linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/kbuild: Use cc-option to enable -falign-{jumps/loops}

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Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:26:09 -0700
From:   Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        grundler@...omium.org, Greg Hackmann <ghackmann@...gle.com>,
        Michael Davidson <md@...gle.com>,
        Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
Subject: [PATCH] x86/kbuild: Use cc-option to enable -falign-{jumps/loops}

clang currently does not support these optimizations, only enable them
when they are available.

Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
---
 arch/x86/Makefile | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index a94a4d10f2df..73604e18447a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ else
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += -m64
 
         # Align jump targets to 1 byte, not the default 16 bytes:
-        KBUILD_CFLAGS += -falign-jumps=1
+        KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-falign-jumps=1)
 
         # Pack loops tightly as well:
-        KBUILD_CFLAGS += -falign-loops=1
+        KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-falign-loops=1)
 
         # Don't autogenerate traditional x87 instructions
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-80387)
-- 
2.12.2.715.g7642488e1d-goog