Messages in this thread | | | From | Masahiro Yamada <> | Date | Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:09:21 +0900 | Subject | Re: Linux 4.16-rc1: regression bisected, Debian kernel package tool make-kpkg stalls indefinitely during kernel build due to commit "kconfig: remove check_stdin()" |
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2018-02-13 12:00 GMT+09:00 Woody Suwalski <terraluna977@gmail.com>: > Sander Eikelenboom wrote: >> >> L.S., >> >> The Debian kernel-package tool make-kpkg for easy building of upstream >> kernels on Debian fails with linux 4.16-rc1. >> >> The tool (perl script) while invoked with: >> make-kpkg --initrd --append_to_version -20180212 kernel_image >> >> On a git tree with a .config from the previous kernel release, so new >> KConfig questions have to be asked on new or changed options. >> >> The script stalls indefinitely while it seems to be excuting: >> exec make kpkg_version=13.018+nmu1 -f >> /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal.mk debian >> APPEND_TO_VERSION=-t440s-20180212 INITRD=YES >> >> After using ctrl-c to break out it, i get: >> ^CFailed to create a ./debian directory: No such file or directory at >> /usr/bin/make-kpkg line 970. >> >> Bisection turned up as culprit: >> commit d2a04648a5dbc3d1d043b35257364f0197d4d868 >> kconfig: remove check_stdin() >> Except silentoldconfig, valid_stdin is 1, so check_stdin() is >> no-op. >> oldconfig and silentoldconfig work almost in the same way except >> that >> the latter generates additional files under include/. Both ask users >> for input for new symbols. >> I do not know why only silentoldconfig requires stdio be tty. >> $ rm -f .config; touch .config >> $ yes "" | make oldconfig > stdout >> $ rm -f .config; touch .config >> $ yes "" | make silentoldconfig > stdout >> make[1]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1 >> make: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 2 >> $ tail -n 4 stdout >> Console input/output is redirected. Run 'make oldconfig' to update >> configuration. >> scripts/kconfig/Makefile:40: recipe for target >> 'silentoldconfig' failed >> Makefile:507: recipe for target 'silentoldconfig' failed >> Redirection is useful, for example, for testing where we want to >> give >> particular key inputs from a test file, then check the result. >> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com> >> Reviewed-by: Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@gmail.com> >> >> Reverting this specific commit makes make-kpkg work again as usual. >> >> Version of the kernel-package used: >> ii kernel-package >> 13.018+nmu1 >> >> >> I also cc'ed the Debian developer who maintains the kernel-package >> package: Manoj Srivastava >> >> -- >> Sander >> > I have noticed today the same - the kernel-build blockage was in (as I > recall) > srcipts/kconfig/conf -s --silentoldconfig Kbuild > > I have bypassed it by regenerating the .config "by hand"...
silentoldconfig asks you values for new symbols. So, you must answer questions to proceed.
How does 'make-kpkg' handle silentoldconfig?
Re-direct stdio, then make it forcibly fail?
-- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada
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