> >
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Do you think this patch is feasible? You asked me to send it before,
> though I now see it leads to a lot of errors being revealed when doing
> "make dtbs" and "make dtbs_check". Please let me know if it's Ack or
> Nack -- I'm fine with any resolution, just want to know if I should
> continue to carry it in my local branch or drop it.
>
> Thanks!


This is up to Rob.
I do not mind either way.

>
> >  scripts/Makefile.lib | 3 ++-
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
> > index ce6142238835..2f00c996d2e3 100644
> > --- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
> > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
> > @@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ DTC_FLAGS += -Wno-unit_address_vs_reg \
> >         -Wno-alias_paths \
> >         -Wno-graph_child_address \
> >         -Wno-simple_bus_reg \
> > -       -Wno-unique_unit_address
> > +       -Wno-unique_unit_address \
> > +       -Wunique_unit_address_if_enabled
> >  endif
> >
> >  ifneq ($(findstring 2,$(KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN)),)
> > --
> > 2.30.2
> >



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada