Re: [PATCH] selftests: futex: set DEFAULT_INSTALL_HDR_PATH

From: Muhammad Usama Anjum
Date: Mon Feb 07 2022 - 15:50:34 EST


On 2/7/22 11:40 PM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> On 1/19/22 3:33 AM, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote:
>> If only futex selftest is compiled, uapi header files are copied to the
>> selftests/futex/functional directory. This copy isn't needed. Set the
>> DEFAULT_INSTALL_HDR_PATH variable to 1 to use the default header install
>> path only. This removes extra copy of header file.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>   tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile | 1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
>> b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
>> index 5cc38de9d8ea..9a8c3700d773 100644
>> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
>> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ TEST_PROGS := run.sh
>>     top_srcdir = ../../../../..
>>   KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
>> +DEFAULT_INSTALL_HDR_PATH := 1
>>   include ../../lib.mk
>>     $(TEST_GEN_FILES): $(HEADERS)
>>
>
> This will be a good cleanup. However, please make there is no dependencies
> in the futex test sub-dirs on being able to find the headers under futex
>
I've tried the following variations. The build is fine.

cd tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional
make

cd tools/testing/selftests/futex/
make

make -C tools/testing/selftests/

> I vaguely remember leaving this in place for reason.
>
This must have been fixed in previous changes made to the build system.

> thanks,
> -- Shuah
>