linux-kernel - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: intel: Use *-y instead of *-objs in Makefile

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Message-ID: <18a6a31f-bccb-4d96-8503-1d80b5eb32e2@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 10:58:37 -0700
From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To: "Loktionov, Aleksandr" <aleksandr.loktionov@...el.com>, "Lobakin,
 Aleksander" <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>, Andy Shevchenko
	<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
CC: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>, Jesper Dangaard Brouer
	<hawk@...nel.org>, Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Richard Cochran
	<richardcochran@...il.com>, John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Eric Dumazet
	<edumazet@...gle.com>, "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org"
	<intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	"Nguyen, Anthony L" <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>, "bpf@...r.kernel.org"
	<bpf@...r.kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, "David S. Miller"
	<davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: intel: Use *-y
 instead of *-objs in Makefile



On 5/8/2024 7:42 AM, Loktionov, Aleksandr wrote:
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org> On
>> Behalf Of Alexander Lobakin
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 4:40 PM
>> To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
>> Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>; Jesper Dangaard Brouer
>> <hawk@...nel.org>; Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>;
>> netdev@...r.kernel.org; Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>;
>> John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>; linux-
>> kernel@...r.kernel.org; Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>; intel-
>> wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>;
>> Keller, Jacob E <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>; Nguyen, Anthony L
>> <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>; bpf@...r.kernel.org; Paolo Abeni
>> <pabeni@...hat.com>; David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: intel:
>> Use *-y instead of *-objs in Makefile
>>
>> From: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
>> Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 16:39:21 +0200
>>
>>> From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
>>> Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 17:25:31 +0300
>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 08, 2024 at 03:35:26PM +0200, Alexander Lobakin
>> wrote:
>>>>>> *-objs suffix is reserved rather for (user-space) host
>> programs
>>>>>> while usually *-y suffix is used for kernel drivers (although
>>>>>> *-objs works for that purpose for now).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let's correct the old usages of *-objs in Makefiles.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wait, I was sure I've seen somewhere that -objs is more new and
>>>>> preferred over -y.
>>>>
>>>> Then you are mistaken.
>>>>
>>>>> See recent dimlib comment where Florian changed -y to -objs for
>>>>> example.
>>>>
>>>> So does he :-)
>>>>
>>>>> Any documentation reference that -objs is for userspace and we
>>>>> should clearly use -y?
>>>>
>>>> Sure. Luckily it's documented in
>> Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
>>>> "Composite Host Programs" (mind the meaning of the word
>> "host"!).
>>>
>>> Oh okay, I see. `-objs` is indeed only mentioned in the host
>> chapter.
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Olek
> 
> Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@...el.com>

Yea, reading the makefiles.rst again, it does seem that -objs only is
intended for host programs. The fact that it works now is an accident.
Further use of -y is necessary as we also use module-$(CONFIG_SYMBOL) to
resolve cases where we only include the files if the configuration is set.

Makes sense to clean this up.

Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>