On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 8:20 PM Jessica Yu <jeyu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > +++ Masahiro Yamada [29/10/19 21:38 +0900]: > >The modpost, with the -d option given, generates per-module .ns_deps > >files. > > > >Kbuild generates per-module .mod files to carry module information. > >This is convenient because Make handles multiple jobs when the -j > >option is given. > > > >On the other hand, the modpost always runs as a single thread. > >I do not see a strong reason to produce separate .ns_deps files. > > > >This commit changes the modpost to generate just one file, > >modules.nsdeps, each line of which has the following format: > > > > <module_name>: <list of missing namespaces> > > > >Please note it contains *missing* namespaces instead of required ones. > >So, modules.nsdeps is empty if the namespace dependency is all good. > > > >This will work more efficiently because spatch will no longer process > >already imported namespaces. I removed the '(if needed)' from the > >nsdeps log since spatch is invoked only when needed. > > > >This also solved the stale .ns_deps files problem reported by > >Jessica Yu: > > > > https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/10/28/467 > > > >While I was here, I improved the modpost code a little more; > >I freed ns_deps_bus.p because buf_write() allocates memory. > > > >Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >--- > > > > .gitignore | 2 +- > > Documentation/dontdiff | 1 + > > Makefile | 4 ++-- > > scripts/Makefile.modpost | 2 +- > > scripts/mod/modpost.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++----------------------- > > scripts/mod/modpost.h | 4 ++-- > > scripts/nsdeps | 21 +++++++++---------- > > 7 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) > > > >diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore > >index 70580bdd352c..72ef86a5570d 100644 > >--- a/.gitignore > >+++ b/.gitignore > >@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ > > *.lzo > > *.mod > > *.mod.c > >-*.ns_deps > > *.o > > *.o.* > > *.patch > >@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ modules.order > > /System.map > > /Module.markers > > /modules.builtin.modinfo > >+/modules.nsdeps > > > > # > > # RPM spec file (make rpm-pkg) > >diff --git a/Documentation/dontdiff b/Documentation/dontdiff > >index 9f4392876099..72fc2e9e2b63 100644 > >--- a/Documentation/dontdiff > >+++ b/Documentation/dontdiff > >@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ mkutf8data > > modpost > > modules.builtin > > modules.builtin.modinfo > >+modules.nsdeps > > modules.order > > modversions.h* > > nconf > >diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile > >index 0ef897fd9cfd..1e3f307bd49b 100644 > >--- a/Makefile > >+++ b/Makefile > >@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ endif # CONFIG_MODULES > > > > # Directories & files removed with 'make clean' > > CLEAN_DIRS += include/ksym > >-CLEAN_FILES += modules.builtin.modinfo > >+CLEAN_FILES += modules.builtin.modinfo modules.nsdeps > > Hmm, I tried to run `make -C path/to/kernel/src M=$(PWD) clean` for a test > external module, but it didn't remove modules.nsdeps for me. I declared a > MODULE namespace for testing purposes. > > $ make > make -C /dev/shm/linux M=/tmp/ppyu/test-module > make[1]: Entering directory '/dev/shm/linux' > AR /tmp/ppyu/test-module/built-in.a > CC [M] /tmp/ppyu/test-module/test1.o > CC [M] /tmp/ppyu/test-module/test2.o > LD [M] /tmp/ppyu/test-module/test.o > Building modules, stage 2. > MODPOST 1 modules > WARNING: module test uses symbol try_module_get from namespace MODULE, but does not import it. > CC [M] /tmp/ppyu/test-module/test.mod.o > LD [M] /tmp/ppyu/test-module/test.ko > make[1]: Leaving directory '/dev/shm/linux' > > Then I make nsdeps: > > make -C /dev/shm/linux M=/tmp/ppyu/test-module nsdeps > make[1]: Entering directory '/dev/shm/linux' > Building modules, stage 2. > MODPOST 1 modules > WARNING: module test uses symbol try_module_get from namespace MODULE, but does not import it. > Adding namespace MODULE to module /tmp/ppyu/test-module/test.ko. > --- /tmp/ppyu/test-module/test1.c > +++ /tmp/cocci-output-3696-c1f8b3-test1.c > @@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ static void __exit hello_cleanup(void) > module_init(hello_init); > module_exit(hello_cleanup); > MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); > +MODULE_IMPORT_NS(MODULE); > make[1]: Leaving directory '/dev/shm/linux' > $ cat modules.nsdeps > /tmp/ppyu/test-module/test.ko: MODULE > > Looks good so far, then I try make clean: > > $ make clean > make -C /dev/shm/linux M=/tmp/ppyu/test-module clean > make[1]: Entering directory '/dev/shm/linux' > CLEAN /tmp/ppyu/test-module/Module.symvers > make[1]: Leaving directory '/dev/shm/linux' > $ ls > Makefile modules.nsdeps test1.c test2.c > > But modules.nsdeps is still there. > Good catch! I forgot to take care of it for external module builds. The following should work. I will fold it in 3/4. diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 79be70bf2899..6035702803eb 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ _emodinst_post: _emodinst_ $(call cmd,depmod) clean-dirs := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD) -clean: rm-files := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Module.symvers +clean: rm-files := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Module.symvers $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/modules.nsdeps PHONY += / /: -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada