linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 33/46] MIPS: Workaround GCC __builtin

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Message-ID: <20181029133635.GM2015@sasha-vm>
Date:   Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:36:35 -0400
From:   Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        "linux-mips@...ux-mips.org" <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 33/46] MIPS: Workaround GCC
 __builtin_unreachable reordering bug

On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 09:36:30AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>On 10/25/18, Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 10:10:40AM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
>>> From: Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>
>>> ---
>>>  arch/mips/Kconfig                |  1 +
>>>  arch/mips/include/asm/compiler.h | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  2 files changed, 36 insertions(+)
>>
>> In principle I'm fine with backporting this - it does fix broken builds.
>>
>> It's only going to be of any use though if you also backport commit
>> 04f264d3a8b0 ("compiler.h: Allow arch-specific asm/compiler.h"). I'd
>> recommend backporting both or neither.
>>
>> In practice I think it's unlikely anyone will need a microMIPS kernel &
>> be tied to the particular versions affected by the bug this patch fixed,
>> so I don't think it's a problem to backport neither.
>
>I think the current practice of the stable kernel these days is to take
>both patches in this case: They fix an actual bug in the mainline kernel,
>and it seems unlikely enough that they cause a regression if backported,
>so putting them into 4.14 has more advantages than disadvantages.

I'll take both, thank you!

--
Thanks,
Sasha