linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] arm64: vdso32: Detect binutils support for dmb ishld

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Message-ID: <20190927092554.GB20642@arrakis.emea.arm.com>
Date:   Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:25:54 +0100
From:   Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To:     Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@....com>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org, ndesaulniers@...gle.com,
        will@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] arm64: vdso32: Detect binutils support for dmb
 ishld

On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 10:43:39PM +0100, Vincenzo Frascino wrote:
> As reported by Will Deacon, older versions of binutils that do not
> support certain types of memory barriers can cause build failure of the
> vdso32 library.
> 
> Add a compilation time mechanism that detects if binutils supports those
> instructions and configure the kernel accordingly.
> 
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@....com>

Reviewed-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>