linux-toradex.git/usr/Makefile, branch v5.9-rc6

usr: Add support for zstd compressed initramfs

2020-07-31T09:49:08+00:00

- Add support for a zstd compressed initramfs.

- Add compression for compressing built-in initramfs with zstd.

I have tested this patch by boot testing with buildroot and QEMU.
Specifically, I booted the kernel with both a zstd and gzip compressed
initramfs, both built into the kernel and separate. I ensured that the
correct compression algorithm was used. I tested on arm, aarch64, i386,
and x86_64.

This patch has been tested in production on aarch64 and x86_64 devices.

Additionally, I have performance measurements from internal use in
production. On an aarch64 device we saw 19 second boot time improvement
from switching from lzma to zstd (27 seconds to 8 seconds). On an x86_64
device we saw a 9 second boot time reduction from switching from xz to
zstd.

Signed-off-by: Nick Terrell 
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar 
Tested-by: Sedat Dilek 
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200730190841.2071656-5-nickrterrell@gmail.com

Merge tag 'kbuild-v5.6-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild

2020-02-10T00:05:50+00:00

Pull more Kbuild updates from Masahiro Yamada:

 - fix randconfig to generate a sane .config

 - rename hostprogs-y / always to hostprogs / always-y, which are more
   natual syntax.

 - optimize scripts/kallsyms

 - fix yes2modconfig and mod2yesconfig

 - make multiple directory targets ('make foo/ bar/') work

* tag 'kbuild-v5.6-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild:
  kbuild: make multiple directory targets work
  kconfig: Invalidate all symbols after changing to y or m.
  kallsyms: fix type of kallsyms_token_table[]
  scripts/kallsyms: change table to store (strcut sym_entry *)
  scripts/kallsyms: rename local variables in read_symbol()
  kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y
  kbuild: fix the document to use extra-y for vmlinux.lds
  kconfig: fix broken dependency in randconfig-generated .config

initramfs: do not show compression mode choice if INITRAMFS_SOURCE is empty

2020-02-03T17:31:43+00:00

Since commit ddd09bcc899f ("initramfs: make compression options not
depend on INITRAMFS_SOURCE"), Kconfig asks the compression mode for
the built-in initramfs regardless of INITRAMFS_SOURCE.

It is technically simpler, but pointless from a UI perspective,
Linus says [1].

When INITRAMFS_SOURCE is empty, usr/Makefile creates a tiny default
cpio, which is so small that nobody cares about the compression.

This commit hides the Kconfig choice in that case. The default cpio
is embedded without compression, which was the original behavior.

[1]: https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/1/160

Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds 
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y

2020-02-03T16:53:07+00:00

In old days, the "host-progs" syntax was used for specifying host
programs. It was renamed to the current "hostprogs-y" in 2004.

It is typically useful in scripts/Makefile because it allows Kbuild to
selectively compile host programs based on the kernel configuration.

This commit renames like follows:

  always       ->  always-y
  hostprogs-y  ->  hostprogs

So, scripts/Makefile will look like this:

  always-$(CONFIG_BUILD_BIN2C) += ...
  always-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS)    += ...
      ...
  hostprogs := $(always-y) $(always-m)

I think this makes more sense because a host program is always a host
program, irrespective of the kernel configuration. We want to specify
which ones to compile by CONFIG options, so always-y will be handier.

The "always", "hostprogs-y", "hostprogs-m" will be kept for backward
compatibility for a while.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada

initramfs: refactor the initramfs build rules

2020-01-15T15:26:21+00:00

Currently, usr/gen_initramfs.sh takes care of all the use-cases:

 [1] generates a cpio file unless CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE points to
     a single cpio archive

 [2] If CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE is the path to a cpio archive,
     use it as-is.

 [3] Compress the cpio file according to CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_*
     unless it is passed a compressed archive.

To simplify the script, move [2] and [3] to usr/Makefile.

If CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE is the path to a cpio archive, there is
no need to run this shell script.

For the cpio archive compression, you can re-use the rules from
scripts/Makefile.lib .

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada

initramfs: add default_cpio_list, and delete -d option support

2020-01-15T15:25:22+00:00

When CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE is empty, the Makefile passes the -d
option to gen_initramfs.sh to create the default initramfs, which
contains /dev, /dev/console, and /root.

This commit simplifies the default behavior; remove the -d option,
and add the default cpio list.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada

initramfs: generate dependency list and cpio at the same time

2020-01-15T15:25:21+00:00

Currently, this script is run twice, for the dependency list, and then
for the cpio archive.

The first one is re-run every time although its build log is suppressed
so nobody notices it.

Make it work more efficiently by generating the cpio and the dependency
list at the same time.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada

initramfs: specify $(src)/gen_initramfs.sh as a prerequisite in Makefile

2020-01-15T15:24:38+00:00

Specify the dependency directly in the Makefile.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada 
Reviewed-by: Greg Thelen

initramfs: rename gen_initramfs_list.sh to gen_initramfs.sh

2020-01-14T01:42:44+00:00

The comments in usr/Makefile wrongly refer to the script name (twice).

Line 37:
    # The dependency list is generated by gen_initramfs.sh -l

Line 54:
    # 4) Arguments to gen_initramfs.sh changes

There does not exist such a script.

I was going to fix the comments, but after some consideration, I thought
"gen_initramfs.sh" would be more suitable than "gen_initramfs_list.sh"
because it generates an initramfs image in the common usage.

The script generates a list that can be fed to gen_init_cpio only when
it is directly run without -o or -l option.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada

initramfs: replace klibcdirs in Makefile with FORCE

2020-01-14T01:42:44+00:00

'klibcdirs' was added by commit d39a206bc35d ("kbuild: rebuild initramfs
if content of initramfs changes"). If this is just a matter of forcing
execution of the recipe line, we can replace it with FORCE.

The following code is currently useless:

   $(deps_initramfs): klibcdirs

The original intent could be a hook for the klibc integration into the
kernel tree, but klibc is a separate project, which can be built
independently. Clean it up.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada 
Reviewed-by: Greg Thelen