[PATCH v7 7/9] build: factorize headers installation

David Marchand david.marchand at redhat.com
Wed Oct 1 08:45:09 CEST 2025


Gather all headers in global variables, put headers installation
in a single location and make the headers check use them instead of
dpdk_chkinc_headers.

This rework reveals a number of issues:
- net/txgbe driver was directly installing its header, bypassing
  drivers/meson.build and skipping the headers check,
- arch headers were not checked except for x86,
- some driver headers were not checked,

For the last point, a build warning must be disabled (like it is
globally in DPDK) for headers from raw drivers.

Finally, checkpatches is updated to avoid reintroductions of
install_headers().

Signed-off-by: David Marchand <david.marchand at redhat.com>
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
---
 buildtools/chkincs/meson.build        |  7 +++++--
 config/meson.build                    |  3 +--
 devtools/checkpatches.sh              |  8 ++++++++
 drivers/meson.build                   |  7 ++-----
 drivers/net/txgbe/meson.build         |  2 +-
 lib/eal/arm/include/meson.build       |  3 +--
 lib/eal/include/meson.build           |  3 +--
 lib/eal/loongarch/include/meson.build |  3 +--
 lib/eal/ppc/include/meson.build       |  3 +--
 lib/eal/riscv/include/meson.build     |  3 +--
 lib/eal/x86/include/meson.build       |  6 ++----
 lib/meson.build                       | 10 +++-------
 meson.build                           | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 13 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/buildtools/chkincs/meson.build b/buildtools/chkincs/meson.build
index 49dbc55254..ac7df41304 100644
--- a/buildtools/chkincs/meson.build
+++ b/buildtools/chkincs/meson.build
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ gen_c_files = generator(gen_c_file_for_header,
         arguments: ['@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'])
 
 cflags = machine_args
+if cc.has_argument('-Wno-missing-field-initializers')
+    cflags += '-Wno-missing-field-initializers'
+endif
 cflags += no_wvla_cflag
 
 sources = files('main.c')
-sources += gen_c_files.process(dpdk_chkinc_headers)
+sources += gen_c_files.process(dpdk_arch_headers + dpdk_headers + dpdk_drivers_headers)
 
 # some driver SDK headers depend on these two buses, which are mandatory in build
 # so we always include them in deps list
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ gen_cpp_files = generator(gen_c_file_for_header,
         arguments: ['@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'])
 
 cpp_sources = files('main.cpp')
-cpp_sources += gen_cpp_files.process(dpdk_chkinc_headers)
+cpp_sources += gen_cpp_files.process(dpdk_arch_headers + dpdk_headers + dpdk_drivers_headers)
 
 executable('chkincs-cpp', cpp_sources,
         cpp_args: ['-include', 'rte_config.h', cflags],
diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
index 55497f0bf5..f737b67c36 100644
--- a/config/meson.build
+++ b/config/meson.build
@@ -456,8 +456,7 @@ endif
 # set the install path for the drivers
 dpdk_conf.set_quoted('RTE_EAL_PMD_PATH', eal_pmd_path)
 
-install_headers(['rte_config.h'],
-        subdir: get_option('include_subdir_arch'))
+dpdk_arch_headers += files('rte_config.h')
 
 # enable VFIO only if it is linux OS
 dpdk_conf.set('RTE_EAL_VFIO', is_linux)
diff --git a/devtools/checkpatches.sh b/devtools/checkpatches.sh
index 35037aa8f1..9fb8fd0a07 100755
--- a/devtools/checkpatches.sh
+++ b/devtools/checkpatches.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ check_forbidden_additions() { # <patch>
 		-f $(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/check-forbidden-tokens.awk \
 		"$1" || res=1
 
+	# don't call directly install_headers()
+	awk -v FOLDERS="lib drivers" \
+		-v EXPRESSIONS="\\\<install_headers\\\>" \
+		-v RET_ON_FAIL=1 \
+		-v MESSAGE='Using install_headers()' \
+		-f $(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/check-forbidden-tokens.awk \
+		"$1" || res=1
+
 	# refrain from using compiler attribute without defining a common macro
 	awk -v FOLDERS="lib drivers app examples" \
 		-v SKIP_FILES='lib/eal/include/rte_common.h' \
diff --git a/drivers/meson.build b/drivers/meson.build
index f25f425565..424acb03a7 100644
--- a/drivers/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/meson.build
@@ -241,11 +241,8 @@ foreach subpath:subdirs
 
         dpdk_extra_ldflags += pkgconfig_extra_libs
 
-        install_headers(headers)
-        if get_option('enable_driver_sdk')
-            install_headers(driver_sdk_headers)
-        endif
-        dpdk_chkinc_headers += driver_sdk_headers
+        dpdk_headers += headers
+        dpdk_drivers_headers += driver_sdk_headers
 
         if headers.length() > 0
             dpdk_includes += include_directories(drv_path)
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/meson.build b/drivers/net/txgbe/meson.build
index 4dbbf597bb..5cdec017ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/meson.build
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ elif arch_subdir == 'arm'
     sources += files('txgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c')
 endif
 
-install_headers('rte_pmd_txgbe.h')
+headers = files('rte_pmd_txgbe.h')
diff --git a/lib/eal/arm/include/meson.build b/lib/eal/arm/include/meson.build
index 657bf58569..822ddac520 100644
--- a/lib/eal/arm/include/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/arm/include/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation.
 
-arch_headers = files(
+dpdk_arch_headers += files(
         'rte_atomic_32.h',
         'rte_atomic_64.h',
         'rte_atomic.h',
@@ -28,4 +28,3 @@ arch_headers = files(
         'rte_spinlock.h',
         'rte_vect.h',
 )
-install_headers(arch_headers, subdir: get_option('include_subdir_arch'))
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/meson.build b/lib/eal/include/meson.build
index d903577caa..aef5824e5f 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/include/meson.build
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ driver_sdk_headers = files(
 )
 
 # special case install the generic headers, since they go in a subdir
-generic_headers = files(
+dpdk_generic_headers += files(
         'generic/rte_atomic.h',
         'generic/rte_byteorder.h',
         'generic/rte_cpuflags.h',
@@ -78,4 +78,3 @@ generic_headers = files(
         'generic/rte_spinlock.h',
         'generic/rte_vect.h',
 )
-install_headers(generic_headers, subdir: 'generic')
diff --git a/lib/eal/loongarch/include/meson.build b/lib/eal/loongarch/include/meson.build
index 6e8d12601a..574aa6dac2 100644
--- a/lib/eal/loongarch/include/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/loongarch/include/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2022 Loongson Technology Corporation Limited
 
-arch_headers = files(
+dpdk_arch_headers += files(
         'rte_atomic.h',
         'rte_byteorder.h',
         'rte_cpuflags.h',
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@ arch_headers = files(
         'rte_spinlock.h',
         'rte_vect.h',
 )
-install_headers(arch_headers, subdir: get_option('include_subdir_arch'))
diff --git a/lib/eal/ppc/include/meson.build b/lib/eal/ppc/include/meson.build
index fa64330f01..87887187b8 100644
--- a/lib/eal/ppc/include/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/ppc/include/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2018 Luca Boccassi <bluca at debian.org>
 
-arch_headers = files(
+dpdk_arch_headers += files(
         'rte_altivec.h',
         'rte_atomic.h',
         'rte_byteorder.h',
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ arch_headers = files(
         'rte_spinlock.h',
         'rte_vect.h',
 )
-install_headers(arch_headers, subdir: get_option('include_subdir_arch'))
diff --git a/lib/eal/riscv/include/meson.build b/lib/eal/riscv/include/meson.build
index 481c7d50a4..a7a387fb8a 100644
--- a/lib/eal/riscv/include/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/riscv/include/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright(c) 2022 SiFive
 # Copyright(c) 2022 Semihalf
 
-arch_headers = files(
+dpdk_arch_headers += files(
         'rte_atomic.h',
         'rte_byteorder.h',
         'rte_cpuflags.h',
@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ arch_headers = files(
         'rte_spinlock.h',
         'rte_vect.h',
 )
-install_headers(arch_headers, subdir: get_option('include_subdir_arch'))
diff --git a/lib/eal/x86/include/meson.build b/lib/eal/x86/include/meson.build
index 52d2f8e969..71f149e821 100644
--- a/lib/eal/x86/include/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/x86/include/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
 
-arch_headers = files(
+dpdk_arch_headers += files(
         'rte_atomic.h',
         'rte_byteorder.h',
         'rte_cpuflags.h',
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ arch_headers = files(
         'rte_spinlock.h',
         'rte_vect.h',
 )
-arch_indirect_headers = files(
+dpdk_arch_indirect_headers += files(
         'rte_atomic_32.h',
         'rte_atomic_64.h',
         'rte_byteorder_32.h',
         'rte_byteorder_64.h',
 )
-install_headers(arch_headers + arch_indirect_headers, subdir: get_option('include_subdir_arch'))
-dpdk_chkinc_headers += arch_headers
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index a67efaf718..d79740a4c3 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -208,13 +208,9 @@ foreach l:libraries
 
     dpdk_libs_enabled += name
     dpdk_conf.set('RTE_LIB_' + name.to_upper(), 1)
-    install_headers(headers)
-    install_headers(indirect_headers)
-    if get_option('enable_driver_sdk')
-        install_headers(driver_sdk_headers)
-    endif
-    dpdk_chkinc_headers += headers
-    dpdk_chkinc_headers += driver_sdk_headers
+    dpdk_headers += headers
+    dpdk_indirect_headers += indirect_headers
+    dpdk_drivers_headers += driver_sdk_headers
 
     libname = 'rte_' + name
     includes += include_directories(l)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2423884df7..9f0b06179b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ dpdk_libraries = []
 dpdk_static_libraries = []
 dpdk_shared_lib_deps = []
 dpdk_static_lib_deps = []
-dpdk_chkinc_headers = []
+dpdk_arch_headers = []
+dpdk_arch_indirect_headers = []
+dpdk_generic_headers = []
+dpdk_headers = []
+dpdk_indirect_headers = []
+dpdk_drivers_headers = []
 dpdk_driver_classes = []
 dpdk_drivers = []
 dpdk_extra_ldflags = []
@@ -106,6 +111,14 @@ if get_option('check_includes')
     subdir('buildtools/chkincs')
 endif
 
+install_headers(dpdk_arch_headers + dpdk_arch_indirect_headers,
+        subdir: get_option('include_subdir_arch'))
+install_headers(dpdk_headers + dpdk_indirect_headers)
+install_headers(dpdk_generic_headers, subdir: 'generic')
+if get_option('enable_driver_sdk')
+    install_headers(dpdk_drivers_headers)
+endif
+
 # write the build config
 build_cfg = 'rte_build_config.h'
 configure_file(output: build_cfg,
-- 
2.51.0



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