Re: [PATCH] x86/stackprotector: fix build failure with CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR=n

[Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 03/11, Brian Gerst wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > OK. I'll update the subject/changelog to explain that this is only
> > needed for the older binutils and send V2.
>
> With it conditional on CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR, you can also drop PROVIDES().

Sorry Brian, I don't understand this magic even remotely...

Do you mean

	-/* needed for Clang - see arch/x86/entry/entry.S */
	-PROVIDE(__ref_stack_chk_guard = __stack_chk_guard);
	+#ifdef CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR
	+__ref_stack_chk_guard = __stack_chk_guard;
	+#endif

?

Oleg.