[linux-yocto] Custom kernel recipe based on linux-yocto fails due to wrong make call

David Daniel david.daniel at bbv.ch
Mon Aug 27 06:16:18 PDT 2018 

Am Freitag, den 24.08.2018, 11:59 -0400 schrieb Bruce Ashfield:
> On 2018-08-24 11:54 AM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> > On 2018-08-23 4:55 AM, David Daniel wrote:
> > > Am Mittwoch, den 22.08.2018, 20:35 -0400 schrieb Bruce Ashfield:
> > > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 7:31 AM, David Daniel <david.daniel at bbv
> > > > .ch>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi all
> > > > > 
> > > > > I am trying to get a custom kernel recipe to work and it
> > > > > fails by
> > > > > issuing a weird make command - the command contains the
> > > > > arguments
> > > > > one
> > > > > would pass to gcc when cross-compiling. Bitbake spits a NOTE
> > > > > about
> > > > > the
> > > > > error that looks like the following:
> > > > > 
> > > > > ----------------------
> > > > > ERROR: linux-vortex86-4.14.65-r0 do_compile: oe_runmake
> > > > > failed
> > > > > ERROR: linux-vortex86-4.14.65-r0 do_compile: Function failed:
> > > > > do_compile (log file is located at /home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > > > vortex86/4.14.65-
> > > > > r0/temp/log.do_compile.13645)
> > > > > ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in:
> > > > > /home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > > > vortex86/4.14.65-
> > > > > r0/temp/log.do_compile.13645
> > > > > Log data follows:
> > > > > > DEBUG: Executing shell function do_compile
> > > > > > NOTE: make -j 8 HOSTCC=gcc 
> > > > > > -isystem/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > > > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/include -O2
> > > > > > -pipe
> > > > > > -L/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-
> > > > > > linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-
> > > > > > native/usr/lib
> > > > > > -L/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-
> > > > > > linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/lib
> > > > > > -Wl,-
> > > > > > rpath-link,/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > > > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib -Wl,-
> > > > > > rpath-
> > > > > > link,/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-
> > > > > > poky-linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-
> > > > > > native/lib
> > > > > > -Wl,-rpath,/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > > > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib -Wl,-
> > > > > > rpath,/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-
> > > > > > poky-linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-
> > > > > > native/lib
> > > > > > -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--all
> > > > > 
> > > > >   ow-shlib-undefined -Wl,--dynamic-
> > > > > linker=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/sysroots-uninative/x86_64-linux/lib/ld-
> > > > > linux-x86-
> > > > > 64.so.2 HOSTCPP=gcc  -E zImage CC=i586-poky-linux-gcc  -fuse-
> > > > > ld=bfd
> > > > > -fdebug-prefix-map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > > > vortex86/4.14.65-
> > > > > r0=/usr/src/debug/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0 -fdebug-prefix-
> > > > > map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-
> > > > > linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot= -fdebug-
> > > > > prefix-
> > > > > map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-
> > > > > linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native= 
> > > > > -fdebug-
> > > > > prefix-map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-ng/poky/build/tmp/work-
> > > > > shared/vortex86/kernel-source=/usr/src/kernel -ffile-prefix-
> > > > > map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-
> > > > > linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/git=/kernel-source/  LD=i586-
> > > > > poky-
> > > > > linux-ld.bfd
> > > > > >    GEN     ./Makefile
> > > > > > scripts/kconfig/conf  --silentoldconfig Kconfig
> > > > > > make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'zImage'.  Stop.
> > > > > > make[1]: *** [Makefile:146: sub-make] Error 2
> > > > > > make: *** [Makefile:24: __sub-make] Error 2
> > > > > > ERROR: oe_runmake failed
> > > > > > WARNING: /home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > > > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > > > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/temp/run.do_compile.13645:1 exit 1 from
> > > > > > 'exit
> > > > > > 1'
> > > > > > ERROR: Function failed: do_compile (log file is located at
> > > > > > /home/david/yocto/kraemer-ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-
> > > > > > poky-
> > > > > > linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/temp/log.do_compile.13645)
> > > > > 
> > > > > ERROR: Task (/home/david/yocto/kraemer-ng/poky/build/../meta-
> > > > > vortex86/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-vortex86_4.14.65-
> > > > > 1.bb:do_compile) failed with exit code '1'
> > > > > NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 513 tasks of which 509 didn't
> > > > > need
> > > > > to be rerun and 1 failed.
> > > > > ----------------------
> > > > > 
> > > > > We have a device with a vortex86 (mainly i586 or i686 without
> > > > > CMOV)
> > > > > processor why I created a corresponding machine. The machine
> > > > > is
> > > > > defined
> > > > > with tune-i586.inc. The machine definition seems to be fine,
> > > > > the
> > > > > cross
> > > > > compiler gets built and many packages build correctly for the
> > > > > target
> > > > > system. This is the machine configuration:
> > > > > 
> > > > > ----------------------
> > > > > require conf/machine/include/tune-i586.inc
> > > > > 
> > > > > TARGET_ARCH = "i586"
> > > > > PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-vortex86"
> > > > > MACHINE_FEATURES = "ext2 irda keyboard pcbios pci rtc screen
> > > > > serial
> > > > > touchscreen usbhost"
> > > > > 
> > > > > TARGET_FPU ?= "soft"
> > > > > X86ARCH32 ?= "i586"
> > > > > 
> > > > > TUNE_PKGARCH = "${TUNE_PKGARCH_tune-${DEFAULTTUNE}}"
> > > > > 
> > > > > TUNECONFLICTS[m32] = "m64 mx32"
> > > > > TUNE_ARCH = "i586"
> > > > > 
> > > > > GLIBC_ADDONS = "nptl"
> > > > > 
> > > > > SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttymxc2"
> > > > > 
> > > > > IMAGE_FSTYPES += "wic wic.bmap"
> > > > > WKS_FILE ?= "kraemer.wks"
> > > > > do_image_wic[depends] += "gptfdisk-
> > > > > native:do_populate_sysroot"
> > > > > do_image_wic[recrdeptask] += "do_bootimg"
> > > > > ----------------------
> > > > > 
> > > > > I guess the problem lies in the kernel recipe, since
> > > > > everything
> > > > > else
> > > > > seems to be fine. I started with a recipe that was shown on
> > > > > the
> > > > > presentation "Working with the Linux Kernel in the Yocto
> > > > > Project"
> > > > > that
> > > > > was published in March this year:
> > > > > 
> > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZACGS5nQxw
> > > > > 
> > > > > This didn't work though and I started to search the
> > > > > documentation.
> > > > > I
> > > > > finally found:
> > > > > 
> > > > > https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/1.6.1/kernel-dev/kernel-dev
> > > > > .html#
> > > > > working-with-your-own-sources
> > > > > 
> > > > > So I went ahead and modified until I got the current version
> > > > > of the
> > > > > recipe:
> > > > > 
> > > > > ----------------------
> > > > > SECTION = "kernel"
> > > > > DESCRIPTION = "Linux kernel for the Vortex86 processor"
> > > > > LICENSE = "GPLv2"
> > > > > FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend = "${THISDIR}/linux-vortex86:"
> > > > > LIC_FILES_CHKSUM =
> > > > > "file://COPYING;md5=d7810fab7487fb0aad327b76f1be7cd7"
> > > > > 
> > > > > require recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
> > > > > inherit kernel
> > > > > 
> > > > > SRCBRANCH = "linux-4.14.y"
> > > > > SRCREV = "80a4edf7eba019147d93e60843bd2dda66526d5c"
> > > > > 
> > > > > SRC_URI =
> > > > > "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.g
> > > > > it;bra
> > > > > nch=${SRCBRANCH} \
> > > > >             file://defconfig \
> > > > >             file://bootlogo.ppm"
> > > > > 
> > > > > LINUX_VERSION ?= "4.14.65"
> > > > > 
> > > > > S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
> > > > > PV = "4.14.65"
> > > > > PR = "r0"
> > > > > 
> > > > > COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "vortex86"
> > > > > ----------------------
> > > > > 
> > > > > Does anybody know what is wrong with that recipe? Why does
> > > > > bitbake
> > > > > for
> > > > > building the kernel call make with arguments for gcc?
> > > > 
> > > > Those are the flags for HOSTCC/HOSTCPP not for the actual
> > > > building of
> > > > the kernel image, they are required to properly build host
> > > > components
> > > > of the kernel (i.e. mconf) against the sysroot.
> > > > 
> > > > The error that you are pasting looks more like an invalid type
> > > > of
> > > > image (zImage) for your configured machine.
> > > > 
> > > > Bruce
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks for any hints!
> > > > > Best Regards
> > > > > Dave
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > linux-yocto mailing list
> > > > > linux-yocto at yoctoproject.org
> > > > > https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/linux-yocto
> > > 
> > > The problem is that the flags _are_ used in order to build the
> > > kernel -
> > > make finally complains about unknown arguments - that's what it
> > > complains about - I realize I haven't included the concrete
> > > output of
> > > the make call (cut lots of output at the end):
> > 
> > I assure you, they aren't. The kernel build system does not take
> > flags from the outside, it defines it own. But maybe we are talking
> > about different things. I'm talking about the kernel's host native
> > binaries.
> > 
> > That is HOSTCC in your dump below.
> > 
> > The CC and LD look ok at a glance,
> > 
> > If HOSTCC is not properly running on your build machine, then yes,
> > it has a bad set of flags. But that is buried in the machine
> > configs,
> > not the kernel recipes or kernel build.
> > 
> > > 
> > > make -j 8 HOSTCC=gcc  
> > > -isystem/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/include 
> > > -O2 -pipe 
> > > -L/home/david/yocto/kraemer-ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-
> > > linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib 
> > > -L/home/david/yocto/kraemer-ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-
> > > linux/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/lib 
> > > -Wl,-rpath-link,/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib 
> > > -Wl,-rpath-link,/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/lib 
> > > -Wl,-rpath,/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib 
> > > -Wl,-rpath,/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/lib 
> > > -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--allow-shl
> > 
> > ib
> > >   -undefined 
> > > -Wl,--dynamic-linker=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/sysroots-uninative/x86_64-linux/lib/ld-linux-
> > > x86-64.so.2 
> > > HOSTCPP=gcc  -E zImage CC=i586-poky-linux-gcc  -fuse-ld=bfd 
> > > -fdebug-prefix-map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0=/usr/src/debug/linux-vortex86/4.14.65-r0 
> > > -fdebug-prefix-map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot= 
> > > -fdebug-prefix-map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/recipe-sysroot-native=  
> > > -fdebug-prefix-map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work-shared/vortex86/kernel-
> > > source=/usr/src/kernel 
> > > -ffile-prefix-map=/home/david/yocto/kraemer-
> > > ng/poky/build/tmp/work/vortex86-poky-linux/linux-
> > > vortex86/4.14.65-r0/git=/kernel-source/  
> > > LD=i586-poky-linux-ld.bfd
> > > 
> > > make: invalid option -- 'y'
> > > make: invalid option -- '/'
> > > make: invalid option -- '/'
> > > make: invalid option -- '/'
> > > make: invalid option -- 'E'
> > > 
> > > How come all these options (-isystem etc. etc.) are passed to the
> > > make
> > > call to build the kernel? This is wrong - these are not make
> > > options,
> > > instead, it should contain ARCH=a CROSS_COMPILE=b etc. but not
> > > the
> > > arguments used - the ones really necessary are not present at
> > > all.
> > 
> > It isn't wrong. If you look in the git history of oe-core, you'll
> > see
> > all the reasons for these changes. They were about getting the
> > native
> > binaries properly built.
> 
> It could also be that there's some option in the definition that is
> causing a quoting issue and then it is incorrectly passing options to
> the compile when invoked by the kernel build.
> 
> I thought I recalled a fix for that recently. I assume you are
> building
> against master ?
> 
> Bruce
> 
> > 
> > Bruce
> > 
> > > 
> > > Can anyone tell me what is wrong with my recipe? Is this not the
> > > recommended way to go? If not, how should I include a kernel for
> > > a
> > > machine that linux-yocto does not initially support?
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > 
> > > Best Regards
> > > 


Thanks for your replies! I started with the sumo branch and tried
master as well. The problem remains the same.

Is it that self-written kernel recipes are not supported?

Best Regards
Dave

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