linux-hardening - [PATCH] gcc-plugins: randstruct: Remove GCC 4.7 or newer requirement

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Message-ID: <20240723165332.1947-1-thorsten.blum@toblux.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:53:31 +0200
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...lux.com>
To: kees@...nel.org
Cc: linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...lux.com>
Subject: [PATCH] gcc-plugins: randstruct: Remove GCC 4.7 or newer requirement

Since the kernel currently requires GCC 5.1 as a minimum, remove the
unnecessary GCC version >= 4.7 check.

Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...lux.com>
---
 scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
index 746ff2d272f2..5694df3da2e9 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 #include "gcc-common.h"
 #include "randomize_layout_seed.h"
 
-#if BUILDING_GCC_MAJOR < 4 || (BUILDING_GCC_MAJOR == 4 && BUILDING_GCC_MINOR < 7)
-#error "The RANDSTRUCT plugin requires GCC 4.7 or newer."
-#endif
-
 #define ORIG_TYPE_NAME(node) \
 	(TYPE_NAME(TYPE_MAIN_VARIANT(node)) != NULL_TREE ? ((const unsigned char *)IDENTIFIER_POINTER(TYPE_NAME(TYPE_MAIN_VARIANT(node)))) : (const unsigned char *)"anonymous")
 
-- 
2.45.2