linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] kbuild: error out if $(KBUILD

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Date:   Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:02:42 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] kbuild: error out if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD) contains % or :

If the directory pass given to KBUILD_EXTMOD (or M=) contains % or :,
the module fails to build.

% is used in pattern rules, and : as the separator of dependencies.

Bail out with a clearer error message.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
---

 Makefile | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index faa4880f25f7..ecda62e27553 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ endif
 $(if $(word 2, $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)), \
 	$(error building multiple external modules is not supported))
 
+$(foreach x, % :, $(if $(findstring $x, $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)), \
+	$(error module directory path cannot contain '$x')))
+
 # Remove trailing slashes
 ifneq ($(filter %/, $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)),)
 KBUILD_EXTMOD := $(shell dirname $(KBUILD_EXTMOD).)
-- 
2.34.1