Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86/vdso: Use 32-bit CHECKFLAGS for compat vDSO

From: Thomas Weißschuh

Date: Mon Jan 19 2026 - 02:20:46 EST


On Sat, Jan 17, 2026 at 11:05:05PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 16 2026 at 08:40, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> > Manually override the CHECKFLAGS for the compat vDSO with the correct
> > 32-bit configuration.
>
> Fun. I just fixed the same thing half an hour ago:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260117215542.342638347@xxxxxxxxxx/

Assuming you are going to apply your patches bevore, can I respin my
remaining patches on top of tip/x86/entry?

> > Reported-by: Sun Jian <sun.jian.kdev@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260114084529.1676356-1-sun.jian.kdev@xxxxxxxxx/
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile | 3 +++
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
> > index f247f5f5cb44..ab571ad9b9ac 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
> > +++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
> > @@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ ifneq ($(RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS),)
> > endif
> > endif
> >
> > +CHECKFLAGS_32 := $(CHECKFLAGS) -U__x86_64__ -D__i386__ -m32
>
> Hmm. That keeps -m64. Seems not to matter much, but substituting both
> seems to be more correct.

Fair enough.


Thomas