linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 13/29] arm64/build: Assert for unwanted sections

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Date:   Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:24:25 -0400
From:   Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
To:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Cc:     Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
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        Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 13/29] arm64/build: Assert for unwanted sections

On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 01:40:43PM -0700, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 1:30 PM Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 01:17:55PM -0700, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> > > > >  (I feel the same about there
> > > > > being an empty asm(); statement in the definition of asm_volatile_goto
> > > > > for compiler-gcc.h).  Might be time to "fix the compiler."
> > > > >
> > > > > (It sounds like Arvind is both in agreement with my sentiment, and has
> > > > > the root cause).
> > > > >
> > Btw, the bug mentioned in asm_volatile_goto seems like its been fixed in
> > 4.9, so the hack could be dropped now?
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180907222109.163802-1-ndesaulniers@google.com/
> 
> For the life of me I can't find Linus' response.  Maybe he shot it
> down in the PR, but I can't find it...Miguel do you recall?  I could
> paraphrase, but might be better to not rely on my memory.
> -- 
> Thanks,
> ~Nick Desaulniers

You couldn't find it in July either :)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/7/10/1026

Possibly he didn't like the version check? That should be unnecessary now.