[PATCH] gcov: Add support for GCC 15

From: Peter Oberparleiter

Date: Tue Oct 28 2025 - 07:51:38 EST


Using gcov on kernels compiled with GCC 15 results in truncated 16-byte
long .gcda files with no usable data. To fix this, update GCOV_COUNTERS
to match the value defined by GCC 15.

Tested with GCC 14.3.0 and GCC 15.2.0.

Reported-by: Matthieu Baerts <matttbe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://github.com/linux-test-project/lcov/issues/445
Tested-by: Matthieu Baerts <matttbe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c b/kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c
index a08cc076f332..ffde93d051a4 100644
--- a/kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c
+++ b/kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
#include <linux/mm.h>
#include "gcov.h"

-#if (__GNUC__ >= 14)
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 15)
+#define GCOV_COUNTERS 10
+#elif (__GNUC__ >= 14)
#define GCOV_COUNTERS 9
#elif (__GNUC__ >= 10)
#define GCOV_COUNTERS 8
--
2.48.1