Re: [PATCH] x86: work around clang IAS bug referencing __force_order

[Sedat Dilek]

On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 12:13 AM Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > what is the status of this patch?
>
> Just looked at it.
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> > I needed this one to be able to build VirtualBox via DKMS as an
> > out-of-tree kernel-module.
>
> Not being able to build the vbox rootkit is a feature, not a bug.
>

It must be a funny job to work for Linux/x86.
Keep your humour :-).

We have a second issue hitting this problem when CONFIG_LKDTM=m.
There are more details in CBL issue #1120.
Especially see comments from Nick [2] and user pcc [3].

Thanks.

- Sedat -

[1] https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1120
[2] https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1120#issuecomment-668736160
[3] https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1120#issuecomment-668746486