Re: [PATCH] arm64: rust: clean Rust 1.85.0 warning using softfloat target

[Trevor Gross]

On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Starting with Rust 1.85.0 (to be released 2025-02-20), `rustc` warns
> [1] about disabling neon in the aarch64 hardfloat target:
>
>     warning: target feature `neon` cannot be toggled with
>              `-Ctarget-feature`: unsound on hard-float targets
>              because it changes float ABI
>       |
>       = note: this was previously accepted by the compiler but
>               is being phased out; it will become a hard error
>               in a future release!
>       = note: for more information, see issue #116344
>               <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/116344>
>
> Thus, instead, use the softfloat target instead.
>
> While trying it out, I found that the kernel sanitizers were not enabled
> for that built-in target [2]. Upstream Rust agreed to backport
> the enablement for the current beta so that it is ready for
> the 1.85.0 release [3] -- thanks!
>
> However, that still means that before Rust 1.85.0, we cannot switch
> since sanitizers could be in use. Thus conditionally do so.
>
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # Needed in 6.12.y and 6.13.y only (Rust is pinned in older LTSs).
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ralf Jung <post@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jubilee Young <workingjubilee@xxxxxxxxx>
> Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/133417 [1]
> Link: https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/131828-t-compiler/topic/arm64.20neon.20.60-Ctarget-feature.60.20warning/near/495358442 [2]
> Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/135905 [3]
> Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/116344
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>

This is consistent with what has been discussed for a while on the Rust side.

Reviewed-by: Trevor Gross <tmgross@xxxxxxxxx>