linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v2] x86/build: require only gcc use -maccumulate-outgoing-args

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Date:   Fri, 5 May 2017 08:23:33 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Nick Desaulniers <nick.desaulniers@...il.com>
Cc:     jpoimboe@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch v2] x86/build: require only gcc use
 -maccumulate-outgoing-args


* Nick Desaulniers <nick.desaulniers@...il.com> wrote:

> Other compilers, like clang, treat unknown compiler flags as errors.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <nick.desaulniers@...il.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/Makefile | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
> index 4430dd489620..12757a252e6b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
> @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ ifdef CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL
>  endif
>  
>  ifeq ($(ACCUMULATE_OUTGOING_ARGS), 1)
> -	KBUILD_CFLAGS += -maccumulate-outgoing-args
> +	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(if $(filter gcc,$(cc-name)),-maccumulate-outgoing-args)
>  endif
>  
>  # Stackpointer is addressed different for 32 bit and 64 bit x86

The justification Josh gave for this pattern should be put into a comment and into 
the changelog as well.

Thanks,

	Ingo