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    SubjectRe: kbuild: possible regression?
    On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 08:45:01PM +0100, Jan Altenberg wrote:
    > Hi Sam,
    >
    > > > commit 0b35786d77ba4037f181982cc8ca20a7a3bf0fd2
    > > > Author: Milton Miller <miltonm@bga.com>
    > > > Date: Fri Sep 21 18:09:02 2007 -0500
    > > >
    > > > kbuild: call make once for all targets when O=.. is used
    > > >
    > > > Change the invocations of make in the output directory Makefile and the
    > > > main Makefile for separate object trees to pass all goals to one $(MAKE)
    > > > via a new phony target "sub-make" and the existing target _all.
    > > >
    > > > When compiling with separate object directories, a separate make is called
    > > > in the context of another directory (from the output directory the main
    > > > Makefile is called, the Makefile is then restarted with current directory
    > > > set to the object tree). Before this patch, when multiple make command
    > > > goals are specified, each target results in a separate make invocation.
    > > > With make -j, these invocations may run in parallel, resulting in multiple
    > > > commands running in the same directory clobbering each others results.
    > > >
    > > > I did not try to address make -j for mixed dot-config and no-dot-config
    > > > targets. Because the order does matter, a solution was not obvious.
    > > > Perhaps a simple check for MAKEFLAGS having -j and refusing to run would
    > > > be appropriate.
    > > >
    > > > Signed-off-by: Milton Miller <miltonm@bga.com>
    > > > Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
    > > >
    > > > So, am I facing a kbuild regression?
    > >
    > > Yes - I will try to fix it during the weekend (if Milton does not beat me).
    > > Thanks for reporting and bisecting!
    >
    > Have you made any progress on this? Let me know, if I can assist with
    > testing.

    Hi Jan.

    Not at all. My limited linux time goes into some x86 unification
    that I have given higher priority.
    But your report is saved and I will return to it.

    Sam
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