Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:54:49 +0100 | From | Sam Ravnborg <> | Subject | Re: kbuild: possible regression? |
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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.
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