linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] selftests/nolibc: stop testing constructor order

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Message-ID: <20250306222121.GA697@1wt.eu>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2025 23:21:21 +0100
From: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftests/nolibc: stop testing constructor order

On Thu, Mar 06, 2025 at 10:52:39PM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> The execution order of constructors in undefined and depends on the
> toolchain.  While recent toolchains seems to have a stable order, it
> doesn't work for older ones and may also change at any time.
> 
> Stop validating the order and instead only validate that all
> constructors are executed.
> 
> Reported-by: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250301110735.GA18621@1wt.eu/
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>

Awesome, thank you very much, Thomas!

Willy