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

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Message-ID: <CAC1kPDM5bbWZGZucqSS46NDZO_br6ypcrUNjXck5-CMNzJU34g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:40:18 +0800
From: Chen Linxuan <chenlinxuan@...ontech.com>
To: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Chen Linxuan <chenlinxuan@...ontech.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, zhanjun@...ontech.com, 
	niecheng1@...ontech.com, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] selftests/memfd: clean Makefile

On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> 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.

Once https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250612094033.2538122-2-chenlinxuan@uniontech.com/
gets merged,
there will be another example of compiling fuse in selftests in the kernel.
So I think it's not a big problem if we don't make this change here.

thanks,
Chen Linxuan

>
> thanks,
> -- Shuah
>
>