[PATCH] kbuild: undefine linux/unix macros

[Ahmad Fatoum]

Hi,

On 3/27/25 14:20, Bastian Krause wrote:
> gcc and clang, when using `-std=gnu11`, predefine `linux` and `unix` as
> macros:
> 
>   $ gcc -std=gnu11 -dM -E - < /dev/null | grep -v "define _"
>   #define unix 1
>   #define linux 1
> 
> This causes issues in `BAREBOX_MAGICVAR()`, where variable names
> containing "linux" or "unix" get incorrectly expanded, leading to invalid
> names:
> 
>   barebox at Sandbox:/ magicvar
>   [...]
>   global.1.blkdevparts.*           Linux blkdevparts variables
>   global.1.bootargs.*              Linux bootargs variables
>   global.1.bootargs.console        console= argument for Linux from the stdout-path property in /chosen node
>   global.1.bootargs_append         append to original oftree bootargs
>   global.1.mtdparts.*              Linux mtdparts variables
>   [...]
> 
> Explicitly undefine these non-conforming macros to ensure correct
> behavior.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bastian Krause <bst at pengutronix.de>

Reviewed-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de>

Thanks,
Ahmad

> ---
>  Makefile | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 5c9fce83123..ff7179bf9d5 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -486,7 +486,8 @@ LINUXINCLUDE    := -Iinclude \
>  		   -I$(objtree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include \
>  		   $(USERINCLUDE)
>  
> -KBUILD_CPPFLAGS        := -D__KERNEL__ -D__BAREBOX__ $(LINUXINCLUDE) -fno-builtin -ffreestanding
> +KBUILD_CPPFLAGS        := -D__KERNEL__ -D__BAREBOX__ $(LINUXINCLUDE) \
> +			  -fno-builtin -ffreestanding -Ulinux -Uunix
>  
>  KBUILD_CFLAGS   := -Wall -Wundef -Werror=strict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs \
>  		   -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fshort-wchar \