linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] kbuild: add more comments for KBUILD

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Date:   Thu, 29 Dec 2022 18:15:01 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] kbuild: add more comments for KBUILD_NOCMDDEP=1

The cmd-check for KBUILD_NOCMDDEP=1 may not be clear until you see
commit c4d5ee13984f ("kbuild: make KBUILD_NOCMDDEP=1 handle empty
built-in.o").

When a phony target (i.e. FORCE) is the only prerequisite, Kbuild
uses a tricky way to detect that the target does not exist.

Add more comments.

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

 scripts/Kbuild.include | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 1a7514f49089..4648ab8f11d4 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -170,9 +170,13 @@ cmd = @$(if $(cmd_$(1)),set -e; $($(quiet)log_print) $(delete-on-interrupt) $(cm
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_NOCMDDEP),1)
 # Check if both commands are the same including their order. Result is empty
 # string if equal. User may override this check using make KBUILD_NOCMDDEP=1
+# If the target does not exist, the *.cmd file should not be included so
+# $(savedcmd_$@) gets empty. Then, target will be built even if $(newer-prereqs)
+# happens to become empty.
 cmd-check = $(filter-out $(subst $(space),$(space_escape),$(strip $(savedcmd_$@))), \
                          $(subst $(space),$(space_escape),$(strip $(cmd_$1))))
 else
+# We still need to detect missing targets.
 cmd-check = $(if $(strip $(savedcmd_$@)),,1)
 endif
 
@@ -186,6 +190,8 @@ make-cmd = $(call escsq,$(subst $(pound),$$(pound),$(subst $$,$$$$,$(cmd_$(1))))
 
 # Find any prerequisites that are newer than target or that do not exist.
 # PHONY targets skipped in both cases.
+# If there is no prerequisite other than phony targets, $(newer-prereqs) becomes
+# empty even if the target does not exist. cmd-check saves this corner case.
 newer-prereqs = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?)
 
 # It is a typical mistake to forget the FORCE prerequisite. Check it here so
-- 
2.34.1