Re: [PATCH v3 5/5] Makefile.debug: set -g unconditional on CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_SPLIT

[Masahiro Yamada]

On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 5:56 AM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 1:59 PM Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Dmitrii, Fangrui, and Mashahiro note:
> >
> >   Before GCC 11 and Clang 12 -gsplit-dwarf implicitly uses -g2.
> >
> > Fix CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_SPLIT for gcc-11+ & clang-12+ which now need -g
> > specified in order for -gsplit-dwarf to work at all.
> >
> > -gsplit-dwarf has been mutually exclusive with -g since support for
> > CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_SPLIT was introduced in
> > commit 866ced950bcd ("kbuild: Support split debug info v4")
> > I don't think it ever needed to be.
> >
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220815013317.26121-1-dmitrii.bundin.a@xxxxxxxxx/
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAK7LNARPAmsJD5XKAw7m_X2g7Fi-CAAsWDQiP7+ANBjkg7R7ng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> > Link: https://reviews.llvm.org/D80391
> > Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reported-by: Dmitrii Bundin <dmitrii.bundin.a@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Reported-by: Fangrui Song <maskray@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reported-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Suggested-by: Dmitrii Bundin <dmitrii.bundin.a@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changes v2 -> v3:
> > * Pick up Nathan's RB tag.
> >
> > Changes v1 -> v2:
> > * Add reference to 866ced950bcd, cc Andi, in commit message.
> >
> >  scripts/Makefile.debug | 10 +++-------
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.debug b/scripts/Makefile.debug
> > index 2845145c1220..c20f8f2e76bf 100644
> > --- a/scripts/Makefile.debug
> > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.debug
> > @@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
> > -DEBUG_CFLAGS   :=
> > -
> > -ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_SPLIT
> > -DEBUG_CFLAGS   += -gsplit-dwarf
> > -else
> > -debug-cflags-y += -g
> > -endif
> > +DEBUG_CFLAGS   := -g
> >
> >  debug-flags-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_DWARF4)        += -gdwarf-4
> >  debug-flags-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_DWARF5)        += -gdwarf-5
> > @@ -15,6 +9,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG)$(CONFIG_AS_IS_GNU),yy)
> >  KBUILD_AFLAGS  += $(addprefix -Wa$(comma), $(debug-flags-y))
> >  endif
> >
> > +debug-flags-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_SPLIT) += -gsplit-dwarf
> > +
>
>
> This patch changes the behavior that is not mentioned in the commit log.
>
>
>
>
> Previously, -gsplit-dwarf was passed only when compiling *.c files.
> (DEBUG_CFLAGS).
>
> Now it is passed also when compiling *.S files.
> (debug-flags-y is appended to KBUILD_AFLAGS)
>
>
> Please confirm if this makes sense, and if so,
> please mention it in the commit log.
>
>
>
> As far as I tested, I did not see this change was useful.
>
> When *.S is compiled to *.o, *.dwo is also created,
> but it does not contain any debug info.
>
>
>
> >  ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED
> >  DEBUG_CFLAGS   += -fno-var-tracking
> >  ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC
> > --
> > 2.37.2.789.g6183377224-goog
> >
>
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Masahiro Yamada


BTW, you do not need to resend the entire series
even if you end up with v4.


 - 01-02
 - 03
 - 04-05

are mutually independent of the others now.

They can be reviewed separately.


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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada