Re: [PATCH] kbuild: check CONFIG_AS_IS_LLVM instead of LLVM_IAS

From: Nick Desaulniers
Date: Thu Aug 05 2021 - 14:22:26 EST


On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 8:01 AM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> LLVM_IAS is the user interface to set the -(no-)integrated-as flag,
> and it should be used only for that purpose.
>
> LLVM_IAS is checked in some places to determine the assembler type,
> but it is not precise.
>
> $ make CC=gcc LLVM_IAS=1
>
> ... will use the GNU assembler since LLVM_IAS=1 is effective only when
> $(CC) is clang.
>
> Of course, the combination of CC=gcc and LLVM_IAS=1 does not make
> sense, but the build system can be more robust against such insane
> input.
>
> Commit ba64beb17493a ("kbuild: check the minimum assembler version in
> Kconfig") introduced CONFIG_AS_IS_GNU/LLVM, which is more precise
> because Kconfig checks the version string from the assembler in use.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>
> Makefile | 2 +-
> arch/riscv/Makefile | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 4ab151060931..8b56c9692c3c 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ else
> DEBUG_CFLAGS += -g
> endif
>
> -ifneq ($(LLVM_IAS),1)
> +ifndef CONFIG_AS_IS_LLVM
> KBUILD_AFLAGS += -Wa,-gdwarf-2
> endif
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
> index bc74afdbf31e..dcfbd2a87d41 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
> @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif
> ifeq ($(CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD),y)
> KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mno-relax
> KBUILD_AFLAGS += -mno-relax
> -ifneq ($(LLVM_IAS),1)
> +ifndef CONFIG_AS_IS_LLVM
> KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Wa,-mno-relax
> KBUILD_AFLAGS += -Wa,-mno-relax
> endif
> --
> 2.30.2
>


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Thanks,
~Nick Desaulniers