linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] arm64: vdso32: Introduce COMPAT_CC_IS

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Message-ID: <4a25b76b-0d17-778d-aff5-88f8fbae2819@arm.com>
Date:   Thu, 26 Sep 2019 21:17:59 +0100
From:   Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@....com>
To:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc:     ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org, ndesaulniers@...gle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, will@...nel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] arm64: vdso32: Introduce COMPAT_CC_IS_GCC

On 9/26/19 4:17 PM, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 01:22:01PM +0100, Vincenzo Frascino wrote:
>> On 9/26/19 11:56 AM, Vincenzo Frascino wrote:
>>> On 9/26/19 9:06 AM, Catalin Marinas wrote:
>>>> Now, could we not generate a COMPATCC in the Makefile and use
>>>> $(COMPATCC) here instead of $(CROSS_COMPILE_COMPAT)gcc? It really
>>>> doesn't make sense to check that gcc is gcc.
>>>>
>>>
>>> All right, COMPATCC is already in the makefile, I will use it in here.
>>
>> What you are proposing seems not possible because Kconfig runs first and then
>> the arch Makefile, hence compatcc does not take effect on the Kconfig. I will
>> post v2 with what I proposed, please feel free to comment if you have a better idea.
> 
> I think it works as long as you export COMPATCC from the
> arch/arm64/Makefile. The arch Makefile is used in the config step
> AFAICT. See the diff I posted in my reply to your v2.
> 

All right I will retry and repost v3 if I can get it working.

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Regards,
Vincenzo