linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] asm-generic: fix build error in fix_to_virt with CONFIG_DEBUG

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Date:   Wed, 2 May 2018 10:19:30 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     changbin.du@...el.com
Cc:     yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com, michal.lkml@...kovi.net,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        rdunlap@...radead.org, x86@...nel.org, lgirdwood@...il.com,
        broonie@...nel.org, arnd@...db.de, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] asm-generic: fix build error in fix_to_virt with
 CONFIG_DEBUG_EXPERIENCE

On Wed,  2 May 2018 21:45:00 +0800
changbin.du@...el.com wrote:

> From: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...el.com>
> 
> With '-Og' optimization level, GCC would not optimize a count for a loop
> as a constant value. But BUILD_BUG_ON() only accept compile-time constant
> values.
> 
> arch/arm/mm/mmu.o: In function `fix_to_virt':
> /home/changbin/work/linux/./include/asm-generic/fixmap.h:31: undefined reference to `__compiletime_assert_31'
> Makefile:1051: recipe for target 'vmlinux' failed
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...el.com>
> ---
>  include/asm-generic/fixmap.h | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/fixmap.h b/include/asm-generic/fixmap.h
> index 827e4d3..a6576d4 100644
> --- a/include/asm-generic/fixmap.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/fixmap.h
> @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
>   */
>  static __always_inline unsigned long fix_to_virt(const unsigned int idx)
>  {
> -	BUILD_BUG_ON(idx >= __end_of_fixed_addresses);
> +	BUILD_BUG_ON(__builtin_constant_p(idx) &&
> +		     idx >= __end_of_fixed_addresses);

Hmm, this changes the check slightly. Perhaps we should only do this
when your config is active:

{
	BUILD_BUG_ON(
/* CONFIG_DEBUG_OPTIMIZE may cause idx not to be constant */
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OPTIMIZE
		__builtin_constant_p(idx) &&
#endif
		idx >= __end_of_fixed_addresses);

}

-- Steve

>  	return __fix_to_virt(idx);
>  }
>