linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/boot: define CC_HAVE_ASM

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Date:   Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:08:29 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, mingo@...hat.com,
        hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org,
        "Kirill A . Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/boot: define CC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO

On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 11:41:19AM -0700, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> bumping for review.
> 
> On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 1:26 PM Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com> wrote:
> >
> > Since this file steamrolls KBUILD_CFLAGS, we have to redefine these
> > symbols.

Why do we have to redefine these symbols?

I don't see arch/x86/boot/ using asm_volatile_goto() and
CC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO anywhere.

> > This will prevent warnings in source files in this directory
> > when Clang supports asm goto.

This statement I can't grok either. Maybe I'm slow or maybe I need more
background info...

Thx.

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    Boris.

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