2023-01-19 12:28:56

by Joel Stanley

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: remove checks for binutils older than 2.25

On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 08:24, Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Commit e4412739472b ("Documentation: raise minimum supported version of
> binutils to 2.25") allows us to remove the checks for old binutils.
>
> There is no more user for ld-ifversion. Remove it as well.

ppc kernels fail to link with 2.27 under some configurations:

https://github.com/linuxppc/issues/issues/388

We may want to use ld-ifversion to exclude that version.

>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]>
> ---
>
> arch/powerpc/Makefile | 22 +---------------------
> arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile | 2 +-
> scripts/Makefile.compiler | 4 ----
> 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> index dc4cbf0a5ca9..3d265b16c0ae 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> @@ -42,18 +42,13 @@ machine-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += 64
> machine-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN) += le
> UTS_MACHINE := $(subst $(space),,$(machine-y))
>
> -# XXX This needs to be before we override LD below
> -ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
> -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> -else
> -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22500, y),y)
> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64)$(CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD),yy)
> # Have the linker provide sfpr if possible.
> # There is a corresponding test in arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += --save-restore-funcs
> else
> KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> endif
> -endif
>
> ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
> KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
> @@ -389,8 +384,6 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
> $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso64-offsets.h)
> endif
>
> -archprepare: checkbin
> -
> archheaders:
> $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls all
>
> @@ -405,16 +398,3 @@ else
> $(eval KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mstack-protector-guard-offset=$(shell awk '{if ($$2 == "TASK_CANARY") print $$3;}' include/generated/asm-offsets.h))
> endif
> endif
> -
> -PHONY += checkbin
> -# Check toolchain versions:
> -# - gcc-4.6 is the minimum kernel-wide version so nothing required.
> -checkbin:
> - @if test "x${CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD}" != "xy" -a \
> - "x$(call ld-ifversion, -le, 22400, y)" = "xy" ; then \
> - echo -n '*** binutils 2.24 miscompiles weak symbols ' ; \
> - echo 'in some circumstances.' ; \
> - echo '*** binutils 2.23 do not define the TOC symbol ' ; \
> - echo -n '*** Please use a different binutils version.' ; \
> - false ; \
> - fi
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> index 4de71cbf6e8e..c53618c34b70 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION) += error-inject.o
> # 64-bit linker creates .sfpr on demand for final link (vmlinux),
> # so it is only needed for modules, and only for older linkers which
> # do not support --save-restore-funcs
> -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500, y),y)
> +ifndef CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD
> extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += crtsavres.o
> endif
>
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.compiler b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
> index 3d8adfd34af1..ad07a4efc253 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.compiler
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
> @@ -72,7 +72,3 @@ clang-min-version = $(call test-ge, $(CONFIG_CLANG_VERSION), $1)
> # ld-option
> # Usage: KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X, -Y)
> ld-option = $(call try-run, $(LD) $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS) $(1) -v,$(1),$(2),$(3))
> -
> -# ld-ifversion
> -# Usage: $(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22252, y)
> -ld-ifversion = $(shell [ $(CONFIG_LD_VERSION)0 $(1) $(2)0 ] && echo $(3) || echo $(4))
> --
> 2.34.1
>


2023-01-20 05:49:34

by Masahiro Yamada

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: remove checks for binutils older than 2.25

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM Joel Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 08:24, Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Commit e4412739472b ("Documentation: raise minimum supported version of
> > binutils to 2.25") allows us to remove the checks for old binutils.
> >
> > There is no more user for ld-ifversion. Remove it as well.
>
> ppc kernels fail to link with 2.27 under some configurations:
>
> https://github.com/linuxppc/issues/issues/388
>
> We may want to use ld-ifversion to exclude that version.




For LLD, CONFIG option is directly checked.


masahiro@zoe:~/ref/linux(master)$ git grep CONFIG_LLD_VERSION
Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
arch/riscv/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000),y)
arch/x86/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
scripts/Kbuild.include:# Usage: $(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000)











> >
> > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >
> > arch/powerpc/Makefile | 22 +---------------------
> > arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile | 2 +-
> > scripts/Makefile.compiler | 4 ----
> > 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > index dc4cbf0a5ca9..3d265b16c0ae 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > @@ -42,18 +42,13 @@ machine-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += 64
> > machine-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN) += le
> > UTS_MACHINE := $(subst $(space),,$(machine-y))
> >
> > -# XXX This needs to be before we override LD below
> > -ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
> > -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > -else
> > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22500, y),y)
> > +ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64)$(CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD),yy)
> > # Have the linker provide sfpr if possible.
> > # There is a corresponding test in arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += --save-restore-funcs
> > else
> > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > endif
> > -endif
> >
> > ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
> > KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
> > @@ -389,8 +384,6 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
> > $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso64-offsets.h)
> > endif
> >
> > -archprepare: checkbin
> > -
> > archheaders:
> > $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls all
> >
> > @@ -405,16 +398,3 @@ else
> > $(eval KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mstack-protector-guard-offset=$(shell awk '{if ($$2 == "TASK_CANARY") print $$3;}' include/generated/asm-offsets.h))
> > endif
> > endif
> > -
> > -PHONY += checkbin
> > -# Check toolchain versions:
> > -# - gcc-4.6 is the minimum kernel-wide version so nothing required.
> > -checkbin:
> > - @if test "x${CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD}" != "xy" -a \
> > - "x$(call ld-ifversion, -le, 22400, y)" = "xy" ; then \
> > - echo -n '*** binutils 2.24 miscompiles weak symbols ' ; \
> > - echo 'in some circumstances.' ; \
> > - echo '*** binutils 2.23 do not define the TOC symbol ' ; \
> > - echo -n '*** Please use a different binutils version.' ; \
> > - false ; \
> > - fi
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > index 4de71cbf6e8e..c53618c34b70 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION) += error-inject.o
> > # 64-bit linker creates .sfpr on demand for final link (vmlinux),
> > # so it is only needed for modules, and only for older linkers which
> > # do not support --save-restore-funcs
> > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500, y),y)
> > +ifndef CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD
> > extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += crtsavres.o
> > endif
> >
> > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.compiler b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
> > index 3d8adfd34af1..ad07a4efc253 100644
> > --- a/scripts/Makefile.compiler
> > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
> > @@ -72,7 +72,3 @@ clang-min-version = $(call test-ge, $(CONFIG_CLANG_VERSION), $1)
> > # ld-option
> > # Usage: KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X, -Y)
> > ld-option = $(call try-run, $(LD) $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS) $(1) -v,$(1),$(2),$(3))
> > -
> > -# ld-ifversion
> > -# Usage: $(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22252, y)
> > -ld-ifversion = $(shell [ $(CONFIG_LD_VERSION)0 $(1) $(2)0 ] && echo $(3) || echo $(4))
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >



--
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada

2023-06-25 08:10:07

by Masahiro Yamada

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: remove checks for binutils older than 2.25

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:37 PM Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM Joel Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 08:24, Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Commit e4412739472b ("Documentation: raise minimum supported version of
> > > binutils to 2.25") allows us to remove the checks for old binutils.
> > >
> > > There is no more user for ld-ifversion. Remove it as well.
> >
> > ppc kernels fail to link with 2.27 under some configurations:
> >
> > https://github.com/linuxppc/issues/issues/388
> >
> > We may want to use ld-ifversion to exclude that version.
>
>


Ping?




>
> For LLD, CONFIG option is directly checked.
>
>
> masahiro@zoe:~/ref/linux(master)$ git grep CONFIG_LLD_VERSION
> Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
> arch/riscv/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000),y)
> arch/x86/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
> scripts/Kbuild.include:# Usage: $(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]>
> > > ---
> > >
> > > arch/powerpc/Makefile | 22 +---------------------
> > > arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile | 2 +-
> > > scripts/Makefile.compiler | 4 ----
> > > 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > index dc4cbf0a5ca9..3d265b16c0ae 100644
> > > --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > @@ -42,18 +42,13 @@ machine-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += 64
> > > machine-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN) += le
> > > UTS_MACHINE := $(subst $(space),,$(machine-y))
> > >
> > > -# XXX This needs to be before we override LD below
> > > -ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
> > > -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > > -else
> > > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22500, y),y)
> > > +ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64)$(CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD),yy)
> > > # Have the linker provide sfpr if possible.
> > > # There is a corresponding test in arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += --save-restore-funcs
> > > else
> > > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > > endif
> > > -endif
> > >
> > > ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
> > > KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
> > > @@ -389,8 +384,6 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
> > > $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso64-offsets.h)
> > > endif
> > >
> > > -archprepare: checkbin
> > > -
> > > archheaders:
> > > $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls all
> > >
> > > @@ -405,16 +398,3 @@ else
> > > $(eval KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mstack-protector-guard-offset=$(shell awk '{if ($$2 == "TASK_CANARY") print $$3;}' include/generated/asm-offsets.h))
> > > endif
> > > endif
> > > -
> > > -PHONY += checkbin
> > > -# Check toolchain versions:
> > > -# - gcc-4.6 is the minimum kernel-wide version so nothing required.
> > > -checkbin:
> > > - @if test "x${CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD}" != "xy" -a \
> > > - "x$(call ld-ifversion, -le, 22400, y)" = "xy" ; then \
> > > - echo -n '*** binutils 2.24 miscompiles weak symbols ' ; \
> > > - echo 'in some circumstances.' ; \
> > > - echo '*** binutils 2.23 do not define the TOC symbol ' ; \
> > > - echo -n '*** Please use a different binutils version.' ; \
> > > - false ; \
> > > - fi
> > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > index 4de71cbf6e8e..c53618c34b70 100644
> > > --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION) += error-inject.o
> > > # 64-bit linker creates .sfpr on demand for final link (vmlinux),
> > > # so it is only needed for modules, and only for older linkers which
> > > # do not support --save-restore-funcs
> > > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500, y),y)
> > > +ifndef CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD
> > > extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += crtsavres.o
> > > endif
> > >
> > > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.compiler b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
> > > index 3d8adfd34af1..ad07a4efc253 100644
> > > --- a/scripts/Makefile.compiler
> > > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
> > > @@ -72,7 +72,3 @@ clang-min-version = $(call test-ge, $(CONFIG_CLANG_VERSION), $1)
> > > # ld-option
> > > # Usage: KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X, -Y)
> > > ld-option = $(call try-run, $(LD) $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS) $(1) -v,$(1),$(2),$(3))
> > > -
> > > -# ld-ifversion
> > > -# Usage: $(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22252, y)
> > > -ld-ifversion = $(shell [ $(CONFIG_LD_VERSION)0 $(1) $(2)0 ] && echo $(3) || echo $(4))
> > > --
> > > 2.34.1
> > >
>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Masahiro Yamada



--
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada

2023-06-26 03:08:33

by Nicholas Piggin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: remove checks for binutils older than 2.25

On Sun Jun 25, 2023 at 6:02 PM AEST, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:37 PM Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM Joel Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 08:24, Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Commit e4412739472b ("Documentation: raise minimum supported version of
> > > > binutils to 2.25") allows us to remove the checks for old binutils.
> > > >
> > > > There is no more user for ld-ifversion. Remove it as well.
> > >
> > > ppc kernels fail to link with 2.27 under some configurations:
> > >
> > > https://github.com/linuxppc/issues/issues/388
> > >
> > > We may want to use ld-ifversion to exclude that version.
> >
> >
>
>
> Ping?
>
>
>
>
> >
> > For LLD, CONFIG option is directly checked.

Yeah, doesn't seem too difficult to add new linker version tests if needed.

> >
> >
> > masahiro@zoe:~/ref/linux(master)$ git grep CONFIG_LLD_VERSION
> > Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
> > arch/riscv/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000),y)
> > arch/x86/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
> > scripts/Kbuild.include:# Usage: $(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]>
> > > > ---
> > > >
> > > > arch/powerpc/Makefile | 22 +---------------------
> > > > arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile | 2 +-
> > > > scripts/Makefile.compiler | 4 ----
> > > > 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > > index dc4cbf0a5ca9..3d265b16c0ae 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > > @@ -42,18 +42,13 @@ machine-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += 64
> > > > machine-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN) += le
> > > > UTS_MACHINE := $(subst $(space),,$(machine-y))
> > > >
> > > > -# XXX This needs to be before we override LD below
> > > > -ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
> > > > -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > > > -else
> > > > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22500, y),y)
> > > > +ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64)$(CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD),yy)
> > > > # Have the linker provide sfpr if possible.
> > > > # There is a corresponding test in arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += --save-restore-funcs
> > > > else
> > > > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > > > endif
> > > > -endif
> > > >
> > > > ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
> > > > KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
> > > > @@ -389,8 +384,6 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
> > > > $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso64-offsets.h)
> > > > endif
> > > >
> > > > -archprepare: checkbin
> > > > -
> > > > archheaders:
> > > > $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls all
> > > >
> > > > @@ -405,16 +398,3 @@ else
> > > > $(eval KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mstack-protector-guard-offset=$(shell awk '{if ($$2 == "TASK_CANARY") print $$3;}' include/generated/asm-offsets.h))
> > > > endif
> > > > endif
> > > > -
> > > > -PHONY += checkbin
> > > > -# Check toolchain versions:
> > > > -# - gcc-4.6 is the minimum kernel-wide version so nothing required.
> > > > -checkbin:
> > > > - @if test "x${CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD}" != "xy" -a \
> > > > - "x$(call ld-ifversion, -le, 22400, y)" = "xy" ; then \
> > > > - echo -n '*** binutils 2.24 miscompiles weak symbols ' ; \
> > > > - echo 'in some circumstances.' ; \
> > > > - echo '*** binutils 2.23 do not define the TOC symbol ' ; \
> > > > - echo -n '*** Please use a different binutils version.' ; \
> > > > - false ; \
> > > > - fi
> > > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > index 4de71cbf6e8e..c53618c34b70 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION) += error-inject.o
> > > > # 64-bit linker creates .sfpr on demand for final link (vmlinux),
> > > > # so it is only needed for modules, and only for older linkers which
> > > > # do not support --save-restore-funcs
> > > > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500, y),y)
> > > > +ifndef CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD
> > > > extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += crtsavres.o
> > > > endif

This test got inverted for LLD now AFAIKS?

Does LLVM support --save-restore-funcs and supply .sfpr already I
wonder? We could remove this stuff entirely.

Thanks,
Nick

2023-06-26 03:44:35

by Masahiro Yamada

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: remove checks for binutils older than 2.25

On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:58 AM Nicholas Piggin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Sun Jun 25, 2023 at 6:02 PM AEST, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:37 PM Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM Joel Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 08:24, Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Commit e4412739472b ("Documentation: raise minimum supported version of
> > > > > binutils to 2.25") allows us to remove the checks for old binutils.
> > > > >
> > > > > There is no more user for ld-ifversion. Remove it as well.
> > > >
> > > > ppc kernels fail to link with 2.27 under some configurations:
> > > >
> > > > https://github.com/linuxppc/issues/issues/388
> > > >
> > > > We may want to use ld-ifversion to exclude that version.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ping?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > For LLD, CONFIG option is directly checked.
>
> Yeah, doesn't seem too difficult to add new linker version tests if needed.
>
> > >
> > >
> > > masahiro@zoe:~/ref/linux(master)$ git grep CONFIG_LLD_VERSION
> > > Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
> > > arch/riscv/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000),y)
> > > arch/x86/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
> > > scripts/Kbuild.include:# Usage: $(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >
> > > > > arch/powerpc/Makefile | 22 +---------------------
> > > > > arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile | 2 +-
> > > > > scripts/Makefile.compiler | 4 ----
> > > > > 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > > > index dc4cbf0a5ca9..3d265b16c0ae 100644
> > > > > --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > > > @@ -42,18 +42,13 @@ machine-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += 64
> > > > > machine-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN) += le
> > > > > UTS_MACHINE := $(subst $(space),,$(machine-y))
> > > > >
> > > > > -# XXX This needs to be before we override LD below
> > > > > -ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
> > > > > -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > > > > -else
> > > > > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22500, y),y)
> > > > > +ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64)$(CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD),yy)
> > > > > # Have the linker provide sfpr if possible.
> > > > > # There is a corresponding test in arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += --save-restore-funcs
> > > > > else
> > > > > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > > > > endif
> > > > > -endif
> > > > >
> > > > > ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
> > > > > KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
> > > > > @@ -389,8 +384,6 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
> > > > > $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso64-offsets.h)
> > > > > endif
> > > > >
> > > > > -archprepare: checkbin
> > > > > -
> > > > > archheaders:
> > > > > $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls all
> > > > >
> > > > > @@ -405,16 +398,3 @@ else
> > > > > $(eval KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mstack-protector-guard-offset=$(shell awk '{if ($$2 == "TASK_CANARY") print $$3;}' include/generated/asm-offsets.h))
> > > > > endif
> > > > > endif
> > > > > -
> > > > > -PHONY += checkbin
> > > > > -# Check toolchain versions:
> > > > > -# - gcc-4.6 is the minimum kernel-wide version so nothing required.
> > > > > -checkbin:
> > > > > - @if test "x${CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD}" != "xy" -a \
> > > > > - "x$(call ld-ifversion, -le, 22400, y)" = "xy" ; then \
> > > > > - echo -n '*** binutils 2.24 miscompiles weak symbols ' ; \
> > > > > - echo 'in some circumstances.' ; \
> > > > > - echo '*** binutils 2.23 do not define the TOC symbol ' ; \
> > > > > - echo -n '*** Please use a different binutils version.' ; \
> > > > > - false ; \
> > > > > - fi
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > > index 4de71cbf6e8e..c53618c34b70 100644
> > > > > --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > > @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION) += error-inject.o
> > > > > # 64-bit linker creates .sfpr on demand for final link (vmlinux),
> > > > > # so it is only needed for modules, and only for older linkers which
> > > > > # do not support --save-restore-funcs
> > > > > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500, y),y)
> > > > > +ifndef CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD
> > > > > extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += crtsavres.o
> > > > > endif
>
> This test got inverted for LLD now AFAIKS?


In my understanding,
For a BFD linker, use --save-restore-funcs.
Otherwise (i.e. CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD is unset), link crtsavres.o to modules.

I hope I did not change the logic.



>
> Does LLVM support --save-restore-funcs and supply .sfpr already I
> wonder? We could remove this stuff entirely.

I don't know.

If LLVM 11.0.0 (the minimum supported LLVM version) supports
--save-restore-funcs, you can remove this check entirely.
Even so, it should be done in a follow-up patch.


This patch is just dropping dead code for BFD linker < 2.25,
which is now unsupported. Nothing else has changed (I believe).





--
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada

2023-06-26 04:54:38

by Nicholas Piggin

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: remove checks for binutils older than 2.25

On Mon Jun 26, 2023 at 1:11 PM AEST, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:58 AM Nicholas Piggin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun Jun 25, 2023 at 6:02 PM AEST, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:37 PM Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM Joel Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 08:24, Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Commit e4412739472b ("Documentation: raise minimum supported version of
> > > > > > binutils to 2.25") allows us to remove the checks for old binutils.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There is no more user for ld-ifversion. Remove it as well.
> > > > >
> > > > > ppc kernels fail to link with 2.27 under some configurations:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://github.com/linuxppc/issues/issues/388
> > > > >
> > > > > We may want to use ld-ifversion to exclude that version.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ping?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > For LLD, CONFIG option is directly checked.
> >
> > Yeah, doesn't seem too difficult to add new linker version tests if needed.
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > masahiro@zoe:~/ref/linux(master)$ git grep CONFIG_LLD_VERSION
> > > > Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
> > > > arch/riscv/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000),y)
> > > > arch/x86/Makefile:ifeq ($(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 130000),y)
> > > > scripts/Kbuild.include:# Usage: $(call test-lt, $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION), 150000)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >
> > > > > > arch/powerpc/Makefile | 22 +---------------------
> > > > > > arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile | 2 +-
> > > > > > scripts/Makefile.compiler | 4 ----
> > > > > > 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > > > > index dc4cbf0a5ca9..3d265b16c0ae 100644
> > > > > > --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > > > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> > > > > > @@ -42,18 +42,13 @@ machine-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += 64
> > > > > > machine-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN) += le
> > > > > > UTS_MACHINE := $(subst $(space),,$(machine-y))
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -# XXX This needs to be before we override LD below
> > > > > > -ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
> > > > > > -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > > > > > -else
> > > > > > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22500, y),y)
> > > > > > +ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64)$(CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD),yy)
> > > > > > # Have the linker provide sfpr if possible.
> > > > > > # There is a corresponding test in arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > > > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += --save-restore-funcs
> > > > > > else
> > > > > > KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
> > > > > > endif
> > > > > > -endif
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
> > > > > > KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
> > > > > > @@ -389,8 +384,6 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
> > > > > > $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso64-offsets.h)
> > > > > > endif
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -archprepare: checkbin
> > > > > > -
> > > > > > archheaders:
> > > > > > $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls all
> > > > > >
> > > > > > @@ -405,16 +398,3 @@ else
> > > > > > $(eval KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mstack-protector-guard-offset=$(shell awk '{if ($$2 == "TASK_CANARY") print $$3;}' include/generated/asm-offsets.h))
> > > > > > endif
> > > > > > endif
> > > > > > -
> > > > > > -PHONY += checkbin
> > > > > > -# Check toolchain versions:
> > > > > > -# - gcc-4.6 is the minimum kernel-wide version so nothing required.
> > > > > > -checkbin:
> > > > > > - @if test "x${CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD}" != "xy" -a \
> > > > > > - "x$(call ld-ifversion, -le, 22400, y)" = "xy" ; then \
> > > > > > - echo -n '*** binutils 2.24 miscompiles weak symbols ' ; \
> > > > > > - echo 'in some circumstances.' ; \
> > > > > > - echo '*** binutils 2.23 do not define the TOC symbol ' ; \
> > > > > > - echo -n '*** Please use a different binutils version.' ; \
> > > > > > - false ; \
> > > > > > - fi
> > > > > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > > > index 4de71cbf6e8e..c53618c34b70 100644
> > > > > > --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
> > > > > > @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION) += error-inject.o
> > > > > > # 64-bit linker creates .sfpr on demand for final link (vmlinux),
> > > > > > # so it is only needed for modules, and only for older linkers which
> > > > > > # do not support --save-restore-funcs
> > > > > > -ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500, y),y)
> > > > > > +ifndef CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD
> > > > > > extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += crtsavres.o
> > > > > > endif
> >
> > This test got inverted for LLD now AFAIKS?
>
>
> In my understanding,
> For a BFD linker, use --save-restore-funcs.
> Otherwise (i.e. CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD is unset), link crtsavres.o to modules.
>
> I hope I did not change the logic.

I think I misread it, ignore me.
>
>
>
> >
> > Does LLVM support --save-restore-funcs and supply .sfpr already I
> > wonder? We could remove this stuff entirely.
>
> I don't know.
>
> If LLVM 11.0.0 (the minimum supported LLVM version) supports
> --save-restore-funcs, you can remove this check entirely.
> Even so, it should be done in a follow-up patch.

True. I don't have an lld < 14 to test, but 14 does accept the option
and emits the functions if needed. But my clang 14 does not even
generate calls to them so I assume earlier ones do not either. So we
might be able to get rid of this stuff. I'll open an issue for it.

> This patch is just dropping dead code for BFD linker < 2.25,
> which is now unsupported. Nothing else has changed (I believe).

Seems okay then.

Reviewed-by: Nicholas Piggin <[email protected]>

Thanks,
Nick


2023-06-27 12:41:45

by Michael Ellerman

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: remove checks for binutils older than 2.25

Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> writes:
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:37 PM Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM Joel Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 08:24, Masahiro Yamada <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Commit e4412739472b ("Documentation: raise minimum supported version of
>> > > binutils to 2.25") allows us to remove the checks for old binutils.
>> > >
>> > > There is no more user for ld-ifversion. Remove it as well.
>> >
>> > ppc kernels fail to link with 2.27 under some configurations:
>> >
>> > https://github.com/linuxppc/issues/issues/388
>> >
>> > We may want to use ld-ifversion to exclude that version.
>>
>
> Ping?

Sorry. I've now applied the binutils 2.27 patch from Naveen, and this on
top with minor tweaks to make it apply. The result is in my next branch.

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?h=next

cheers