linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] drivers: gpu: drm: msm: registers: improve reproducibility

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Message-ID: <eoqcx4cjrfuf5a447c62ydrrvxncbya5iw3jgpvfdeijp6be6v@goctbvocjywa>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 13:57:41 +0300
From: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com>
To: Rob Clark <robdclark@...il.com>
Cc: Viswanath Kraleti <viswanath.kraleti@....qualcomm.com>,
        Abhinav Kumar <quic_abhinavk@...cinc.com>, Sean Paul <sean@...rly.run>,
        Marijn Suijten <marijn.suijten@...ainline.org>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>, Simona Vetter <simona@...ll.ch>,
        Ryan Eatmon <reatmon@...com>, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, freedreno@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] drivers: gpu: drm: msm: registers: improve
 reproducibility

On Sat, Sep 06, 2025 at 04:24:29PM -0700, Rob Clark wrote:
> On Sat, May 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM Dmitry Baryshkov
> <dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, May 24, 2025 at 09:25:37PM +0530, Viswanath Kraleti wrote:
> > > From: Ryan Eatmon <reatmon@...com>
> > >
> > > The files generated by gen_header.py capture the source path to the
> > > input files and the date.  While that can be informative, it varies
> > > based on where and when the kernel was built as the full path is
> > > captured.
> > >
> > > Since all of the files that this tool is run on is under the drivers
> > > directory, this modifies the application to strip all of the path before
> > > drivers.  Additionally it prints <stripped> instead of the date.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Ryan Eatmon <reatmon@...com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield@...il.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Viswanath Kraleti <viswanath.kraleti@....qualcomm.com>
> > > ---
> > > The files generated by gen_header.py include the source path to the
> > > input files and the build date. While this information can be useful,
> > > it inadvertently exposes build system configuration details in the
> > > binaries. This hinders binary reproducibility, as the output will
> > > vary if the build environment changes.
> > >
> > > This change was originally submitted to the linux-yocto-dev kernel [1]
> > > to address binary reproducibility QA errors. However, the fix is generic
> > > enough to be applicable to the mainline kernel and would benefit other
> > > distributions as well. So proposing it here for broader inclusion.
> > >
> > > [1] https://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-dev/commit/?id=f36faf0f9f8d8f5b4c43a68e5c6bd83a62253140
> > > ---
> > > Changes in v2:
> > > - Corrected author id
> > > - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250523-binrep-v1-1-c3a446518847@oss.qualcomm.com
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/gen_header.py | 8 +++++---
> > >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> >
> > Acked-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com>
> >
> > Rob, WDYT?
> 
> I'm revisiting this one, in the context of trying to re-sync
> gen_header.py with mesa.. but it is only changing the contents of
> comments, so it's not quite clear to me how this ends up mattering for
> binary reproducibility.
> 
> That said, since the generated files are no longer checked in to mesa
> or the kernel, we could probably just drop all of this if it mattered.

SGTM.

-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry