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Re: [PATCH v1] xen: Use MFLAGS for silent-mode detection


  • To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • From: Bertrand Marquis <Bertrand.Marquis@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 07:53:04 +0000
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  • Thread-topic: [PATCH v1] xen: Use MFLAGS for silent-mode detection

Hi Jan,

> On 5 Feb 2026, at 12:59, Bertrand Marquis <Bertrand.Marquis@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jan,
> 
>> On 5 Feb 2026, at 12:45, Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> On 05.02.2026 12:33, Bertrand Marquis wrote:
>>> GNU make 4.4+ exposes variable overrides in MAKEFLAGS after "--" (e.g.
>>> O=/path, FOO=bar). The silent-mode check searches for "s" and can match
>>> an override value, forcing silent output even without -s.
>>> 
>>> Use MFLAGS for short options and filter out any long options before
>>> searching for "s". This preserves -s detection while avoiding false
>>> positives from overrides.
>>> 
>>> Fixes: 4fdb4b71b152 ("xen/build: introduce if_changed and if_changed_rule")
>> 
>> I don't think this is quite right: make 4.4 post-dates that commit by about
>> 2.5 years.
> 
> True, we can remove the fixes tag.
> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Bertrand Marquis <bertrand.marquis@xxxxxxx>
>> 
>> Nit: No blank lines between tags, please.
> 
> Ack
> 
>> 
>>> --- a/xen/Makefile
>>> +++ b/xen/Makefile
>>> @@ -113,10 +113,11 @@ else
>>>    Q := @
>>> endif
>>> 
>>> -# If the user is running make -s (silent mode), suppress echoing of
>>> -# commands
>>> -
>>> -ifneq ($(findstring s,$(filter-out --%,$(MAKEFLAGS))),)
>>> +# If the user is running make -s (silent mode), suppress echoing of 
>>> commands.
>>> +# Use MFLAGS (short options only). MAKEFLAGS may include variable overrides
>> 
>> Why "short options only"? It looks you mean to describe the macro here, not
>> what's done in the ifeq(); at the very least it can be read both ways.
> 
> True should be.
> Filter short options from MFLAGS.
> 
>> 
>>> +# after “--” (GNU make greater than 4.4), which can contain an “s” and 
>>> falsely
>> 
>> 4.4 and newer really, as 4.4 itself is included in the affected range. I'm
>> not quite sure anyway whether the comment really needs to go this far. This
>> kind of detail can be had from the commit message of this change, if needed.
>> 
>> Happy to make adjustments while committing, yet I'm not sure whether you
>> agree in all regards.
> 
> Agree.
> 
> If you agree and can do that on commit, i would just put:
> 
> Filter short options from MFLAGS as MAKEFLAGS may include variable overrides.

Are you ok to give a reviewed-by and do the changes on commit or do you want me 
to
push a v2 with those fixes ?

Cheers
Bertrand


 


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