linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add CONFIG_READABLE

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXi6oOPz-9vV7ccdpVnoED3ayK1sT0bs6nZrcGzCw94Ew@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:42:02 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add CONFIG_READABLE_ASM

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 21:36, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...nel.org> wrote:
> On 04/12/2012 12:08 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 20:51, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
>>> +ifdef CONFIG_READABLE_ASM
>>> +# Disable optimizations that make assembler listings hard to read.
>>> +# reorder blocks reorders the control in the function
>>> +# ipa clone creates specialized cloned functions
>>> +# partial inlining inlines only parts of functions
>>> +KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fno-reorder-blocks,) \
>>> +                 $(call cc-option,-fno-ipa-cp-clone,) \
>>> +                 $(call cc-option,-fno-partial-inlining)
>>> +endif
>>
>> This (now in linux-next) causes m68k/allmodconfig to fail for me:
>>
>>   CHK     include/linux/version.h
>>   CHK     include/generated/utsrelease.h
>>   CC      kernel/bounds.s
>> cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-fno-ipa-cp-clone"
>>
>> Somehow, "$(call cc-option,-fno-ipa-cp-clone,)" doesn't detect that my
>> toolchain (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-21))
>> doesn't support this option.
>>
>> I tried playing with the trailing comma (why do the first 2 tests have it,
>> and the 3rd one doesn't?), but that didn't make a difference.
>>
>> linux-next builds (using a newer toolchain) don't show this.
>>
>
> Sounds like the fundamental action item is to find out what makes
> cc-option not work.

FWIW, it did detect that:
  - -fno-reorder-blocks is supported,
  - -fno-partial-inlining is not supported.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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