[PATCH] tools/compiler: match glibc 2.42 definition of __attribute_const__
From: Joy H.J. Lee
Date: Tue Jun 30 2026 - 11:08:50 EST
glibc 2.42 added __attribute_const__ to sys/cdefs.h:
# define __attribute_const__ __attribute__ ((__const__))
GCC 15 warns when a macro is redefined to a different replacement list
(-Wbuiltin-macro-redefined). Since host tool Makefiles (resolve_btfids,
objtool) pass -Werror, this conflict becomes fatal when building with
glibc 2.42 and GCC 15.
Per C11 §6.10.3, identical replacement lists are accepted silently.
Match the glibc definition exactly, including the space before "((", so
the redefinition is accepted without warning.
Signed-off-by: Joy H.J. Lee <rkr0k0r@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/include/linux/compiler.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
index f40bd2b04..f2f54b038 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
#define __read_mostly
#ifndef __attribute_const__
-# define __attribute_const__
+# define __attribute_const__ __attribute__ ((__const__))
#endif
#ifndef __maybe_unused
--
2.53.0