linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH glibc 1/3] glibc: Perform rseq registration at C startup and thread creation (v20)

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Date:   Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:31:54 +0200
From:   Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>
To:     Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
Cc:     carlos <carlos@...hat.com>, Joseph Myers <joseph@...esourcery.com>,
        Szabolcs Nagy <szabolcs.nagy@....com>,
        libc-alpha <libc-alpha@...rceware.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ben Maurer <bmaurer@...com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Paul <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Dave Watson <davejwatson@...com>, Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>,
        Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-api <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH glibc 1/3] glibc: Perform rseq registration at C startup and thread creation (v20)

* Mathieu Desnoyers:

> ----- On Jun 3, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Florian Weimer fweimer@...hat.com wrote:
>
>> * Mathieu Desnoyers:
>> 
>>> +#ifdef __cplusplus
>>> +# if  __cplusplus >= 201103L
>>> +#  define __rseq_static_assert(expr, diagnostic) static_assert (expr,
>>> diagnostic)
>>> +#  define __rseq_alignof(type)                   alignof (type)
>>> +#  define __rseq_alignas(x)                      alignas (x)
>>> +#  define __rseq_tls_storage_class               thread_local
>>> +# endif
>>> +#elif (defined __STDC_VERSION__ ? __STDC_VERSION__ : 0) >= 201112L
>>> +# define __rseq_static_assert(expr, diagnostic)  _Static_assert (expr,
>>> diagnostic)
>>> +# define __rseq_alignof(type)                    _Alignof (type)
>>> +# define __rseq_alignas(x)                       _Alignas (x)
>>> +# define __rseq_tls_storage_class                _Thread_local
>>> +#endif
>> 
>> This does not seem to work.  I get this with GCC 9:
>> 
>> In file included from /tmp/cih_test_gsrKbC.cc:8:0:
>> ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/rseq.h:42:50: error: attribute ignored
>> [-Werror=attributes]
>> #  define __rseq_alignas(x)                      alignas (x)
>>                                                  ^
>> ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/rseq.h:122:14: note: in expansion of macro
>> ‘__rseq_alignas’
>>     uint32_t __rseq_alignas (32) version;
>>              ^
>
> Is that when compiling C or C++ code ? If it's C code, I would expect
> "_Alignas" to be used, not "alignas".
>
> Which exact version of gcc do you use ?

C++ code.  CXX was set to this compiler at configure time:

gcc version 9.3.1 20200408 (Red Hat 9.3.1-2) (GCC) 

>> In any case, these changes really have to go into the UAPI header first.
>> Only the __thread handling should remain.  Otherwise, we'll have a tough
>> situation on our hands changing the UAPI header, without introducing
>> macro definition conflicts.  I'd suggest to stick to the aligned
>> attribute for the time being, like the current UAPI headers.
>
> OK. Should I do that in a separate patch, or you do it on top of my patchset,
> or should I re-spin another round of the series ?

I think the initial commit should mirror the current UAPI header
contents.

Keep the macros for the UAPI patch though. 8-)  We can pick up these
changes once they have been merged into Linux.

Thanks,
Florian