linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/2] fortify: Rename temporary file to match ignore pattern

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Message-Id: <20260114-fortify-improve-handling-of-tempfile-v2-1-63b86c4dbd0e@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:57:14 +0100
From: Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>
To: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, 
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>, 
 WangYuli <wangyuli@...c.io>, Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] fortify: Rename temporary file to match ignore
 pattern

test_fortify.sh uses a temporary file that might appear as untracked
file in some rare sitations.  Rename it to match one of top-level's
gitignore patterns.

Reported-by: WangYuli <wangyuli@...c.io>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/20251112114725.287349-1-wangyuli@aosc.io/
Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
Reviewed-by: WangYuli <wangyuli@...c.io>
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>
---
 lib/test_fortify/test_fortify.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/test_fortify/test_fortify.sh b/lib/test_fortify/test_fortify.sh
index c2688ab8281d025ad80168b783d293950c4e726c..368d07d9acbf737be376756b39def87f12f4e9bf 100644
--- a/lib/test_fortify/test_fortify.sh
+++ b/lib/test_fortify/test_fortify.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WANT="__${FILE%%-*}"
 # Argument 2: Where to write the build log.
 OUT="$1"
 shift
-TMP="${OUT}.tmp"
+TMP="${OUT%/*}/.${OUT##*/}.tmp"
 
 # Argument 3: Path to "nm" tool.
 NM="$1"

-- 
2.47.3