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Message-Id: <DFUIMCAAYRYZ.3RH0727Y7TOS0@bootlin.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:30:55 +0100
From: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@...tlin.com>
To: "Alexei Starovoitov" <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
 Alexis Lothoré (eBPF Foundation)
 <alexis.lothore@...tlin.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/4] selftests/bpf: reorder test_progs
 sources alphabetically

Hi Alexei,

On Wed Jan 21, 2026 at 6:26 PM CET, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 7:18 AM Alexis Lothoré (eBPF Foundation)
> <alexis.lothore@...tlin.com> wrote:
>>
>> Update test_progs sources listing to make those sorted alphabetically
> ...
>
>> -TRUNNER_EXTRA_SOURCES := test_progs.c          \
>> -                        cgroup_helpers.c       \
>> -                        trace_helpers.c        \
>> -                        network_helpers.c      \
>> -                        testing_helpers.c      \
>> -                        btf_helpers.c          \
>> -                        cap_helpers.c          \
>> -                        unpriv_helpers.c       \
>> -                        netlink_helpers.c      \
>> -                        jit_disasm_helpers.c   \
>> -                        io_helpers.c           \
>> -                        test_loader.c          \
>> -                        xsk.c                  \
>> -                        disasm.c               \
>> -                        disasm_helpers.c       \
>> -                        json_writer.c          \
>> +TRUNNER_EXTRA_SOURCES := btf_helpers.c                 \
>> +                        cap_helpers.c                  \
>> +                        cgroup_helpers.c               \
>
>
> no need. Even if we sort it now it will not stick.
> Files might get renamed, new files added to the end, etc.
> Just add whatever you need to the end.

Ok, I'll remove it and just add bpftool_helpers at the end.

> Also see that there is a merge conflict. Pls respin.

ACK, will do.

Thanks,

Alexis




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