linux-kernel - [PATCH 21/23] gcc-plugins: move GCC version check for PowerPC to Kconfig

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Message-Id: <1518806331-7101-22-git-send-email-yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
Date:   Sat, 17 Feb 2018 03:38:49 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@...il.com>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        Emese Revfy <re.emese@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 21/23] gcc-plugins: move GCC version check for PowerPC to Kconfig

For PowerPC, GCC 5.2 is the requirement for GCC plugins.  Move the
version check to Kconfig, and remove the ugly checker.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
---

 arch/powerpc/Kconfig         | 2 +-
 scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins | 8 --------
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 73ce5dd..b8474c2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
-	select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS
+	select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS			if GCC_VERSION >= 50200
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_GUP
 	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT		if PERF_EVENTS && (PPC_BOOK3S || PPC_8xx)
 	select HAVE_IDE
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins b/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
index b0f9108..25da4c0 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
@@ -56,14 +56,6 @@ gcc-plugins-check: FORCE
 ifdef CONFIG_GCC_PLUGINS
   ifeq ($(PLUGINCC),)
     ifneq ($(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS),)
-      # Various gccs between 4.5 and 5.1 have bugs on powerpc due to missing
-      # header files. gcc <= 4.6 doesn't work at all, gccs from 4.8 to 5.1 have
-      # issues with 64-bit targets.
-      ifeq ($(ARCH),powerpc)
-        ifeq ($(call cc-ifversion, -le, 0501, y), y)
-	  @echo "Cannot use CONFIG_GCC_PLUGINS: plugin support on gcc <= 5.1 is buggy on powerpc, please upgrade to gcc 5.2 or newer" >&2 && exit 1
-        endif
-      endif
       $(Q)$(srctree)/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh --show-error $(HOSTCXX) $(CC) || true
       @echo "Cannot use CONFIG_GCC_PLUGINS: your gcc installation does not support plugins, perhaps the necessary headers are missing?" >&2 && exit 1
     endif
-- 
2.7.4