linux-kernel - [PATCH v6 24/25] x86, cpu: disable LTO for cpu.c

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Date:   Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:32:02 -0700
From:   Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        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 v6 24/25] x86, cpu: disable LTO for cpu.c

Clang incorrectly inlines functions with differing stack protector
attributes, which breaks __restore_processor_state() that relies on
stack protector being disabled. This change disables LTO for cpu.c
to work aroung the bug.

Link: https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47479
Suggested-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
---
 arch/x86/power/Makefile | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/power/Makefile b/arch/x86/power/Makefile
index 6907b523e856..5f711a441623 100644
--- a/arch/x86/power/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/power/Makefile
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD_hibernate_asm_$(BITS).o := y
 # itself be stack-protected
 CFLAGS_cpu.o	:= -fno-stack-protector
 
+# Clang may incorrectly inline functions with stack protector enabled into
+# __restore_processor_state(): https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47479
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_cpu.o := $(CC_FLAGS_LTO)
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_PM_SLEEP)		+= cpu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HIBERNATION)	+= hibernate_$(BITS).o hibernate_asm_$(BITS).o hibernate.o
-- 
2.28.0.1011.ga647a8990f-goog