Re: [PATCH] linux/compiler-clang.h: define HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP*

From: Nathan Chancellor
Date: Thu Feb 25 2021 - 14:41:38 EST


On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 05:45:09PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Separating compiler-clang.h from compiler-gcc.h inadventently dropped the
> definitions of the three HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP macros, which requires falling
> back to the open-coded version and hoping that the compiler detects it.
>
> Since all versions of clang support the __builtin_bswap interfaces,
> add back the flags and have the headers pick these up automatically.
>
> This results in a 4% improvement of compilation speed for arm defconfig.
>
> Fixes: 815f0ddb346c ("include/linux/compiler*.h: make compiler-*.h mutually exclusive")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> include/linux/compiler-clang.h | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
> index 6478bff6fcc2..bbfa9ff6a2ec 100644
> --- a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
> +++ b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
> @@ -33,6 +33,16 @@
> #define __no_sanitize_thread
> #endif
>
> +/*
> + * sparse (__CHECKER__) pretends to be gcc, but can't do constant
> + * folding in __builtin_bswap*() (yet), so don't set these for it.
> + */
> +#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP) && !defined(__CHECKER__)
> +#define __HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP32__
> +#define __HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP64__
> +#define __HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP16__
> +#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP && !__CHECKER__ */
> +
> #if __has_feature(undefined_behavior_sanitizer)
> /* GCC does not have __SANITIZE_UNDEFINED__ */
> #define __no_sanitize_undefined \
> --
> 2.29.2
>