Re: Problems building ppc images in v4.14.y and v4.16.y using gcc 7.3.0 / 8.1.0 from kernel.org

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Re: Problems building ppc images in v4.14.y and v4.16.y using gcc 7.3.0 / 8.1.0 from kernel.org

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Date: 2018-06-05 14:31:02

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 3:52 PM, Guenter Roeck [off-list ref] wrote:
Hi Arnd,

when using the ppc64 compiler from kernel.org, I see the following problems
when trying to compile ppc:allnoconfig in v4.14.y or v4.16.y.

gcc 7.3.0: Compilation of kernel.cpu.o hangs

The problem goes away if I apply the following two patches (tested with
4.16.y)

17a2f1ced028 cpu/hotplug: Merge cpuhp_bp_states and cpuhp_ap_states
fcb3029a8d89 cpu/hotplug: Fix unused function warning
This is probably the same as
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84038

I thought I had included the fix in my builds.
gcc 8.1.0: Compilation of kernel/cpu.o results in the following error

powerpc64-linux-gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-mno-spe'; did
you mean '-fno-see'?
powerpc64-linux-gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-mspe=no'; did
you mean '-misel=no'?

This problem is also seen with mainline.
I've seen it, but couldn't figure out what the right fix is. I ended
up commenting
out those two lines in my private builds:
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-vsx)

 # No SPE instruction when building kernel
 # (We use all available options to help semi-broken compilers)
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-spe)
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mspe=no)
+#KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-spe)
+#KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mspe=no)

 # Enable unit-at-a-time mode when possible. It shrinks the
 # kernel considerably.
I think there were some changes in how cc-option gets evaluated, maybe
those rely on something else to be enabled or disabled first?

        Arnd

Re: Problems building ppc images in v4.14.y and v4.16.y using gcc 7.3.0 / 8.1.0 from kernel.org

From: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Date: 2018-06-05 16:06:27

On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 04:31:00PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 3:52 PM, Guenter Roeck [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
Hi Arnd,

when using the ppc64 compiler from kernel.org, I see the following problems
when trying to compile ppc:allnoconfig in v4.14.y or v4.16.y.

gcc 7.3.0: Compilation of kernel.cpu.o hangs

The problem goes away if I apply the following two patches (tested with
4.16.y)

17a2f1ced028 cpu/hotplug: Merge cpuhp_bp_states and cpuhp_ap_states
fcb3029a8d89 cpu/hotplug: Fix unused function warning
This is probably the same as
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84038

I thought I had included the fix in my builds.
Guess not.
quoted hunk
quoted
gcc 8.1.0: Compilation of kernel/cpu.o results in the following error

powerpc64-linux-gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-mno-spe'; did
you mean '-fno-see'?
powerpc64-linux-gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-mspe=no'; did
you mean '-misel=no'?

This problem is also seen with mainline.
I've seen it, but couldn't figure out what the right fix is. I ended
up commenting
out those two lines in my private builds:
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-vsx)

 # No SPE instruction when building kernel
 # (We use all available options to help semi-broken compilers)
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-spe)
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mspe=no)
+#KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-spe)
+#KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mspe=no)

 # Enable unit-at-a-time mode when possible. It shrinks the
 # kernel considerably.
I think there were some changes in how cc-option gets evaluated, maybe
those rely on something else to be enabled or disabled first?
I think it may have cached the flags from the other compiler version.
"make mrproper" prior to "make defconfig" took care of the issue.

However, that doesn't really help - I get lots of
	error: 'sys_spu_create' alias between functions of incompatible types
	error: 'strncpy' output truncated before terminating nul
if I try to use gcc 8.1.0.

Oh well. I'll try gcc 6.4.0 next.

Thanks,
Guenter

Re: Problems building ppc images in v4.14.y and v4.16.y using gcc 7.3.0 / 8.1.0 from kernel.org

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Date: 2018-06-05 19:47:26

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 6:06 PM, Guenter Roeck [off-list ref] wrote:
On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 04:31:00PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
quoted
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 3:52 PM, Guenter Roeck [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
Hi Arnd,

when using the ppc64 compiler from kernel.org, I see the following problems
when trying to compile ppc:allnoconfig in v4.14.y or v4.16.y.

gcc 7.3.0: Compilation of kernel.cpu.o hangs

The problem goes away if I apply the following two patches (tested with
4.16.y)

17a2f1ced028 cpu/hotplug: Merge cpuhp_bp_states and cpuhp_ap_states
fcb3029a8d89 cpu/hotplug: Fix unused function warning
This is probably the same as
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84038

I thought I had included the fix in my builds.
Guess not.
I probably had it in one build and then forgot about it when I did a
rebuild of 7.3 :(

I'm still planning to do a new set of gcc-7.3 binaries (or maybe 7.4
if that gets
released soon) and should try to remember doing that.
quoted
I think it may have cached the flags from the other compiler version.
"make mrproper" prior to "make defconfig" took care of the issue.

However, that doesn't really help - I get lots of
        error: 'sys_spu_create' alias between functions of incompatible types
        error: 'strncpy' output truncated before terminating nul
if I try to use gcc 8.1.0.

Oh well. I'll try gcc 6.4.0 next.
On the upside, those two errors are just a result of arch/power/*/*.c getting
built with -Werror, they are warnings that gcc-8 introduced that we should
either shut up or fix.

        Arnd

Re: Problems building ppc images in v4.14.y and v4.16.y using gcc 7.3.0 / 8.1.0 from kernel.org

From: Christophe LEROY <hidden>
Date: 2018-06-06 06:44:38


Le 05/06/2018 à 21:47, Arnd Bergmann a écrit :
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 6:06 PM, Guenter Roeck [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 04:31:00PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
quoted
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 3:52 PM, Guenter Roeck [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
Hi Arnd,

when using the ppc64 compiler from kernel.org, I see the following problems
when trying to compile ppc:allnoconfig in v4.14.y or v4.16.y.

gcc 7.3.0: Compilation of kernel.cpu.o hangs

The problem goes away if I apply the following two patches (tested with
4.16.y)

17a2f1ced028 cpu/hotplug: Merge cpuhp_bp_states and cpuhp_ap_states
fcb3029a8d89 cpu/hotplug: Fix unused function warning
This is probably the same as
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84038

I thought I had included the fix in my builds.
Guess not.
I probably had it in one build and then forgot about it when I did a
rebuild of 7.3 :(

I'm still planning to do a new set of gcc-7.3 binaries (or maybe 7.4
if that gets
released soon) and should try to remember doing that.
quoted
quoted
I think it may have cached the flags from the other compiler version.
"make mrproper" prior to "make defconfig" took care of the issue.

However, that doesn't really help - I get lots of
         error: 'sys_spu_create' alias between functions of incompatible types
         error: 'strncpy' output truncated before terminating nul
if I try to use gcc 8.1.0.

Oh well. I'll try gcc 6.4.0 next.
On the upside, those two errors are just a result of arch/power/*/*.c getting
built with -Werror, they are warnings that gcc-8 introduced that we should
either shut up or fix.
They are fixed in next:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=2479bfc9bc600dcce7f932d52dcfa8d677c41f93
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=c95998811807d897ca112ea62d66716ed733d058

Christophe
         Arnd
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