Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] tools: ynl: Allow cross-compiling ynl and associated tools

[Matthieu Baerts <matttbe@kernel.org>]

Hi Maxime,

On 07/09/2026 10:22, Maxime Chevallier wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 9/6/26 17:00, netdev-bot+sashiko@kernel.org wrote:
>> Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 3 potential
>> issue(s) to consider:
>>
>> Critical: 0 · High: 0 · Medium: 2 · Low: 1
> 
> [...]
> 
>> [Severity: Medium]
>> Should the new include come before Makefile.arch rather than after it?
> 
> This looks like a legit point
> 
> [...]
> 
>> [Severity: Medium]
>> The commit message says the change accounts for "the cross-compiling options
>> such as CROSS_COMPILE or the LLVM-specific variables". Does this also cover
>> the documented LLVM form described in Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst, that is
>> make LLVM=1 ARCH=<arch> with no CROSS_COMPILE?
> 
> I'll update the commit log to document the limitation
> 
> [...]
> 
>> [Severity: Low]
>> This isn't a bug, but now that Makefile.include is pulled in here, the
>> existing Q assignment later in this same file disagrees with it:
> 
> Also legit as well.
> 
> So, I'll swap the Makefile.arch and Makefile.include inclusions, document in
> the commit log that we don't deal with LLVM + no CROSS_COMPILE, and drop the
> 
> Q = @
> 
> line in ynltool/Makefile.
> 
> Matthieu, are you OK with me keeping your review tag with the above changes,
> or do I drop it and resend for you to re-review ?

Thank you for asking. I agree with the above changes, (and TBH, I didn't
check for such issues in my review :) ), so you can keep my RvB tag.

Cheers,
Matt