linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 19/29] scripts/mod: disable LTO for empty.c

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Date:   Fri,  9 Oct 2020 09:13:28 -0700
From:   Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.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 v5 19/29] scripts/mod: disable LTO for empty.c

With CONFIG_LTO_CLANG, clang generates LLVM IR instead of ELF object
files. As empty.o is used for probing target properties, disable LTO
for it to produce an object file instead.

Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 scripts/mod/Makefile | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/scripts/mod/Makefile b/scripts/mod/Makefile
index 78071681d924..c9e38ad937fd 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/mod/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD := y
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_empty.o += $(CC_FLAGS_LTO)
 
 hostprogs-always-y	+= modpost mk_elfconfig
 always-y		+= empty.o
-- 
2.28.0.1011.ga647a8990f-goog