linux-kernel - [PATCH] kbuild: do not automatically add -w option to modpost

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Date:   Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:26:53 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        William McVicker <willmcvicker@...gle.com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
Subject: [PATCH] kbuild: do not automatically add -w option to modpost

When there is a missing input file (vmlinux.o or Module.symvers), you
are likely to get a ton of unresolved symbols.

Currently, Kbuild automatically adds the -w option to allow module builds
to continue with warnings instead of errors.

This may not be what the user expects because it is generally more useful
to catch all possible issues at build time instead of at run time.

Let's not do what the user did not ask.

If you still want to build modules anyway, you can proceed by explicitly
setting KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN=1. Since you may miss a real issue, you need
to be aware of what you are doing.

Suggested-by: William McVicker <willmcvicker@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
---

 scripts/Makefile.modpost | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 43343e13c542..9254ed811ddd 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -121,16 +121,14 @@ modpost-args += -e $(addprefix -i , $(KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS))
 
 endif # ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 
-ifneq ($(missing-input),)
-modpost-args += -w
-endif
-
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $@
       cmd_modpost = \
 	$(if $(missing-input), \
 		echo >&2 "WARNING: $(missing-input) is missing."; \
 		echo >&2 "         Modules may not have dependencies or modversions."; \
-		echo >&2 "         You may get many unresolved symbol warnings.";) \
+		echo >&2 "         You may get many unresolved symbol errors.";) \
+		echo >&2 "         You can set KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN=1 to turn errors into warning"; \
+		echo >&2 "         if you want to proceed at your own risk."; \
 	$(MODPOST) $(modpost-args)
 
 targets += $(output-symdump)
-- 
2.34.1