kernel/linux.git/include/linux/compiler-clang.h, branch v7.2-rc1

Merge tag 'kbuild-7.2-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kbuild/linux

2026-06-14T23:31:15+00:00

Pull Kbuild / Kconfig updates from Nathan Chancellor: "Kbuild: - Remove broken module linking exclusion for BTF - Add documentation around how offset header files work - Include unstripped vDSO libraries in pacman packages - Bump minimum version of LLVM for building the kernel to 17.0.1 and clean up unnecessary workarounds - Use a context manager in run-clang-tools - Add dist macro value if present to release tag for RPM packages - Detect and report truncated buf_printf() output in modpost - Add __llvm_covfun and __llvm_covmap to section whitelist in modpost - Support Clang's distributed ThinLTO mode - Remove architecture specific configurations for AutoFDO and Propeller to ease individual architecture maintenance Kconfig: - Add kconfig-sym-check target to look for dangling Kconfig symbol references and invalid tristate literal values - Harden against potential NULL pointer dereference - Fix typo in Kconfig test comment" * tag 'kbuild-7.2-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kbuild/linux: (31 commits) kconfig: tests: fix typo in comment kconfig: Remove the architecture specific config for Propeller kconfig: Remove the architecture specific config for AutoFDO modpost: Add __llvm_covfun and __llvm_covmap to section_white_list kconfig: add kconfig-sym-check static checker kbuild: Remove unnecessary 'T' modifier in cmd_ar_builtin_fixup kbuild: distributed build support for Clang ThinLTO kbuild: move vmlinux.a build rule to scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_a scripts: modpost: detect and report truncated buf_printf() output kbuild: rpm-pkg: append %{?dist} macro to Release tag run-clang-tools: run multiprocessing.Pool as context manager compiler-clang.h: Drop explicit version number from "all" diagnostic macro compiler-clang.h: Remove __cleanup -Wunused-variable workaround kbuild: Remove check for broken scoping with clang < 17 in CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT x86/entry/vdso32: Remove conditional omission of '.cfi_offset eflags' x86/module: Revert "Deal with GOT based stack cookie load on Clang < 17" x86/build: Drop unnecessary '-ffreestanding' addition to KBUILD_CFLAGS scripts/Makefile.warn: Drop -Wformat handling for clang < 16 riscv: Drop tautological condition from TOOLCHAIN_NEEDS_OLD_ISA_SPEC riscv: Remove tautological condition from selection of ARCH_SUPPORTS_CFI ...

Disable -Wattribute-alias for clang-23 and newer

2026-05-28T13:51:30+00:00

Clang recently added support for -Wattribute-alias [1], which results in the same warnings that necessitated commit bee20031772a ("disable -Wattribute-alias warning for SYSCALL_DEFINEx()") for GCC. kernel/time/itimer.c:325:1: error: alias and aliasee have different types 'long (unsigned int)' and 'long (typeof (__builtin_choose_expr((__builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof ((unsigned int)0), typeof (0LL)) || __builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof ((unsigned int)0), typeof (0ULL))), 0LL, 0L)))' (aka 'long (long)') [-Werror,-Wattribute-alias] 325 | SYSCALL_DEFINE1(alarm, unsigned int, seconds) | ^ include/linux/syscalls.h:225:36: note: expanded from macro 'SYSCALL_DEFINE1' 225 | #define SYSCALL_DEFINE1(name, ...) SYSCALL_DEFINEx(1, _##name, __VA_ARGS__) | ^ include/linux/syscalls.h:236:2: note: expanded from macro 'SYSCALL_DEFINEx' 236 | __SYSCALL_DEFINEx(x, sname, __VA_ARGS__) | ^ include/linux/syscalls.h:251:18: note: expanded from macro '__SYSCALL_DEFINEx' 251 | __attribute__((alias(__stringify(__se_sys##name)))); \ | ^ kernel/time/itimer.c:325:1: note: aliasee is declared here include/linux/syscalls.h:225:36: note: expanded from macro 'SYSCALL_DEFINE1' 225 | #define SYSCALL_DEFINE1(name, ...) SYSCALL_DEFINEx(1, _##name, __VA_ARGS__) | ^ include/linux/syscalls.h:236:2: note: expanded from macro 'SYSCALL_DEFINEx' 236 | __SYSCALL_DEFINEx(x, sname, __VA_ARGS__) | ^ include/linux/syscalls.h:255:18: note: expanded from macro '__SYSCALL_DEFINEx' 255 | asmlinkage long __se_sys##name(__MAP(x,__SC_LONG,__VA_ARGS__)) \ | ^ :16:1: note: expanded from here 16 | __se_sys_alarm | ^ Disable the warnings in the same way for clang-23 and newer. Disable the warning about unknown warning options to avoid breaking the build for versions of clang-23 that do not have -Wattribute-alias, such as ones deployed by vendors like Android or CI systems or when bisecting LLVM between llvmorg-23-init and release/23.x. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Closes: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/2163 Link: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/40da6920a0d71d49dfa2392b09153600b0759f5e [1] Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260515-syscall-disable-attribute-alias-for-clang-v1-1-9a9d95d41df6@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor

compiler-clang.h: Drop explicit version number from "all" diagnostic macro

2026-05-27T22:20:06+00:00

This is more consistent with what commit 7efa84b5cdd6 ("compiler-gcc.h: Introduce __diag_GCC_all") did for GCC. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260517-bump-minimum-supported-llvm-version-to-17-v2-16-b3b8cda46bdd@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor

compiler-clang.h: Remove __cleanup -Wunused-variable workaround

2026-05-27T22:20:06+00:00

Now that the minimum supported version of LLVM for building the kernel has been raised to 17.0.1, the redefinition of __cleanup with __maybe_unused added to it is unnecessary because the referenced LLVM change is present in all supported LLVM versions. Drop it. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260517-bump-minimum-supported-llvm-version-to-17-v2-15-b3b8cda46bdd@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor

compiler-clang.h: require LLVM 19.1.0 or higher for __typeof_unqual__

2026-02-01T00:16:04+00:00

When building the kernel using a version of LLVM between llvmorg-19-init (the first commit of the LLVM 19 development cycle) and the change in LLVM that actually added __typeof_unqual__ for all C modes [1], which might happen during a bisect of LLVM, there is a build failure: In file included from arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c:9: In file included from include/linux/crypto.h:15: In file included from include/linux/completion.h:12: In file included from include/linux/swait.h:7: In file included from include/linux/spinlock.h:56: In file included from include/linux/preempt.h:79: arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:61:2: error: call to undeclared function '__typeof_unqual__'; ISO C99 and later do not support implicit function declarations [-Wimplicit-function-declaration] 61 | raw_cpu_and_4(__preempt_count, ~PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED); | ^ arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h:478:36: note: expanded from macro 'raw_cpu_and_4' 478 | #define raw_cpu_and_4(pcp, val) percpu_binary_op(4, , "and", (pcp), val) | ^ arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h:210:3: note: expanded from macro 'percpu_binary_op' 210 | TYPEOF_UNQUAL(_var) pto_tmp__; \ | ^ include/linux/compiler.h:248:29: note: expanded from macro 'TYPEOF_UNQUAL' 248 | # define TYPEOF_UNQUAL(exp) __typeof_unqual__(exp) | ^ The current logic of CC_HAS_TYPEOF_UNQUAL just checks for a major version of 19 but half of the 19 development cycle did not have support for __typeof_unqual__. Harden the logic of CC_HAS_TYPEOF_UNQUAL to avoid this error by only using __typeof_unqual__ with a released version of LLVM 19, which is greater than or equal to 19.1.0 with LLVM's versioning scheme that matches GCC's [2]. Link: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/cc308f60d41744b5920ec2e2e5b25e1273c8704b [1] Link: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/4532617ae420056bf32f6403dde07fb99d276a49 [2] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260116-require-llvm-19-1-for-typeof_unqual-v1-1-3b9a4a4b212b@kernel.org Fixes: ac053946f5c4 ("compiler.h: introduce TYPEOF_UNQUAL() macro") Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor Cc: Bill Wendling Cc: Justin Stitt Cc: Uros Bizjak Cc: Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

clang: work around asm output constraint problems

2025-12-20T22:47:05+00:00

Work around clang problems with "=rm" asm constraint. clang seems to always chose the memory output, while it is almost always the worst choice. Add ASM_OUTPUT_RM so that we can replace "=rm" constraint where it matters for clang, while not penalizing gcc. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Suggested-by: Uros Bizjak Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

Merge tag 'x86_core_for_v6.18_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

2025-10-11T18:19:16+00:00

Pull more x86 updates from Borislav Petkov: - Remove a bunch of asm implementing condition flags testing in KVM's emulator in favor of int3_emulate_jcc() which is written in C - Replace KVM fastops with C-based stubs which avoids problems with the fastop infra related to latter not adhering to the C ABI due to their special calling convention and, more importantly, bypassing compiler control-flow integrity checking because they're written in asm - Remove wrongly used static branches and other ugliness accumulated over time in hyperv's hypercall implementation with a proper static function call to the correct hypervisor call variant - Add some fixes and modifications to allow running FRED-enabled kernels in KVM even on non-FRED hardware - Add kCFI improvements like validating indirect calls and prepare for enabling kCFI with GCC. Add cmdline params documentation and other code cleanups - Use the single-byte 0xd6 insn as the official #UD single-byte undefined opcode instruction as agreed upon by both x86 vendors - Other smaller cleanups and touchups all over the place * tag 'x86_core_for_v6.18_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (24 commits) x86,retpoline: Optimize patch_retpoline() x86,ibt: Use UDB instead of 0xEA x86/cfi: Remove __noinitretpoline and __noretpoline x86/cfi: Add "debug" option to "cfi=" bootparam x86/cfi: Standardize on common "CFI:" prefix for CFI reports x86/cfi: Document the "cfi=" bootparam options x86/traps: Clarify KCFI instruction layout compiler_types.h: Move __nocfi out of compiler-specific header objtool: Validate kCFI calls x86/fred: KVM: VMX: Always use FRED for IRQs when CONFIG_X86_FRED=y x86/fred: Play nice with invoking asm_fred_entry_from_kvm() on non-FRED hardware x86/fred: Install system vector handlers even if FRED isn't fully enabled x86/hyperv: Use direct call to hypercall-page x86/hyperv: Clean up hv_do_hypercall() KVM: x86: Remove fastops KVM: x86: Convert em_salc() to C KVM: x86: Introduce EM_ASM_3WCL KVM: x86: Introduce EM_ASM_1SRC2 KVM: x86: Introduce EM_ASM_2CL KVM: x86: Introduce EM_ASM_2W ...

compiler-clang.h: define __SANITIZE_*__ macros only when undefined

2025-09-09T06:45:12+00:00

Clang 22 recently added support for defining __SANITIZE__ macros similar to GCC [1], which causes warnings (or errors with CONFIG_WERROR=y or W=e) with the existing defines that the kernel creates to emulate this behavior with existing clang versions. In file included from :3: In file included from include/linux/compiler_types.h:171: include/linux/compiler-clang.h:37:9: error: '__SANITIZE_THREAD__' macro redefined [-Werror,-Wmacro-redefined] 37 | #define __SANITIZE_THREAD__ | ^ :352:9: note: previous definition is here 352 | #define __SANITIZE_THREAD__ 1 | ^ Refactor compiler-clang.h to only define the sanitizer macros when they are undefined and adjust the rest of the code to use these macros for checking if the sanitizers are enabled, clearing up the warnings and allowing the kernel to easily drop these defines when the minimum supported version of LLVM for building the kernel becomes 22.0.0 or newer. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250902-clang-update-sanitize-defines-v1-1-cf3702ca3d92@kernel.org Link: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/568c23bbd3303518c5056d7f03444dae4fdc8a9c [1] Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor Reviewed-by: Justin Stitt Cc: Alexander Potapenko Cc: Andrey Konovalov Cc: Andrey Ryabinin Cc: Bill Wendling Cc: Dmitriy Vyukov Cc: Marco Elver Cc: Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

compiler_types.h: Move __nocfi out of compiler-specific header

2025-09-04T19:59:07+00:00

Prepare for GCC KCFI support and move the __nocfi attribute from compiler-clang.h to compiler_types.h. This was already gated by CONFIG_CFI_CLANG, so this remains safe for non-KCFI GCC builds. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250904034656.3670313-1-kees@kernel.org

compiler_types: Provide __no_kstack_erase to disable coverage only on Clang

2025-07-30T00:19:35+00:00

In order to support Clang's stack depth tracking (for Linux's kstack_erase feature), the coverage sanitizer needed to be disabled for __init (and __head) section code. Doing this universally (i.e. for GCC too) created a number of unexpected problems, ranging from changes to inlining logic to failures to DCE code on earlier GCC versions. Since this change is only needed for Clang, specialize it so that GCC doesn't see the change as it isn't needed there (the GCC implementation of kstack_erase uses a GCC plugin that removes stack depth tracking instrumentation from __init sections during a late pass in the IR). Successfully build and boot tested with GCC 12 and Clang 22. Fixes: 381a38ea53d2 ("init.h: Disable sanitizer coverage for __init and __head") Reported-by: kernel test robot Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202507270258.neWuiXLd-lkp@intel.com/ Reported-by: syzbot+5245cb609175fb6e8122@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/6888d004.a00a0220.26d0e1.0004.GAE@google.com/ Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor Reviewed-by: Marco Elver Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250729234055.it.233-kees@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Kees Cook