linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] selftests/sgx: Fix the implicit declaration of asprintf() compiler error

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Message-ID: <65a79654-90e8-42b9-a840-e2ef404fe1f2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 23:02:47 +0200
From: Mirsad Todorovac <mtodorovac69@...il.com>
To: John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>,
 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
 linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Edward Liaw <edliaw@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] selftests/sgx: Fix the implicit declaration of
 asprintf() compiler error

On 5/10/24 22:52, John Hubbard wrote:
> On 5/10/24 1:37 PM, Mirsad Todorovac wrote:
> ...
>> The fix defines __USE_GNU before including <stdio.h> in case it isn't already
>> defined. After this intervention the module compiles OK.
> 
> Instead of interventions, I believe the standard way to do this is to simply
> define _GNU_SOURCE before including the header file(s). For example, the
> following also fixes the compilation failure on Ubuntu:
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/main.c b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/main.c
> index 9820b3809c69..bb6e795d06e2 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/main.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/main.c
> @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
>  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>  /*  Copyright(c) 2016-20 Intel Corporation. */
>  
> +#define _GNU_SOURCE
>  #include <cpuid.h>
>  #include <elf.h>
>  #include <errno.h>
> 
> 
> However, that's not required, because Edward Liaw is already on v4 of
> a patchset[1] that fixes up the _GNU_SOURCE problem for all selftests.
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240510000842.410729-2-edliaw@google.com/
> 
> thanks,

Hi,

Yes, I actually like Ed's solution more, because it solves the asprintf() prototype
problem with TEST_HARNESS_MAIN macro for all of the tests.

Sorry for the noise and the time wasted reviewing. 8-|

Best regards,
Mirsad Todorovac