The samples/bpf reuses linux headers, with clang -emit-llvm, so this w/a is only for samples/bpf (samples/bpf/Makefile CLANG-bpf). It allows to build samples/bpf for arm on target board. In another way clang -emit-llvm generates errors like: <inline asm>:1:1: error: unknown directive .syntax unified I have verified it on clang 5, 6 ,7, 8, 9, 10 as on native platform as for cross-compiling. This decision is arguable, but it doesn't have impact on samples/bpf so it's easier just ignore it for clang, at least for now... Signed-off-by: Ivan Khoronzhuk <ivan.khoronzhuk@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/arm/include/asm/unified.h | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/unified.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/unified.h index 1e2c3eb04353..3cf8757b9a14 100644 --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/unified.h +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/unified.h @@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ #if defined(__ASSEMBLY__) .syntax unified #else -__asm__(".syntax unified"); + +#ifndef __clang__ + __asm__(".syntax unified"); +#endif + #endif #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_V7M -- 2.17.1