Date:   Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:49:47 -0800
From:   Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, Yujie Liu <yujie.liu@...el.com>,
        Philip Li <philip.li@...el.com>, julie.du@...el.com,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>, llvm@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/llvm: refresh docs for LLVM=1

Refresh the docs for 2022:
* add link to Chimera Linux.
* add Quick Start section pointing out that LLVM=1 is the simple
  recommended method.
* Re-order the sections on Clang and Cross Compiling to come after the
  section on LLVM utilities. I think the documentation flows better this
  way.
* Add note about LLVM=1 to Omitting CROSS_COMPILE section.
* Change note in Supported Architectures from discussing CC=clang vs.
  LLVM=1 to discussion LLVM=1 vs. LLVM_IAS=0.
* Update make command column of support architecture table; we now
  support LLVM=1 everywhere; just some more work to get ARCH=s390
  assembling with clang.
* Word wrap a few columns over 80 lines.

Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
---
 Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
index d32616891dcf..7f52cde70bc7 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
@@ -15,36 +15,27 @@ such as GCC and binutils. Ongoing work has allowed for `Clang
 <https://clang.llvm.org/>`_ and `LLVM <https://llvm.org/>`_ utilities to be
 used as viable substitutes. Distributions such as `Android
 <https://www.android.com/>`_, `ChromeOS
-<https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os>`_, and `OpenMandriva
-<https://www.openmandriva.org/>`_ use Clang built kernels.  `LLVM is a
+<https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os>`_, `OpenMandriva
+<https://www.openmandriva.org/>`_, and `Chimera Linux
+<https://chimera-linux.org/>`_ use Clang built kernels.  `LLVM is a
 collection of toolchain components implemented in terms of C++ objects
 <https://www.aosabook.org/en/llvm.html>`_. Clang is a front-end to LLVM that
 supports C and the GNU C extensions required by the kernel, and is pronounced
 "klang," not "see-lang."
 
-Clang
------
+Quick Start
+-----------
+::
 
-The compiler used can be swapped out via ``CC=`` command line argument to ``make``.
-``CC=`` should be set when selecting a config and during a build. ::
+	make LLVM=1
 
-	make CC=clang defconfig
+for native builds or
 
-	make CC=clang
+or ::
 
-Cross Compiling
----------------
+	ARCH=arm64 make LLVM=1
 
-A single Clang compiler binary will typically contain all supported backends,
-which can help simplify cross compiling. ::
-
-	make ARCH=arm64 CC=clang CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
-
-``CROSS_COMPILE`` is not used to prefix the Clang compiler binary, instead
-``CROSS_COMPILE`` is used to set a command line flag: ``--target=<triple>``. For
-example: ::
-
-	clang --target=aarch64-linux-gnu foo.c
+for cross compiling.
 
 LLVM Utilities
 --------------
@@ -63,6 +54,32 @@ They can be enabled individually. The full list of the parameters: ::
 The integrated assembler is enabled by default. You can pass ``LLVM_IAS=0`` to
 disable it.
 
+Clang
+-----
+
+The compiler used can be swapped out via ``CC=`` command line argument to
+``make``.  ``CC=`` should be set when selecting a config and during a build.
+``CC=clang`` is implied by ``LLVM=1``, but if it's desired to simply use clang
+as the compiler for the target, then ``CC=`` is a quick substitute. ::
+
+	make CC=clang defconfig
+
+	make CC=clang
+
+Cross Compiling
+---------------
+
+A single Clang compiler binary will typically contain all supported backends,
+which can help simplify cross compiling. ::
+
+	make ARCH=arm64 CC=clang CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
+
+``CROSS_COMPILE`` is not used to prefix the Clang compiler binary, instead
+``CROSS_COMPILE`` is used to set a command line flag: ``--target=<triple>``.
+For example: ::
+
+	clang --target=aarch64-linux-gnu foo.c
+
 Omitting CROSS_COMPILE
 ----------------------
 
@@ -71,7 +88,8 @@ As explained above, ``CROSS_COMPILE`` is used to set ``--target=<triple>``.
 If ``CROSS_COMPILE`` is not specified, the ``--target=<triple>`` is inferred
 from ``ARCH``.
 
-That means if you use only LLVM tools, ``CROSS_COMPILE`` becomes unnecessary.
+That means if you use only LLVM tools via ``LLVM=1``, ``CROSS_COMPILE`` becomes
+unnecessary.
 
 For example, to cross-compile the arm64 kernel::
 
@@ -88,13 +106,13 @@ Supported Architectures
 LLVM does not target all of the architectures that Linux supports and
 just because a target is supported in LLVM does not mean that the kernel
 will build or work without any issues. Below is a general summary of
-architectures that currently work with ``CC=clang`` or ``LLVM=1``. Level
-of support corresponds to "S" values in the MAINTAINERS files. If an
-architecture is not present, it either means that LLVM does not target
-it or there are known issues. Using the latest stable version of LLVM or
-even the development tree will generally yield the best results.
-An architecture's ``defconfig`` is generally expected to work well,
-certain configurations may have problems that have not been uncovered
+architectures that currently work with ``LLVM=1`` but may need the integrated
+assembler disabled via ``LLVM_IAS=0``. Level of support corresponds to "S"
+values in the MAINTAINERS files. If an architecture is not present, it either
+means that LLVM does not target it or there are known issues. Using the latest
+stable version of LLVM or even the development tree will generally yield the
+best results.  An architecture's ``defconfig`` is generally expected to work
+well, certain configurations may have problems that have not been uncovered
 yet. Bug reports are always welcome at the issue tracker below!
 
 .. list-table::
@@ -112,16 +130,16 @@ yet. Bug reports are always welcome at the issue tracker below!
      - ``LLVM=1``
    * - mips
      - Maintained
-     - ``CC=clang``
+     - ``LLVM=1``
    * - powerpc
      - Maintained
-     - ``CC=clang``
+     - ``LLVM=1``
    * - riscv
      - Maintained
-     - ``CC=clang``
+     - ``LLVM=1``
    * - s390
      - Maintained
-     - ``CC=clang``
+     - ``LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=0``
    * - x86
      - Supported
      - ``LLVM=1``

base-commit: c5d9ae265b105d9a67575fb67bd4650a6fc08e25
-- 
2.35.1.265.g69c8d7142f-goog

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