[PATCH] perf build: Support passing extra Clang options via EXTRA_BPF_FLAGS

From: hupu
Date: Mon Nov 24 2025 - 02:35:18 EST


When cross-compiling perf with BPF enabled, Clang is invoked during the
build. Some cross-compilation environments require additional compiler
options, such as `--sysroot` or custom include paths.

This patch introduces a new Make variable, `EXTRA_BPF_FLAGS`. During BPF
skeleton builds, it appends user-provided options to `CLANG_OPTIONS`,
allowing extra Clang flags to be set without modifying Makefile.perf
directly.

Example usage:
make perf ARCH="arm64" EXTRA_BPF_FLAGS="--sysroot=..."

Change history:
v3:
- Move the variable description comment to the top of Makefile.perf
- Update commit message
v2:
- Rename EXTRA_CLANG_FLAGS to EXTRA_BPF_FLAGS
- Update commit message
v1:
- Introduce EXTRA_CLANG_FLAGS to allow passing extra Clang options

Signed-off-by: hupu <hupu.gm@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Makefile.perf | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 47c906b807ef..c1a66cf3d1a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ include ../scripts/utilities.mak
#
# Define EXTRA_CFLAGS=-m64 or EXTRA_CFLAGS=-m32 as appropriate for cross-builds.
#
+# Define EXTRA_BPF_FLAGS="--sysroot=<path>" or other custom include paths for
+# cross-compiling BPF skeletons
+#
# Define EXCLUDE_EXTLIBS=-lmylib to exclude libmylib from the auto-generated
# EXTLIBS.
#
@@ -1249,6 +1252,8 @@ else
$(Q)cp "$(VMLINUX_H)" $@
endif

+CLANG_OPTIONS += $(EXTRA_BPF_FLAGS)
+
$(SKEL_TMP_OUT)/%.bpf.o: $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE util/bpf_skel/perf_version.h | $(SKEL_TMP_OUT)
$(SKEL_TMP_OUT)/%.bpf.o: util/bpf_skel/%.bpf.c $(LIBBPF) $(SKEL_OUT)/vmlinux.h
$(QUIET_CLANG)$(CLANG) -g -O2 -fno-stack-protector --target=bpf \
--
2.43.0