X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=devtools%2Fcheck-abi.sh;h=ab6748cfbc6b9f8934542a99047bfe30822d4c0d;hb=3e5fa98176fea3435481213c3677eaccab5cd84d;hp=e17fedbd9f5fd72ea4fb30797792315377731dbb;hpb=7762e0139b7d0249baac4fe95a49653c7295c2a0;p=dpdk.git

diff --git a/devtools/check-abi.sh b/devtools/check-abi.sh
index e17fedbd9f..ab6748cfbc 100755
--- a/devtools/check-abi.sh
+++ b/devtools/check-abi.sh
@@ -50,10 +50,22 @@ for dump in $(find $refdir -name "*.dump"); do
 		error=1
 		continue
 	fi
-	if ! abidiff $ABIDIFF_OPTIONS $dump $dump2; then
+	abidiff $ABIDIFF_OPTIONS $dump $dump2 || {
+		abiret=$?
 		echo "Error: ABI issue reported for 'abidiff $ABIDIFF_OPTIONS $dump $dump2'"
 		error=1
-	fi
+		echo
+		if [ $(($abiret & 3)) -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo "ABIDIFF_ERROR|ABIDIFF_USAGE_ERROR, this could be a script or environment issue."
+		fi
+		if [ $(($abiret & 4)) -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo "ABIDIFF_ABI_CHANGE, this change requires a review (abidiff flagged this as a potential issue)."
+		fi
+		if [ $(($abiret & 8)) -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo "ABIDIFF_ABI_INCOMPATIBLE_CHANGE, this change breaks the ABI."
+		fi
+		echo
+	}
 done
 
 [ -z "$error" ] || [ -n "$warnonly" ]