Re: [Patch v2] x86/build: require only gcc use -maccumulate-outgoing-args

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Fri May 05 2017 - 02:23:41 EST



* Nick Desaulniers <nick.desaulniers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Other compilers, like clang, treat unknown compiler flags as errors.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <nick.desaulniers@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/Makefile | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
> index 4430dd489620..12757a252e6b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
> @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ ifdef CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL
> endif
>
> ifeq ($(ACCUMULATE_OUTGOING_ARGS), 1)
> - KBUILD_CFLAGS += -maccumulate-outgoing-args
> + KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(if $(filter gcc,$(cc-name)),-maccumulate-outgoing-args)
> endif
>
> # Stackpointer is addressed different for 32 bit and 64 bit x86

The justification Josh gave for this pattern should be put into a comment and into
the changelog as well.

Thanks,

Ingo