Re: [PATCH RFC] tools: Factor Clang, LLC and LLVM utils definitions

[Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 1:12 AM Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 1:04 AM Andrii Nakryiko
> <andrii.nakryiko@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 2:36 PM Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 10:54:04AM +0100, Sedat Dilek wrote:
> > > > When dealing with BPF/BTF/pahole and DWARF v5 I wanted to build bpftool.
> > > >
> > > > While looking into the source code I found duplicate assignments
> > > > in misc tools for the LLVM eco system, e.g. clang and llvm-objcopy.
> > > >
> > > > Move the Clang, LLC and/or LLVM utils definitions to
> > > > tools/scripts/Makefile.include file and add missing
> > > > includes where needed.
> > > > Honestly, I was inspired by commit c8a950d0d3b9
> > > > ("tools: Factor HOSTCC, HOSTLD, HOSTAR definitions").
> > > >
> > > > I tested with bpftool and perf on Debian/testing AMD64 and
> > > > LLVM/Clang v11.1.0-rc1.
> > > >
> > > > Build instructions:
> > > >
> > > > [ make and make-options ]
> > > > MAKE="make V=1"
> > > > MAKE_OPTS="HOSTCC=clang HOSTCXX=clang++ HOSTLD=ld.lld CC=clang LD=ld.lld LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1"
> > > > MAKE_OPTS="$MAKE_OPTS PAHOLE=/opt/pahole/bin/pahole"
> > > >
> > > > [ clean-up ]
> > > > $MAKE $MAKE_OPTS -C tools/ clean
> > > >
> > > > [ bpftool ]
> > > > $MAKE $MAKE_OPTS -C tools/bpf/bpftool/
> > > >
> > > > [ perf ]
> > > > PYTHON=python3 $MAKE $MAKE_OPTS -C tools/perf/
> > > >
> > > > I was careful with respecting the user's wish to override custom compiler,
> > > > linker, GNU/binutils and/or LLVM utils settings.
> > > >
> > > > Some personal notes:
> > > > 1. I have NOT tested with cross-toolchain for other archs (cross compiler/linker etc.).
> > > > 2. This patch is on top of Linux v5.11-rc3.
> > > >
> > > > I hope to get some feedback from especially Linux-bpf folks.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@gmail.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile                  | 2 --
> > > >  tools/bpf/runqslower/Makefile               | 3 ---
> > > >  tools/build/feature/Makefile                | 4 ++--
> > > >  tools/perf/Makefile.perf                    | 1 -
> > >
> > > for tools/build and tools/perf
> > >
> > > Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
> > >
> >
> > It's pretty straightforward and looks good for bpftool and runqslower,
> > but I couldn't apply directly to test due to merge conflicts.
> >
> > Also, which tree this should go through, given it touches multiple
> > parts under tools/?
> >
>
> Sorry, for the conflicts.
> AFAICS I should do this again against Linux v5.11-rc4 vanilla?
> Is this OK to you?
>

I re-checked:
This patch was on top of Linux v5.11-rc3 and applies cleanly against
Linux v5.11-rc.

Please let me know if I should adapt to a different Git tree.

- Sedat -

> Good hint, cannot say through which tree this should go through.
>
> - Sedat -
>
> > > jirka
> > >
> > > >  tools/scripts/Makefile.include              | 7 +++++++
> > > >  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile        | 3 +--
> > > >  tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/Makefile | 3 +--
> > > >  7 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
> > > > index f897cb5fb12d..71c14efa6e91 100644
> > > > --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
> > > > +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
> > >
> > > SNIP
> > >