Re: [PATCH v1] tools/resolve_btfids: Tidy host CFLAGS forcing

[Nathan Chancellor]

On Wed, Feb 01, 2023 at 09:50:38PM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 01, 2023 at 10:57:40AM -0800, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 2:43 AM Jiri Olsa <olsajiri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 01, 2023 at 11:00:02AM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 05:50:15PM -0800, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > > > > Avoid passing CROSS_COMPILE to submakes and ensure CFLAGS is forced to
> > > > > HOSTCFLAGS for submake builds. This fixes problems with cross
> > > > > compilation.
> > > > >
> > > > > Tidy to not unnecessarily modify/export CFLAGS, make the override for
> > > > > prepare and build clearer.
> > > > >
> > > > > Fixes: 13e07691a16f ("tools/resolve_btfids: Alter how HOSTCC is forced")
> > > > > Reported-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > hum, that seems to build just the fixdep and skip the resolve_btfids binary
> > > >
> > > > make[1]: Entering directory '/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-qemu/build'
> > > >   GEN     Makefile
> > > >   CALL    ../scripts/checksyscalls.sh
> > > >   DESCEND bpf/resolve_btfids
> > > >   HOSTCC  /home/jolsa/kernel/linux-qemu/build/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/fixdep.o
> > > >   HOSTLD  /home/jolsa/kernel/linux-qemu/build/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/fixdep-in.o
> > > >   LINK    /home/jolsa/kernel/linux-qemu/build/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/fixdep
> > > >   UPD     include/generated/utsversion.h
> > > >   CC      init/version-timestamp.o
> > > >   LD      .tmp_vmlinux.btf
> > > >   BTF     .btf.vmlinux.bin.o
> > > > die__process_unit: DW_TAG_label (0xa) @ <0x4f0d4> not handled!
> > > >
> > > >   ...
> > > >
> > > > die__process_unit: DW_TAG_label (0xa) @ <0xaf91cc3> not handled!
> > > > die__process_unit: DW_TAG_label (0xa) @ <0xb032fa7> not handled!
> > > >   LD      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms1
> > > >   NM      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms1.syms
> > > >   KSYMS   .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms1.S
> > > >   AS      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms1.S
> > > >   LD      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms2
> > > >   NM      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms2.syms
> > > >   KSYMS   .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms2.S
> > > >   AS      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms2.S
> > > >   LD      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms3
> > > >   NM      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms3.syms
> > > >   KSYMS   .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms3.S
> > > >   AS      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms3.S
> > > >   LD      vmlinux
> > > >   BTFIDS  vmlinux
> > > > ../scripts/link-vmlinux.sh: line 277: ./tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/resolve_btfids: No such file or directory
> > > > make[2]: *** [../scripts/Makefile.vmlinux:35: vmlinux] Error 127
> > > > make[2]: *** Deleting file 'vmlinux'
> > > > make[1]: *** [/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-qemu/Makefile:1264: vmlinux] Error 2
> > > > make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/jolsa/kernel/linux-qemu/build'
> > > > make: *** [Makefile:242: __sub-make] Error 2
> > > >
> > > > we actually have the hostprogs support in tools/build and we use it for
> > > > fixdep, I think we should use it also here, I'll check
> > >
> > > it doesn't look that bad.. the change below fixes the build for me,
> > > perhaps we should do that for all the host tools
> > >
> > > jirka
> > 
> > I don't mind this. The fixdep vs all thing is just cause by the
> > ordering in the Makefile, you can fix by specifying the target or add
> > this patch:
> > ```
> > --- a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
> > +++ b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
> > @@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ HOST_OVERRIDES_BUILD := $(HOST_OVERRIDES_PREPARE) \
> > 
> > LIBS = $(LIBELF_LIBS) -lz
> > 
> > +all: $(BINARY)
> > +
> > export srctree OUTPUT Q
> > include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.include
> > 
> > -all: $(BINARY)
> > -
> > prepare: $(BPFOBJ) $(SUBCMDOBJ)
> > 
> > $(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)/libsubcmd $(LIBBPF_OUT):
> > ```
> > 
> > Should we do this and the hostprogs migration as a follow up? There
> > isn't that much use of hostprogs in tools, but I like that your change
> > will show HOSTCC rather than CC during compilation. If we use
> > hostprogs can we just avoid the overrides altogether?
> 
> right, I think so.. we can now remove it for the BINARY target and
> then for the rest of 'prepare' once they are converted to hostprogs..
> not sure how 'hostprogs' will work for library, will need to check
> 
> I'll try to send the format patch with the fix below tomorrow
> 
> Nathan, any chance you could test it?


Sure thing, would you happen to have a single patch file of what I
should test? I am a little confused from reading the thread (unless what
you want tested has not been sent yet).

Cheers,
Nathan

> > > ---
> > > diff --git a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Build b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Build
> > > index ae82da03f9bf..077de3829c72 100644
> > > --- a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Build
> > > +++ b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Build
> > > @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
> > > +hostprogs := resolve_btfids
> > > +
> > >  resolve_btfids-y += main.o
> > >  resolve_btfids-y += rbtree.o
> > >  resolve_btfids-y += zalloc.o
> > > @@ -7,4 +9,4 @@ resolve_btfids-y += str_error_r.o
> > >
> > >  $(OUTPUT)%.o: ../../lib/%.c FORCE
> > >         $(call rule_mkdir)
> > > -       $(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
> > > +       $(call if_changed_dep,host_cc_o_c)
> > > diff --git a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
> > > index daed388aa5d7..de513fd08535 100644
> > > --- a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
> > > +++ b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
> > > @@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ HOST_OVERRIDES := AR="$(HOSTAR)" CC="$(HOSTCC)" LD="$(HOSTLD)" ARCH="$(HOSTARCH)
> > >                   EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(HOSTCFLAGS) $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS)"
> > >
> > >  RM      ?= rm
> > > +HOSTCC  ?= gcc
> > > +HOSTLD  ?= ld
> > > +HOSTAR  ?= ar
> > >  CROSS_COMPILE =
> > >
> > >  OUTPUT ?= $(srctree)/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/
> > > @@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ $(BPFOBJ): $(wildcard $(LIBBPF_SRC)/*.[ch] $(LIBBPF_SRC)/Makefile) | $(LIBBPF_OU
> > >  LIBELF_FLAGS := $(shell $(HOSTPKG_CONFIG) libelf --cflags 2>/dev/null)
> > >  LIBELF_LIBS  := $(shell $(HOSTPKG_CONFIG) libelf --libs 2>/dev/null || echo -lelf)
> > >
> > > -CFLAGS += -g \
> > > +HOSTCFLAGS += -g \
> > >            -I$(srctree)/tools/include \
> > >            -I$(srctree)/tools/include/uapi \
> > >            -I$(LIBBPF_INCLUDE) \
> > > @@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ CFLAGS += -g \
> > >
> > >  LIBS = $(LIBELF_LIBS) -lz
> > >
> > > -export srctree OUTPUT CFLAGS Q
> > > +export srctree OUTPUT HOSTCFLAGS Q HOSTCC HOSTLD HOSTAR
> > >  include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.include
> > >
> > >  $(BINARY_IN): fixdep FORCE prepare | $(OUTPUT)