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-rw-r--r--tools/buildman/builder.py18
-rw-r--r--tools/buildman/builderthread.py6
-rw-r--r--tools/buildman/buildman.rst3
-rw-r--r--tools/buildman/cmdline.py4
-rw-r--r--tools/buildman/control.py1
5 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/tools/buildman/builder.py b/tools/buildman/builder.py
index f35175b..c4384f5 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/builder.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/builder.py
@@ -256,14 +256,14 @@ class Builder:
def __init__(self, toolchains, base_dir, git_dir, num_threads, num_jobs,
gnu_make='make', checkout=True, show_unknown=True, step=1,
no_subdirs=False, full_path=False, verbose_build=False,
- mrproper=False, per_board_out_dir=False,
- config_only=False, squash_config_y=False,
- warnings_as_errors=False, work_in_output=False,
- test_thread_exceptions=False, adjust_cfg=None,
- allow_missing=False, no_lto=False, reproducible_builds=False,
- force_build=False, force_build_failures=False,
- force_reconfig=False, in_tree=False,
- force_config_on_failure=False, make_func=None):
+ mrproper=False, fallback_mrproper=False,
+ per_board_out_dir=False, config_only=False,
+ squash_config_y=False, warnings_as_errors=False,
+ work_in_output=False, test_thread_exceptions=False,
+ adjust_cfg=None, allow_missing=False, no_lto=False,
+ reproducible_builds=False, force_build=False,
+ force_build_failures=False, force_reconfig=False,
+ in_tree=False, force_config_on_failure=False, make_func=None):
"""Create a new Builder object
Args:
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ class Builder:
PATH
verbose_build: Run build with V=1 and don't use 'make -s'
mrproper: Always run 'make mrproper' when configuring
+ fallback_mrproper: Run 'make mrproper' and retry on build failure
per_board_out_dir: Build in a separate persistent directory per
board rather than a thread-specific directory
config_only: Only configure each build, don't build it
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ class Builder:
self.force_reconfig = force_reconfig
self.in_tree = in_tree
self.force_config_on_failure = force_config_on_failure
+ self.fallback_mrproper = fallback_mrproper
if not self.squash_config_y:
self.config_filenames += EXTRA_CONFIG_FILENAMES
diff --git a/tools/buildman/builderthread.py b/tools/buildman/builderthread.py
index c0b1067..bbe2f6f 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/builderthread.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/builderthread.py
@@ -705,8 +705,10 @@ class BuilderThread(threading.Thread):
# with a reconfig.
if self.builder.force_config_on_failure:
result, request_config = self.run_commit(commit_upto,
- brd, work_dir, True, self.mrproper, False, True,
- False, job.work_in_output, job.adjust_cfg)
+ brd, work_dir, True,
+ self.mrproper or self.builder.fallback_mrproper,
+ False, True, False, job.work_in_output,
+ job.adjust_cfg)
did_config = True
if not self.builder.force_reconfig:
do_config = request_config
diff --git a/tools/buildman/buildman.rst b/tools/buildman/buildman.rst
index aae2477..bd0482a 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/buildman.rst
+++ b/tools/buildman/buildman.rst
@@ -995,7 +995,8 @@ By default, buildman doesn't execute 'make mrproper' prior to building the
first commit for each board. This reduces the amount of work 'make' does, and
hence speeds up the build. To force use of 'make mrproper', use -the -m flag.
This flag will slow down any buildman invocation, since it increases the amount
-of work done on any build.
+of work done on any build. An alternative is to use the --fallback-mrproper
+flag, which retries the build with 'make mrproper' only after a build failure.
One possible application of buildman is as part of a continual edit, build,
edit, build, ... cycle; repeatedly applying buildman to the same change or
diff --git a/tools/buildman/cmdline.py b/tools/buildman/cmdline.py
index 03211bd..8dc5a87 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/cmdline.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/cmdline.py
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ def add_upto_m(parser):
parser.add_argument('--list-tool-chains', action='store_true', default=False,
help='List available tool chains (use -v to see probing detail)')
parser.add_argument('-m', '--mrproper', action='store_true',
- default=False, help="Run 'make mrproper before reconfiguring")
+ default=False, help="Run 'make mrproper' before reconfiguring")
+ parser.add_argument('--fallback-mrproper', action='store_true',
+ default=False, help="Run 'make mrproper' and retry on build failure")
parser.add_argument(
'-M', '--allow-missing', action='store_true', default=False,
help='Tell binman to allow missing blobs and generate fake ones as needed')
diff --git a/tools/buildman/control.py b/tools/buildman/control.py
index 8f6850c..f2dd878 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/control.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/control.py
@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ def do_buildman(args, toolchains=None, make_func=None, brds=None,
no_subdirs=args.no_subdirs, full_path=args.full_path,
verbose_build=args.verbose_build,
mrproper=args.mrproper,
+ fallback_mrproper=args.fallback_mrproper,
per_board_out_dir=args.per_board_out_dir,
config_only=args.config_only,
squash_config_y=not args.preserve_config_y,