linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] modpost: bypass module description test on vmlinux.o

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Message-ID: <5ef75c6b-07fe-4331-bd34-3ae496e185e7@quicinc.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 06:58:16 -0700
From: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>
To: Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
CC: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor
	<nathan@...nel.org>,
        Vincenzo Palazzo <vincenzopalazzodev@...il.com>,
        <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] modpost: bypass module description test on vmlinux.o

On 6/8/2024 1:25 AM, Nicolas Schier wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 07, 2024 at 02:42:43PM -0700, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>> When building modules with W=1, modpost will warn if a module is
>> missing a MODULE_DESCRIPTION. Unfortunately, it also performs this
>> test on vmlinux.o:
>>
>> WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in vmlinux.o
>>
>> Relocate the logic so that the test is not performed on vmlinux.o.
>>
>> Fixes: 1fffe7a34c89 ("script: modpost: emit a warning when the description is missing")
>> Signed-off-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>
>> ---
> 
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> you're a few hours too late:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/20240606183921.1128911-1-masahiroy@kernel.org/
> 

:)