[PATCH v4 27/29] x86, vdso: disable LTO only for vDSO

From: Sami Tolvanen
Date: Tue Sep 29 2020 - 17:49:02 EST


Disable LTO for the vDSO. Note that while we could use Clang's LTO
for the 64-bit vDSO, it won't add noticeable benefit for the small
amount of C code.

Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
index ecc27018ae13..9b742f21d2db 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ ifneq ($(RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS),)
endif
endif

-$(vobjs): KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS) $(RETPOLINE_CFLAGS),$(KBUILD_CFLAGS)) $(CFL)
+$(vobjs): KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out $(CC_FLAGS_LTO) $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS) $(RETPOLINE_CFLAGS),$(KBUILD_CFLAGS)) $(CFL)

#
# vDSO code runs in userspace and -pg doesn't help with profiling anyway.
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 := $(filter-out -fno-pic,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS_32))
KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 := $(filter-out -mfentry,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS_32))
KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 := $(filter-out $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS),$(KBUILD_CFLAGS_32))
KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 := $(filter-out $(RETPOLINE_CFLAGS),$(KBUILD_CFLAGS_32))
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 := $(filter-out $(CC_FLAGS_LTO),$(KBUILD_CFLAGS_32))
KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 += -m32 -msoft-float -mregparm=0 -fpic
KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 += -fno-stack-protector
KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 += $(call cc-option, -foptimize-sibling-calls)
--
2.28.0.709.gb0816b6eb0-goog