linux-kernel - [PATCH] objtool: Clobber user CFLAGS variable

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Message-Id: <83a276df209962e6058fcb6c615eef9d401c21bc.1567121311.git.jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Date:   Thu, 29 Aug 2019 18:28:49 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Valdis Kletnieks <valdis.kletnieks@...edu>
Subject: [PATCH] objtool: Clobber user CFLAGS variable

If the build user has the CFLAGS variable set in their environment,
objtool blindly appends to it, which can cause unexpected behavior.

Clobber CFLAGS to ensure consistent objtool compilation behavior.

Reported-by: Valdis Kletnieks <valdis.kletnieks@...edu>
Tested-by: Valdis Kletnieks <valdis.kletnieks@...edu>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
---
 tools/objtool/Makefile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/Makefile b/tools/objtool/Makefile
index 88158239622b..20f67fcf378d 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/objtool/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ INCLUDES := -I$(srctree)/tools/include \
 	    -I$(srctree)/tools/arch/$(HOSTARCH)/include/uapi \
 	    -I$(srctree)/tools/objtool/arch/$(ARCH)/include
 WARNINGS := $(EXTRA_WARNINGS) -Wno-switch-default -Wno-switch-enum -Wno-packed
-CFLAGS   += -Werror $(WARNINGS) $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS) -g $(INCLUDES) $(LIBELF_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS   := -Werror $(WARNINGS) $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS) -g $(INCLUDES) $(LIBELF_FLAGS)
 LDFLAGS  += $(LIBELF_LIBS) $(LIBSUBCMD) $(KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS)
 
 # Allow old libelf to be used:
-- 
2.20.1