linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 28/31] gcc-plugins: move GCC version check for PowerPC to Kconfig

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jKSwSj6GiaDbmL2DHHqWUQTfPpQ=+8HtHxDUWrnK_9xHw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 16 May 2018 23:29:55 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@...il.com>,
        "Luis R . Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        Emese Revfy <re.emese@...il.com>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 28/31] gcc-plugins: move GCC version check for PowerPC
 to Kconfig

On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 11:17 PM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:
> For PowerPC, GCC 5.2 is the requirement for GCC plugins.  Move the
> version check to Kconfig so that the GCC plugin menus will be hidden
> if an older compiler is in use.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> Acked-by: Andrew Donnellan <andrew.donnellan@....ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Pixel Security