linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 3/8] parisc: fix the exit status of arch/parisc/nm

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Date:   Fri, 27 May 2022 23:21:02 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     Helge Deller <deller@....de>
Cc:     Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        clang-built-linux <llvm@...ts.linux.dev>,
        Parisc List <linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 3/8] parisc: fix the exit status of arch/parisc/nm

Hi Helge,


On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 10:58 PM Helge Deller <deller@....de> wrote:
>
> Hello Masahiro,
>
> On 5/27/22 12:01, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > parisc overrides 'nm' with a shell script. I do not know the reason,
> > but anyway it is how it has worked since 2003. [1]
>
> I don't know the reason either...
> I assume it was that the older toolchains had bugs and kept lots of local
> symbols like .LC? in the object files.
>
> I did a small build without the nm script (and removed it's reference
> in the Makefile), and it did not seem to break anything.
>
> > A problem is that this script returns the exit code of grep instead of
> > ${CROSS_COMPILE}nm.
>
> Instead of fixing this, I'd suggest that you simply remove the nm script
> alltogether. If you like I can apply such a patch in the parisc git tree,
> and you just drop this specific patch. Or you change your patch to remove it.
> Just let me know what you prefer.



This is a prerequisite of my kbuild work:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/20220527100155.1996314-5-masahiroy@kernel.org/T/#u

Without this, ARCH=parisc builds will be broken due to ${NM} returning 1.


I will send a patch to remove arch/parisc/nm.
Please give me your ack.

Thank you.




--
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada