linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/retpoline: Fix forcing me to update my compiler

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Date:   Sat, 8 Dec 2018 13:42:40 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Kirill Marinushkin <k.marinushkin@...il.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/retpoline: Fix forcing me to update my compiler

On Sat, Dec 08, 2018 at 01:38:16PM +0100, Kirill Marinushkin wrote:
> First problem: I cannot compile the kernel with my version of compiler
> 
> ~~~~
> $ make defconfig
> *** Default configuration is based on 'i386_defconfig'
> \#
> \# configuration written to .config
> \#
> $ grep CONFIG_RETPOLINE .config
> CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y
> $ make
> arch/x86/Makefile:224: *** You are building kernel with non-retpoline
> compiler, please update your compiler..  Stop.
> ~~~~

Does this help?

https://git.kernel.org/tip/25896d073d8a0403b07e6dec56f58e6c33678207

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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