[RFC] perf build: Allow passing extra Clang flags via EXTRA_CLANG_FLAGS

From: hupu

Date: Mon Oct 13 2025 - 04:06:26 EST


When cross-compiling perf with the BPF option enabled, Clang is used
during the build process. Some environments may require additional
compiler options such as `--sysroot` or custom include paths. This patch
adds a new make variable, `EXTRA_CLANG_FLAGS`, which appends user-specified
options to `CLANG_OPTIONS` during BPF skeleton builds.

Example:

EXTRA_CLANG_FLAGS="--sysroot=$SYSROOT"
make perf ARCH=arm64 EXTRA_CLANG_FLAGS="$EXTRA_CLANG_FLAGS"

This enables more flexible cross-compilation setups without modifying
Makefile.perf directly.

Signed-off-by: hupu <hupu.gm@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Makefile.perf | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 47c906b807ef..b0da7314a0d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -1249,6 +1249,11 @@ else
$(Q)cp "$(VMLINUX_H)" $@
endif

+# Allow users to specify additional Clang options (e.g. --sysroot)
+# when cross-compiling BPF skeletons, enabling more flexible
+# build configurations.
+CLANG_OPTIONS += $(EXTRA_CLANG_FLAGS)
+
$(SKEL_TMP_OUT)/%.bpf.o: $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE util/bpf_skel/perf_version.h | $(SKEL_TMP_OUT)
$(SKEL_TMP_OUT)/%.bpf.o: util/bpf_skel/%.bpf.c $(LIBBPF) $(SKEL_OUT)/vmlinux.h
$(QUIET_CLANG)$(CLANG) -g -O2 -fno-stack-protector --target=bpf \
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