linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: rebuild GCC plugins when the compiler is upgraded

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Message-ID: <20210318175721.basitauxxboywjsx@treble>
Date:   Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:57:21 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Frank Eigler <fche@...hat.com>,
        Justin Forbes <jforbes@...hat.com>,
        Ondrej Mosnacek <omosnace@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: rebuild GCC plugins when the compiler is upgraded

On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 10:44:46PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > Masahiro,
> >
> > Ping.  Do you have a better approach for building GCC plugins in the
> > external module directory?
> 
> 
> I am not sure if building GCC plugins in the external module directory
> is the right approach.

I'm certainly open to any better ideas that would allow GCC plugins to
be enabled in distro kernel builds.

-- 
Josh