Git commit failed with mbedtls/framework

[Raymond Mao]

Hi Tom,

On Mon, 18 Nov 2024 at 12:18, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 12:16:18PM -0500, Raymond Mao wrote:
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > On Mon, 18 Nov 2024 at 11:41, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 11:27:06AM -0500, Raymond Mao wrote:
> > > > Hi Tom,
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 18 Nov 2024 at 10:37, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 10:24:32AM -0500, Raymond Mao wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Tony,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 at 02:39, Tony Dinh <mibodhi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Raymond,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 1:55 PM Raymond Mao <
> > > raymond.mao at linaro.org>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Tony and Tom,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 at 16:35, Tony Dinh <mibodhi at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Hi Tom,
> > > > > > > >> Hi Raymond,
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 1:09 PM Raymond Mao <
> > > raymond.mao at linaro.org
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> > Hi Tony
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> > On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 at 15:32, Tony Dinh <
> mibodhi at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > >> >> Hi Tom,
> > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > >> >> On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 11:27 AM Tony Dinh <
> > > mibodhi at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > >> >> > Hi Tom,
> > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > >> >> > On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 6:17 AM Tom Rini <
> > > trini at konsulko.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > >> >> > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 08:26:33PM -0800, Tony Dinh
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >> >> > > > Hi Tom,
> > > > > > > >> >> > > >
> > > > > > > >> >> > > > I am on 2025.01-rc2, and I am trying to commit some
> > > files.
> > > > > The
> > > > > > > error
> > > > > > > >> >> > > > seems to indicate this framework directory might
> need
> > > some
> > > > > > > >> >> > > > modification. Did I miss something?
> > > > > > > >> >> > > >
> > > > > > > >> >> > > > error: 'lib/mbedtls/external/mbedtls/framework'
> does
> > > not
> > > > > have
> > > > > > > a commit
> > > > > > > >> >> > > > checked out
> > > > > > > >> >> > > > fatal: updating files failed
> > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > >> >> > > That's odd. You didn't happen to try out some of the
> > > previous
> > > > > > > lwIP
> > > > > > > >> >> > > iterations on that tree did you?
> > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > >> >> > No, I did not. The tree is clean with "make mrproper"
> and
> > > on
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > >> >> > master branch. I just did a git pull and worked on it.
> > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > >> >> > I went and looked at
> > > https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls.git.
> > > > > The
> > > > > > > >> >> > framework directory is pointing to a specific commit.
> > > > > > > >> >> > framework @ 3867faa
> > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > >> >> > I'll stash and repeat it on another clean tree.
> > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > >> >> I have the same commit error on a brand new tree.
> > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > >> > I think you are talking about the test framework of
> MbedTLS's
> > > > > > > original testsuite,
> > > > > > > >> > am I right?
> > > > > > > >> > MbedTLS was ported into U-Boot as a git subtree and that
> > > > > framework is
> > > > > > > a git
> > > > > > > >> > submodule of original MbedTLS repo which was not included
> in
> > > the
> > > > > > > porting
> > > > > > > >> > of U-Boot since U-Boot has its own testsuite.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Here is what I found.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> git clone https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot.git
> > > u-boot-master-test
> > > > > > > >> cd /usr/src/u-boot-master-test/
> > > > > > > >> patch -p1 <
> > > > > ../builds-u-boot-marvell/sheevaplug/sheevaplug_bootstd.patch
> > > > > > > >> git add .
> > > > > > > >> git commit . -m "arm: kirkwood: Enable bootstd and remove
> jffs2
> > > for
> > > > > > > >> Sheevaplug board" -e
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> The git commit above gave out this error:
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> error: 'lib/mbedtls/external/mbedtls/framework' does not
> have a
> > > > > commit
> > > > > > > >> checked out
> > > > > > > >> fatal: updating files failed
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> So I tried to commit only the specific files, and it works
> OK.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> git commit configs/sheevaplug_defconfig
> > > include/configs/sheevaplug.h
> > > > > > > >> -m "arm: kirkwood: Enable bootstd and remove jffs2 for
> > > Sheevaplug
> > > > > > > >> board" -e
> > > > > > > >> [master 47de8cff2d] arm: kirkwood: Enable bootstd and remove
> > > jffs2
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > >> Sheevaplug board
> > > > > > > >>  2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> I think it must be what Raymond said above. So perhaps
> during
> > > Tom's
> > > > > PR
> > > > > > > >> pull, the framework directory was created. But "git commit
> ."
> > > does
> > > > > not
> > > > > > > >> like the empty lib/mbedtls/external/mbedtls/framework
> directory.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > Under the native MbedTLS git repo, by default it has a
> > > "framework"
> > > > > > > pointing to
> > > > > > > > its git submodule.
> > > > > > > > Maybe we should mark it in the gitignore.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've tried .gitignore but could not make it work (my Gitfu is
> > > pretty
> > > > > > > lousy). Can you suggest how that should be done?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > You can use the command without the '.' : git commit -m
> > > "<commit_msg>",
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > should work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > @Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> Shall we remove both
> > > > > > "lib/mbedtls/external/mbedtls/.gitmodules" and
> > > > > > "lib/mbedtls/external/mbedtls/framework"? I can submit a patch
> if you
> > > > > agree.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can we do that and not make a problem for the next resync?
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmmm, no, this cannot be pulled back to the MbedTLS upstream so
> still a
> > > > problem
> > > > when resync.
> > > > Another option is to include that git submodule into the U-Boot
> project,
> > > > this needs
> > > > to revert the commit of introducing the library and redo the git
> subtree
> > > > after the
> > > > submodule is updated, but it does not seem to be a good choice as we
> > > don't
> > > > use
> > > > that test framework in U-Boot at all.
> > > > Right now I don't have a perfect solution, maybe we can accept using
> git
> > > > commit
> > > > without the '.'?
> > >
> > > Hmm. Maybe we just delete the .gitmodules / directory and it shouldn't
> > > be too hard to deal with on updates. I have to do some small fixups
> with
> > > the device tree ones anyhow sometimes.
> > >
> > > How about checking and deleting this in the subtree update script?
> > Then we can skip manually doing this each time.
> > I can make a patch for it if you feel fine.
>
> Lets worry about that if it's a problem when we resync next.
>
> Sure thing.

Raymond