Re: [PATCH] scripts/Makefile.clang: default to LLVM_IAS=1

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On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 8:16 AM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 8:43 AM Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > LLVM_IAS=1 controls enabling clang's integrated assembler via
> > -integrated-as. This was an explicit opt in until we could enable
> > assembler support in Clang for more architecures. Now we have support
> > and CI coverage of LLVM_IAS=1 for all architecures except a few more
> > bugs affecting s390 and powerpc.
> >
> > This commit flips the default from opt in via LLVM_IAS=1 to opt out via
> > LLVM_IAS=0.  CI systems or developers that were previously doing builds
> > with CC=clang or LLVM=1 without explicitly setting LLVM_IAS must now
> > explicitly opt out via LLVM_IAS=0, otherwise they will be implicitly
> > opted-in.
> >
> > This finally shortens the command line invocation when cross compiling
> > with LLVM to simply:
> >
> > $ make ARCH=arm64 LLVM=1
> >
> > Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1434
> > Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Note: base is:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210802183910.1802120-1-ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx/
> >
> >  Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst | 14 ++++++++------
> >  Makefile                      |  2 +-
> >  arch/riscv/Makefile           |  2 +-
> >  scripts/Makefile.clang        |  6 +++---
> >  4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
> > index f8a360958f4c..16712fab4d3a 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
> > @@ -60,17 +60,14 @@ They can be enabled individually. The full list of the parameters: ::
> >           OBJCOPY=llvm-objcopy OBJDUMP=llvm-objdump READELF=llvm-readelf \
> >           HOSTCC=clang HOSTCXX=clang++ HOSTAR=llvm-ar HOSTLD=ld.lld
> >
> > -Currently, the integrated assembler is disabled by default. You can pass
> > -``LLVM_IAS=1`` to enable it.
> > +Currently, the integrated assembler is enabled by default. You can pass
> > +``LLVM_IAS=0`` to disable it.
> >
> >  Omitting CROSS_COMPILE
> >  ----------------------
> >
> >  As explained above, ``CROSS_COMPILE`` is used to set ``--target=<triple>``.
> >
> > -Unless ``LLVM_IAS=1`` is specified, ``CROSS_COMPILE`` is also used to derive
> > -``--prefix=<path>`` to search for the GNU assembler and linker.
> > -
> >  If ``CROSS_COMPILE`` is not specified, the ``--target=<triple>`` is inferred
> >  from ``ARCH``.
> >
> > @@ -78,7 +75,12 @@ That means if you use only LLVM tools, ``CROSS_COMPILE`` becomes unnecessary.
> >
> >  For example, to cross-compile the arm64 kernel::
> >
> > -       make ARCH=arm64 LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1
> > +       make ARCH=arm64 LLVM=1
> > +
> > +If ``LLVM_IAS=0`` is specified, ``CROSS_COMPILE`` is also used to derive
> > +``--prefix=<path>`` to search for the GNU assembler and linker. ::
> > +
> > +       make ARCH=arm64 LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=0 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
> >
> >  Supported Architectures
> >  -----------------------
> > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> > index 444558e62cbc..b24b48c9ebb7 100644
> > --- a/Makefile
> > +++ b/Makefile
> > @@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ else
> >  DEBUG_CFLAGS   += -g
> >  endif
> >
> > -ifneq ($(LLVM_IAS),1)
> > +ifeq ($(LLVM_IAS),0)
> >  KBUILD_AFLAGS  += -Wa,-gdwarf-2
> >  endif
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
> > index bc74afdbf31e..807f7c94bc6f 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
> > @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif
> >  ifeq ($(CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD),y)
> >         KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mno-relax
> >         KBUILD_AFLAGS += -mno-relax
> > -ifneq ($(LLVM_IAS),1)
> > +ifeq ($(LLVM_IAS),0)
> >         KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Wa,-mno-relax
> >         KBUILD_AFLAGS += -Wa,-mno-relax
> >  endif
>
>
>
> Please drop these two hunks.
>
> I will apply my patch instead.
> https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1472580/
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.clang b/scripts/Makefile.clang
> > index 1f4e3eb70f88..3ae63bd35582 100644
> > --- a/scripts/Makefile.clang
> > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.clang
> > @@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ else
> >  CLANG_FLAGS    += --target=$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE:%-=%))
> >  endif # CROSS_COMPILE
> >
> > -ifeq ($(LLVM_IAS),1)
> > -CLANG_FLAGS    += -integrated-as
> > -else
> > +ifeq ($(LLVM_IAS),0)
> >  CLANG_FLAGS    += -no-integrated-as
> >  GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR := $(dir $(shell which $(CROSS_COMPILE)elfedit))
> >  CLANG_FLAGS    += --prefix=$(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE))
> > +else
> > +CLANG_FLAGS    += -integrated-as
> >  endif
> >  CLANG_FLAGS    += -Werror=unknown-warning-option
> >  KBUILD_CFLAGS  += $(CLANG_FLAGS)
> >
> > base-commit: d7a86429dbc691bf540688fcc8542cc20246a85b
> > prerequisite-patch-id: 0d3072ecb5fd06ff6fd6ea81fe601f6c54c23910
> > prerequisite-patch-id: 2654829756eb8a094a0ffad1679caa75a4d86619
> > prerequisite-patch-id: a51e7885ca2376d008bbf146a5589da247806f7b
> > --
> > 2.32.0.554.ge1b32706d8-goog
> >
>
>
> When we negate a flag that is enabled by default,
> which is a common way?
>  - set it to '0'
>  - set is to empty
>
>
> So, I was wondering if we should support
> not only LLVM_IAS=0 but also LLVM_IAS=.
>
> What do you think?

always asking for 0 or 1 is perhaps better.

>
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Masahiro Yamada



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