linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/cpufeature: guard asm_volatile_goto usage with CC_HAVE_ASM

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Date:   Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:07:16 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, ast@...com, daniel@...earbox.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, kernel-team@...com,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/cpufeature: guard asm_volatile_goto usage with
 CC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 01:42:59PM -0700, Yonghong Song wrote:
> Commit d0266046ad54 ("x86: Remove FAST_FEATURE_TESTS")
> removed X86_FAST_FEATURE_TESTS and make macro static_cpu_has() always
> use __always_inline function _static_cpu_has() funciton.
> The static_cpu_has() uses gcc feature asm_volatile_goto construct,
> which is not supported by clang.

There will be more unconditional asm-goto usage, clang is in the process
of growing asm-goto.