[PATCH v2] drivers: gpu: drm: msm: registers: improve reproducibility

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On Sat, May 24, 2025 at 09:25:37PM +0530, Viswanath Kraleti wrote:
> From: Ryan Eatmon <reatmon at ti.com>
> 
> The files generated by gen_header.py capture the source path to the
> input files and the date.  While that can be informative, it varies
> based on where and when the kernel was built as the full path is
> captured.
> 
> Since all of the files that this tool is run on is under the drivers
> directory, this modifies the application to strip all of the path before
> drivers.  Additionally it prints <stripped> instead of the date.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ryan Eatmon <reatmon at ti.com>
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield at gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Viswanath Kraleti <viswanath.kraleti at oss.qualcomm.com>
> ---
> The files generated by gen_header.py include the source path to the
> input files and the build date. While this information can be useful,
> it inadvertently exposes build system configuration details in the
> binaries. This hinders binary reproducibility, as the output will
> vary if the build environment changes.
> 
> This change was originally submitted to the linux-yocto-dev kernel [1]
> to address binary reproducibility QA errors. However, the fix is generic 
> enough to be applicable to the mainline kernel and would benefit other 
> distributions as well. So proposing it here for broader inclusion.
> 
> [1] https://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-dev/commit/?id=f36faf0f9f8d8f5b4c43a68e5c6bd83a62253140
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Corrected author id
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250523-binrep-v1-1-c3a446518847@oss.qualcomm.com
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/gen_header.py | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 

Acked-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov at oss.qualcomm.com>

Rob, WDYT?

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With best wishes
Dmitry