linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] kbuild: add debug package to pacman PKGBUILD

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Message-ID: <5f02a2e0-342d-472c-8a13-dc369391492d@t-8ch.de>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:03:38 +0200
From: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To: Jose Fernandez <jose.fernandez@...ux.dev>
Cc: Christian Heusel <christian@...sel.eu>, 
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>, Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>, 
	Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>, Peter Jung <ptr1337@...hyos.org>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] kbuild: add debug package to pacman PKGBUILD

On 2024-08-24 16:07:56+0000, Jose Fernandez wrote:
> Add a new debug package to the PKGBUILD for the pacman-pkg target. The
> debug package includes the non-stripped vmlinux file with debug symbols
> for kernel debugging and profiling. The file is installed at
> /usr/src/debug/${pkgbase}, with a symbolic link at
> /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/vmlinux. The debug package is built
> by default.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jose Fernandez <jose.fernandez@...ux.dev>
> Reviewed-by: Peter Jung <ptr1337@...hyos.org>

Acked-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>

Thanks!

> ---
> v2->v3:
> - Remove unnecessary mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/src/debug/${pkgbase}"
> - Use the new _prologue() function [1]
> - Add symbolic link to /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/vmlinux
> - Remove the dependency on the headers package
> v1->v2:
> - Use the new PACMAN_EXTRAPACKAGES [2] variable to allow users to disable the
> debug package if desired, instead of always including it.
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240816141844.1217356-1-masahiroy@kernel.org/
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240813185900.GA140556@thelio-3990X/T/
> 
>  scripts/package/PKGBUILD | 15 ++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/package/PKGBUILD b/scripts/package/PKGBUILD
> index 839cd5e634d2..f83493838cf9 100644
> --- a/scripts/package/PKGBUILD
> +++ b/scripts/package/PKGBUILD
> @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
>  pkgbase=${PACMAN_PKGBASE:-linux-upstream}
>  pkgname=("${pkgbase}")
>  
> -_extrapackages=${PACMAN_EXTRAPACKAGES-headers api-headers}
> +_extrapackages=${PACMAN_EXTRAPACKAGES-headers api-headers debug}
>  for pkg in $_extrapackages; do
>  	pkgname+=("${pkgbase}-${pkg}")
>  done
> @@ -111,6 +111,19 @@ _package-api-headers() {
>  	${MAKE} headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH="${pkgdir}/usr"
>  }
>  
> +_package-debug(){
> +	pkgdesc="Non-stripped vmlinux file for the ${pkgdesc} kernel"
> +
> +	local debugdir="${pkgdir}/usr/src/debug/${pkgbase}"
> +	local builddir="${pkgdir}/usr/${MODLIB}/build"
> +
> +	_prologue
> +
> +	install -Dt "${debugdir}" -m644 vmlinux
> +	mkdir -p "${builddir}"
> +	ln -sr "${debugdir}/vmlinux" "${builddir}/vmlinux"
> +}
> +
>  for _p in "${pkgname[@]}"; do
>  	eval "package_$_p() {
>  		$(declare -f "_package${_p#$pkgbase}")
> 
> base-commit: df829331cf5cccb2a1fdd7560eabfcec49f9b990
> -- 
> 2.46.0
>