linux-kernel - Re: next-20251002: arm64: gcc-8-defconfig: Assembler messages: Error: unknown architectural extension `simd;'

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Message-ID: <CA+G9fYt+9QZ4TwEx7+m2S5Vtn7cq1N54oGceSR72upZJTrzkng@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 17:01:47 +0530
From: Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org>
To: Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, 
	Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, 
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, lkft-triage@...ts.linaro.org, 
	Linux Regressions <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, 
	Patrisious Haddad <phaddad@...dia.com>, Michael Guralnik <michaelgur@...dia.com>, 
	Moshe Shemesh <moshe@...dia.com>, Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, 
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>, Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>, 
	Ben Copeland <benjamin.copeland@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: next-20251002: arm64: gcc-8-defconfig: Assembler messages: Error:
 unknown architectural extension `simd;'

+ linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org

On Mon, 6 Oct 2025 at 17:00, Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org> wrote:
>
> [Resending with typo correction in the subject next tag]
>
> The arm64 defconfig builds failed on the Linux next-20251002 tag build due
> to following build warnings / errors with gcc-8 toolchain.
>
> * arm64, build
>   - gcc-8-defconfig
>
> First seen on next-20251002
> Good: next-20250929
> Bad: next-20251002..next-20251003
>
> Regression Analysis:
> - New regression? yes
> - Reproducibility? yes
>
> Build regression: next-20251002: arm64: gcc-8-defconfig: Assembler
> messages: Error: unknown architectural extension `simd;'
>
> Reported-by: Linux Kernel Functional Testing <lkft@...aro.org>
>
> ### Build error log
> /tmp/cclfMnj9.s: Assembler messages:
> /tmp/cclfMnj9.s:656: Error: unknown architectural extension `simd;'
> make[8]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:287:
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wc.o] Error 1
>
> Suspecting commit,
> $ git blame -L 269 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wc.c
> fd8c8216648cd8 (Patrisious Haddad 2025-09-29 00:08:08 +0300 269)
>          (".arch_extension simd;\n\t"
> fd8c8216648cd net/mlx5: Improve write-combining test reliability for
> ARM64 Grace CPUs
>
> ## Source
> * Kernel version: 6.17.0
> * Git tree: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
> * Git commit: 47a8d4b89844f5974f634b4189a39d5ccbacd81c
> * Architectures: arm64
> * Toolchains: gcc-8
> * Kconfigs: defconfig
>
> ## Build
> * Build log: https://storage.tuxsuite.com/public/linaro/lkft/builds/33YUHcFKTLSBTOxNIJqF9vJqcxt/build.log
> * Build details:
> https://regressions.linaro.org/lkft/linux-next-master/next-20251003/build/gcc-8-defconfig/
> * Build plan: https://tuxapi.tuxsuite.com/v1/groups/linaro/projects/lkft/builds/33YUHcFKTLSBTOxNIJqF9vJqcxt
> * Build link: https://storage.tuxsuite.com/public/linaro/lkft/builds/33YUHcFKTLSBTOxNIJqF9vJqcxt/
> * Kernel config:
> https://storage.tuxsuite.com/public/linaro/lkft/builds/33YUHcFKTLSBTOxNIJqF9vJqcxt/config
>
> ## Steps to reproduce
>   - tuxmake --runtime podman --target-arch arm64 --toolchain gcc-8
> --kconfig defconfig
>
>
>
> --
> Linaro LKFT