linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH v4 1/4] objtool: allow nested externs to enable BUILD

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Date:   Sun, 4 Oct 2020 16:30:43 +0200
From:   Vasily Gorbik <gor@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        x86@...nel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
        Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>,
        Julien Thierry <jthierry@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH v4 1/4] objtool: allow nested externs to enable
 BUILD_BUG()

Currently BUILD_BUG() macro is expanded to smth like the following:
   do {
           extern void __compiletime_assert_0(void)
                   __attribute__((error("BUILD_BUG failed")));
           if (!(!(1)))
                   __compiletime_assert_0();
   } while (0);

If used in a function body this obviously would produce build errors
with -Wnested-externs and -Werror.

Build objtool with -Wno-nested-externs to enable BUILD_BUG() usage.

Signed-off-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 tools/objtool/Makefile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/Makefile b/tools/objtool/Makefile
index 33d1e3ca8efd..4ea9a833dde7 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/objtool/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ INCLUDES := -I$(srctree)/tools/include \
 	    -I$(srctree)/tools/arch/$(HOSTARCH)/include/uapi \
 	    -I$(srctree)/tools/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include	\
 	    -I$(srctree)/tools/objtool/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include
-WARNINGS := $(EXTRA_WARNINGS) -Wno-switch-default -Wno-switch-enum -Wno-packed
+WARNINGS := $(EXTRA_WARNINGS) -Wno-switch-default -Wno-switch-enum -Wno-packed -Wno-nested-externs
 CFLAGS   := -Werror $(WARNINGS) $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS) -g $(INCLUDES) $(LIBELF_FLAGS)
 LDFLAGS  += $(LIBELF_LIBS) $(LIBSUBCMD) $(KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS)
 
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