linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.9 18/59] kbuild: Add support to generate LLVM assembly files

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Date:   Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:06:33 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Vinícius Tinti <viniciustinti@...il.com>,
        Behan Webster <behanw@...verseincode.com>,
        Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.9 18/59] kbuild: Add support to generate LLVM assembly files

4.9-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Vinícius Tinti <viniciustinti@...il.com>

commit 433db3e260bc8134d4a46ddf20b3668937e12556 upstream.

Add rules to kbuild in order to generate LLVM assembly files with the .ll
extension when using clang.

  # from c code
  make CC=clang kernel/pid.ll

Signed-off-by: Vinícius Tinti <viniciustinti@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Behan Webster <behanw@...verseincode.com>
Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 .gitignore             |    1 +
 Makefile               |    5 +++++
 scripts/Makefile.build |    8 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 *.lzo
 *.patch
 *.gcno
+*.ll
 modules.builtin
 Module.symvers
 *.dwo
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1390,6 +1390,8 @@ help:
 	@echo  '                    (default: $$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/firmware)'
 	@echo  '  dir/            - Build all files in dir and below'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.[ois]  - Build specified target only'
+	@echo  '  dir/file.ll     - Build the LLVM assembly file'
+	@echo  '                    (requires compiler support for LLVM assembly generation)'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.lst    - Build specified mixed source/assembly target only'
 	@echo  '                    (requires a recent binutils and recent build (System.map))'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.ko     - Build module including final link'
@@ -1574,6 +1576,7 @@ clean: $(clean-dirs)
 		-o -name '*.symtypes' -o -name 'modules.order' \
 		-o -name modules.builtin -o -name '.tmp_*.o.*' \
 		-o -name '*.c.[012]*.*' \
+		-o -name '*.ll' \
 		-o -name '*.gcno' \) -type f -print | xargs rm -f
 
 # Generate tags for editors
@@ -1677,6 +1680,8 @@ endif
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
 %.symtypes: %.c prepare scripts FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
+%.ll: %.c prepare scripts FORCE
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
 
 # Modules
 /: prepare scripts FORCE
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ cmd_cc_symtypes_c =
 $(obj)/%.symtypes : $(src)/%.c FORCE
 	$(call cmd,cc_symtypes_c)
 
+# LLVM assembly
+# Generate .ll files from .c
+quiet_cmd_cc_ll_c = CC $(quiet_modtag)  $@
+      cmd_cc_ll_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -emit-llvm -S -o $@ $<
+
+$(obj)/%.ll: $(src)/%.c FORCE
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_ll_c)
+
 # C (.c) files
 # The C file is compiled and updated dependency information is generated.
 # (See cmd_cc_o_c + relevant part of rule_cc_o_c)