linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 26/30] KVM: arm64: disable LTO for the nVHE directory

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Date:   Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:14:32 -0700
From:   Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 26/30] KVM: arm64: disable LTO for the nVHE directory

We use objcopy to manipulate ELF binaries for the nVHE code,
which fails with LTO as the compiler produces LLVM bitcode
instead. Disable LTO for this code to allow objcopy to be used.

Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/Makefile | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/Makefile
index aef76487edc2..c903c8f31280 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/Makefile
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ quiet_cmd_hypcopy = HYPCOPY $@
 		   --rename-section=.text=.hyp.text			\
 		   $< $@
 
-# Remove ftrace and Shadow Call Stack CFLAGS.
+# Remove ftrace, LTO, and Shadow Call Stack CFLAGS.
 # This is equivalent to the 'notrace' and '__noscs' annotations.
-KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE) $(CC_FLAGS_SCS), $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE) $(CC_FLAGS_LTO) $(CC_FLAGS_SCS), $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 
 # KVM nVHE code is run at a different exception code with a different map, so
 # compiler instrumentation that inserts callbacks or checks into the code may
-- 
2.28.0.681.g6f77f65b4e-goog