linux-kernel - [PATCH 05/18] arm64: kbuild: reserve reg x18 from general allocation by the compiler

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Message-Id: <20191018161033.261971-6-samitolvanen@google.com>
Date:   Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:10:20 -0700
From:   Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
To:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Cc:     Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@....com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 05/18] arm64: kbuild: reserve reg x18 from general allocation
 by the compiler

From: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>

Before we can start using register x18 for a special purpose (as permitted
by the AAPCS64 ABI), we need to tell the compiler that it is off limits
for general allocation. So tag it as 'fixed', and remove the mention from
the LL/SC compiler flag override.

Link: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9836881/
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
---
 arch/arm64/Makefile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 2c0238ce0551..1c7b276bc7c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ endif
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -mgeneral-regs-only $(lseinstr) $(brokengasinst)	\
 		   $(compat_vdso) $(cc_has_k_constraint)
-KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -ffixed-x18
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning, psabi)
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= $(lseinstr) $(brokengasinst) $(compat_vdso)
 
-- 
2.23.0.866.gb869b98d4c-goog