# \[PATCH v8 12/12\] efi/libstub: disable SCS

- From: Sami Tolvanen \<samitolvanen@google.com\>
- Date: 2020-02-19 00:09:11 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2020/02/5866890
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2019/10/5749629/t/5.md

```text
Disable SCS for the EFI stub and allow x18 to be used.

Suggested-by: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
---
 drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
index 98a81576213d..dff9fa5a3f1c 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS			:= $(cflags-y) -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING \
 				   $(call cc-option,-fno-stack-protector) \
 				   -D__DISABLE_EXPORTS
 
+#  remove SCS flags from all objects in this directory
+KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out -ffixed-x18 $(CC_FLAGS_SCS), $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+
 GCOV_PROFILE			:= n
 KASAN_SANITIZE			:= n
 UBSAN_SANITIZE			:= n
-- 
2.25.0.265.gbab2e86ba0-goog


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