Enable support for GCC plugins on powerpc. Add an additional version check in gcc-plugins-check to advise users to upgrade to gcc 5.2+ on powerpc to avoid issues with header files (gcc <= 4.6) or missing copies of rs6000-cpus.def (4.8 to 5.1 on 64-bit targets). Signed-off-by: Andrew Donnellan <andrew.donnellan@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- Open to bikeshedding on the gcc version check. Compile tested with all plugins enabled on gcc 4.6-6.2, x86->ppc{32,64,64le} and 4.8-6.2 ppc64le->ppc{32,64,64le}. Thanks to Chris Smart for help with this. I think it's best to take this through powerpc#next with an ACK from Kees/Emese? --- arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 + scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig index 65fba4c..6efbc08 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig +++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ config PPC select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS if MPROFILE_KERNEL select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER + select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE select VIRT_TO_BUS if !PPC64 select HAVE_IDE diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins b/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins index 26c67b7..9835a75 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins +++ b/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins @@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ gcc-plugins-check: FORCE ifdef CONFIG_GCC_PLUGINS ifeq ($(PLUGINCC),) ifneq ($(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS),) + # Various gccs between 4.5 and 5.1 have bugs on powerpc due to missing + # header files. gcc <= 4.6 doesn't work at all, gccs from 4.8 to 5.1 have + # issues with 64-bit targets. + ifeq ($(ARCH),powerpc) + ifeq ($(call cc-ifversion, -le, 0501, y), y) + @echo "Cannot use CONFIG_GCC_PLUGINS: plugin support on gcc <= 5.1 is buggy on powerpc, please upgrade to gcc 5.2 or newer" >&2 && exit 1 + endif + endif ifeq ($(call cc-ifversion, -ge, 0405, y), y) $(Q)$(srctree)/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh --show-error "$(__PLUGINCC)" "$(HOSTCXX)" "$(CC)" || true @echo "Cannot use CONFIG_GCC_PLUGINS: your gcc installation does not support plugins, perhaps the necessary headers are missing?" >&2 && exit 1 -- Andrew Donnellan OzLabs, ADL Canberra andrew.donnellan@xxxxxxxxxxx IBM Australia Limited -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html