Re: [PATCH 11/18] platform/x86: int3472: fix object shared between several modules

[Hans de Goede]

Hi,

On 11/21/22 10:06, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 5:12 PM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 11/21/22 00:45, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 5:55 AM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> On 11/20/22 14:55, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 11:08:17PM +0000, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
>>>>>> common.o is linked to both intel_skl_int3472_{discrete,tps68470}:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> scripts/Makefile.build:252: ./drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/Makefile:
>>>>>>> common.o is added to multiple modules: intel_skl_int3472_discrete
>>>>>>> intel_skl_int3472_tps68470
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Although both drivers share one Kconfig option
>>>>>> (CONFIG_INTEL_SKL_INT3472), it's better to not link one object file
>>>>>> into several modules (and/or vmlinux).
>>>>>> Under certain circumstances, such can lead to the situation fixed by
>>>>>> commit 637a642f5ca5 ("zstd: Fixing mixed module-builtin objects").
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Introduce the new module, intel_skl_int3472_common, to provide the
>>>>>> functions from common.o to both discrete and tps68470 drivers. This
>>>>>> adds only 3 exports and doesn't provide any changes to the actual
>>>>>> code.
>>>>
>>>> Replying to Andy's reply here since I never saw the original submission
>>>> which was not Cc-ed to platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx .
>>>>
>>>> As you mention already in the commit msg, the issue from:
>>>>
>>>> commit 637a642f5ca5 ("zstd: Fixing mixed module-builtin objects")
>>>>
>>>> is not an issue here since both modules sharing the .o file are
>>>> behind the same Kconfig option.
>>>>
>>>> So there is not really an issue here and common.o is tiny, so
>>>> small chances are it does not ever increase the .ko size
>>>> when looking a the .ko size rounded up to a multiple of
>>>> the filesystem size.
>>>>
>>>> At the same time adding an extra module does come with significant
>>>> costs, it will eat up at least 1 possibly more then 1 fs blocks
>>>> (I don't know what the module header size overhead is).
>>>>
>>>> And it needs to be loaded separately and module loading is slow;
>>>> and it will grow the /lib/modules/<kver>/modules.* sizes.
>>>>
>>>> So nack from me for this patch, since I really don't see
>>>> it adding any value.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This does have a value.
>>>
>>> This clarifies the ownership of the common.o,
>>> in other words, makes KBUILD_MODNAME deterministic.
>>>
>>>
>>> If an object belongs to a module,
>>> KBUILD_MODNAME is defined as the module name.
>>>
>>> If an object is always built-in,
>>> KBUILD_MODNAME is defined as the basename of the object.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is a question:
>>> if common.o is shared by two modules intel_skl_int3472_discrete
>>> and intel_skl_int3472_tps68470, what should KBUILD_MODNAME be?
>>>
>>>
>>> I see some patch submissions relying on the assumption that
>>> KBUILD_MODNAME is unique.
>>> We cannot determine KBUILD_MODNAME correctly if an object is shared
>>> by multiple modules.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> BTW, this patch is not the way I suggested.
>>> The Suggested-by should not have been there
>>> (or at least Reported-by)
>>>
>>>
>>> You argued "common.o is tiny", so I would vote for
>>> making them inline functions, like
>>>
>>>
>>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/20221119225650.1044591-2-alobakin@xxxxx/T/#u
>>
>> Yes just moving the contents of common.c to static inline helpers in common.h
>> would be much better.
>>
>> If someone creates such a patch, please do not forget to Cc
>> platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> I think this patch series should be split
> and sent to each sub-system instead of kbuild.

Yes definitely, the changes are big enough that not merging
this through the subsystem trees is going to cause conflicts.

Regards,

Hans





>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>> +MODULE_IMPORT_NS(INTEL_SKL_INT3472);
>>>>>> +
>>>>>
>>>>> Redundant blank line. You may put it to be last MODULE_*() in the file, if you
>>>>> think it would be more visible.
>>>>>
>>>>>>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel SkyLake INT3472 ACPI Discrete Device Driver");
>>>>>>  MODULE_AUTHOR("Daniel Scally <djrscally@xxxxxxxxx>");
>>>>>>  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
>>>>>
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>> +MODULE_IMPORT_NS(INTEL_SKL_INT3472);
>>>>>> +
>>>>>>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel SkyLake INT3472 ACPI TPS68470 Device Driver");
>>>>>>  MODULE_AUTHOR("Daniel Scally <djrscally@xxxxxxxxx>");
>>>>>>  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
>>>>>
>>>>> Ditto. And the same to all your patches.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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