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kbuild: Disable LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION with ftrace & GCC <= 4.7

Message ID 20190109231539.24613-1-paul.burton@mips.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series kbuild: Disable LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION with ftrace & GCC <= 4.7 | expand

Commit Message

Paul Burton Jan. 9, 2019, 11:16 p.m. UTC
When building using GCC 4.7 or older, -ffunction-sections & the -pg flag
used by ftrace are incompatible. This causes warnings or build failures
(where -Werror applies) such as the following:

  arch/mips/generic/init.c:
    error: -ffunction-sections disabled; it makes profiling impossible

This used to be taken into account by the ordering of calls to cc-option
from within the top-level Makefile, which was introduced by commit
90ad4052e85c ("kbuild: avoid conflict between -ffunction-sections and
-pg on gcc-4.7"). Unfortunately this was broken when the
CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION cc-option check was moved to
Kconfig in commit e85d1d65cd8a ("kbuild: test dead code/data elimination
support in Kconfig"), because the flags used by this check no longer
include -pg.

Fix this by not allowing CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION to be
enabled at the same time as ftrace/CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER when building
using GCC 4.7 or older.

Signed-off-by: Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com>
Fixes: e85d1d65cd8a ("kbuild: test dead code/data elimination support in Kconfig")
Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.19+
---
 init/Kconfig | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Comments

Masahiro Yamada Jan. 10, 2019, 2 a.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 8:16 AM Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com> wrote:
>
> When building using GCC 4.7 or older, -ffunction-sections & the -pg flag
> used by ftrace are incompatible. This causes warnings or build failures
> (where -Werror applies) such as the following:
>
>   arch/mips/generic/init.c:
>     error: -ffunction-sections disabled; it makes profiling impossible
>
> This used to be taken into account by the ordering of calls to cc-option
> from within the top-level Makefile, which was introduced by commit
> 90ad4052e85c ("kbuild: avoid conflict between -ffunction-sections and
> -pg on gcc-4.7"). Unfortunately this was broken when the
> CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION cc-option check was moved to
> Kconfig in commit e85d1d65cd8a ("kbuild: test dead code/data elimination
> support in Kconfig"), because the flags used by this check no longer
> include -pg.
>
> Fix this by not allowing CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION to be
> enabled at the same time as ftrace/CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER when building
> using GCC 4.7 or older.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com>
> Fixes: e85d1d65cd8a ("kbuild: test dead code/data elimination support in Kconfig")
> Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
> Cc: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
> Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.19+
> ---
>  init/Kconfig | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> index d47cb77a220e..c787f782148d 100644
> --- a/init/Kconfig
> +++ b/init/Kconfig
> @@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ config LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
>         bool "Dead code and data elimination (EXPERIMENTAL)"
>         depends on HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
>         depends on EXPERT
> +       depends on !FUNCTION_TRACER || !CC_IS_GCC || GCC_VERSION >= 40800
>         depends on $(cc-option,-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections)
>         depends on $(ld-option,--gc-sections)
>         help


Thanks for the fix.

I prefer this explicit 'depends on'.

Relying on the order of $(call cc-option, ...) in Makefile is fragile.

We raise the compiler minimum version from time to time.
So, this 'depends on' will eventually go away in the future.


BTW, which one do you think more readable?


depends on !FUNCTION_TRACER || !CC_IS_GCC || GCC_VERSION >= 40800

    OR

depends on !(FUNCTION_TRACER && CC_IS_GCC && GCC_VERSION < 40800)
Paul Burton Jan. 10, 2019, 6:11 p.m. UTC | #2
Hi Masahiro,

On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:00:49AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 8:16 AM Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com> wrote:
> > When building using GCC 4.7 or older, -ffunction-sections & the -pg flag
> > used by ftrace are incompatible. This causes warnings or build failures
> > (where -Werror applies) such as the following:
> >
> >   arch/mips/generic/init.c:
> >     error: -ffunction-sections disabled; it makes profiling impossible
> >
> > This used to be taken into account by the ordering of calls to cc-option
> > from within the top-level Makefile, which was introduced by commit
> > 90ad4052e85c ("kbuild: avoid conflict between -ffunction-sections and
> > -pg on gcc-4.7"). Unfortunately this was broken when the
> > CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION cc-option check was moved to
> > Kconfig in commit e85d1d65cd8a ("kbuild: test dead code/data elimination
> > support in Kconfig"), because the flags used by this check no longer
> > include -pg.
> >
> > Fix this by not allowing CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION to be
> > enabled at the same time as ftrace/CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER when building
> > using GCC 4.7 or older.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com>
> > Fixes: e85d1d65cd8a ("kbuild: test dead code/data elimination support in Kconfig")
> > Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
> > Cc: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
> > Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
> > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.19+
> > ---
> >  init/Kconfig | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> > index d47cb77a220e..c787f782148d 100644
> > --- a/init/Kconfig
> > +++ b/init/Kconfig
> > @@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ config LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
> >         bool "Dead code and data elimination (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> >         depends on HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
> >         depends on EXPERT
> > +       depends on !FUNCTION_TRACER || !CC_IS_GCC || GCC_VERSION >= 40800
> >         depends on $(cc-option,-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections)
> >         depends on $(ld-option,--gc-sections)
> >         help
> 
> Thanks for the fix.
> 
> I prefer this explicit 'depends on'.
> 
> Relying on the order of $(call cc-option, ...) in Makefile is fragile.
> 
> We raise the compiler minimum version from time to time.
> So, this 'depends on' will eventually go away in the future.
> 
> BTW, which one do you think more readable?
> 
> depends on !FUNCTION_TRACER || !CC_IS_GCC || GCC_VERSION >= 40800
> 
>     OR
> 
> depends on !(FUNCTION_TRACER && CC_IS_GCC && GCC_VERSION < 40800)

Thanks - yes I agree it's nice that this is more explicit than the
ordering we previously relied upon.

I personally don't mind either of the 2 options above - let me know if
you'd like me to submit a v2 using your second option.

Thanks,
    Paul
Masahiro Yamada Jan. 11, 2019, 2:15 a.m. UTC | #3
On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 3:11 AM Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Masahiro,
>
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:00:49AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 8:16 AM Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com> wrote:
> > > When building using GCC 4.7 or older, -ffunction-sections & the -pg flag
> > > used by ftrace are incompatible. This causes warnings or build failures
> > > (where -Werror applies) such as the following:
> > >
> > >   arch/mips/generic/init.c:
> > >     error: -ffunction-sections disabled; it makes profiling impossible
> > >
> > > This used to be taken into account by the ordering of calls to cc-option
> > > from within the top-level Makefile, which was introduced by commit
> > > 90ad4052e85c ("kbuild: avoid conflict between -ffunction-sections and
> > > -pg on gcc-4.7"). Unfortunately this was broken when the
> > > CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION cc-option check was moved to
> > > Kconfig in commit e85d1d65cd8a ("kbuild: test dead code/data elimination
> > > support in Kconfig"), because the flags used by this check no longer
> > > include -pg.
> > >
> > > Fix this by not allowing CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION to be
> > > enabled at the same time as ftrace/CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER when building
> > > using GCC 4.7 or older.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com>
> > > Fixes: e85d1d65cd8a ("kbuild: test dead code/data elimination support in Kconfig")
> > > Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
> > > Cc: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
> > > Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
> > > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.19+
> > > ---
> > >  init/Kconfig | 1 +
> > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> > > index d47cb77a220e..c787f782148d 100644
> > > --- a/init/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/init/Kconfig
> > > @@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ config LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
> > >         bool "Dead code and data elimination (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> > >         depends on HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
> > >         depends on EXPERT
> > > +       depends on !FUNCTION_TRACER || !CC_IS_GCC || GCC_VERSION >= 40800
> > >         depends on $(cc-option,-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections)
> > >         depends on $(ld-option,--gc-sections)
> > >         help
> >
> > Thanks for the fix.
> >
> > I prefer this explicit 'depends on'.
> >
> > Relying on the order of $(call cc-option, ...) in Makefile is fragile.
> >
> > We raise the compiler minimum version from time to time.
> > So, this 'depends on' will eventually go away in the future.
> >
> > BTW, which one do you think more readable?
> >
> > depends on !FUNCTION_TRACER || !CC_IS_GCC || GCC_VERSION >= 40800
> >
> >     OR
> >
> > depends on !(FUNCTION_TRACER && CC_IS_GCC && GCC_VERSION < 40800)
>
> Thanks - yes I agree it's nice that this is more explicit than the
> ordering we previously relied upon.
>
> I personally don't mind either of the 2 options above - let me know if
> you'd like me to submit a v2 using your second option.
>
> Thanks,
>     Paul



Personally, I slightly prefer this:
   depends on !(FUNCTION_TRACER && CC_IS_GCC && GCC_VERSION < 40800)


It is more consistent with your patch title:
   "Disable LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION with ftrace & GCC <= 4.7"


May I ask v2?
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diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index d47cb77a220e..c787f782148d 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@  config LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
 	bool "Dead code and data elimination (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
 	depends on EXPERT
+	depends on !FUNCTION_TRACER || !CC_IS_GCC || GCC_VERSION >= 40800
 	depends on $(cc-option,-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections)
 	depends on $(ld-option,--gc-sections)
 	help