linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: work around clang IAS bug referencing __force

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Date:   Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:13:25 +0200
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     sedat.dilek@...il.com, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        x86@...nel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Clang-Built-Linux ML <clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: work around clang IAS bug referencing __force_order

Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com> writes:
> what is the status of this patch?

Just looked at it.

> I needed this one to be able to build VirtualBox via DKMS as an
> out-of-tree kernel-module.

Not being able to build the vbox rootkit is a feature, not a bug.

Thanks,

        tglx