[PATCH v3 next 01/17] tools/nolibc: Add _NOLIBC_OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR() to compiler.h

From: david . laight . linux

Date: Mon Feb 23 2026 - 05:19:26 EST


From: David Laight <david.laight.linux@xxxxxxxxx>

Needed to stop compiler 'optimisations' bloating code.
Equivalent to the definition in include/linux/compiler.h

Signed-off-by: David Laight <david.laight.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
---

New patch for v3.

tools/include/nolibc/compiler.h | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/compiler.h b/tools/include/nolibc/compiler.h
index a8c7619dcdde..8e0eef434eec 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/compiler.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/compiler.h
@@ -71,4 +71,9 @@
# define __nolibc_static_assert(_t)
#endif

+#ifndef _NOLIBC_OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR
+/* Make the optimizer believe the variable can be manipulated arbitrarily. */
+#define _NOLIBC_OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(var) __asm__ ("" : "+r" (var))
+#endif
+
#endif /* _NOLIBC_COMPILER_H */
--
2.39.5