linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND] selftests/memfd: clean Makefile

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Message-ID: <72998015-c571-437b-a77a-1c49a2787fc7@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:02:01 -0600
From: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Chen Linxuan <chenlinxuan@...ontech.com>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, zhanjun@...ontech.com,
 niecheng1@...ontech.com, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] selftests/memfd: clean Makefile

On 6/19/25 01:43, Chen Linxuan wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 6/9/25 20:05, Chen Linxuan wrote:
>>> When writing a test for fusectl, I referred to this Makefile as a
>>> reference for creating a FUSE daemon in the selftests.
>>> While doing so, I noticed that there is a minor issue in the Makefile.
>>
>> What happens if this change isn't made?
> 
> Nothing will happen.
> When I was writing tests for the fusectl filesystem in the kernel repository,
> I came across this file as a reference.
> Then I found that the process of passing CFLAGS was not correct.
> So, for the reason of not wanting others to be misled again,
> I want to update the compilation process here.
> 

If there is no obvious reason then let's not make this change.

thanks,
-- Shuah