linux-toradex.git/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32-wrap.S, branch v7.0 Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules arm64: do not descend to vdso directories twice 2021-01-20T12:18:46+00:00 Masahiro Yamada masahiroy@kernel.org 2020-12-18T02:45:40+00:00 a5b8ca97fbf8300a5e21c393df25ce6f521e7939 arm64 descends into each vdso directory twice; first in vdso_prepare, second during the ordinary build process. PPC mimicked it and uncovered a problem [1]. In the first descend, Kbuild directly visits the vdso directories, therefore it does not inherit subdir-ccflags-y from upper directories. This means the command line parameters may differ between the two. If it happens, the offset values in the generated headers might be different from real offsets of vdso.so in the kernel. This potential danger should be avoided. The vdso directories are built in the vdso_prepare stage, so the second descend is unneeded. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/CAK7LNARAkJ3_-4gX0VA2UkapbOftuzfSTVMBbgbw=HD8n7N+7w@mail.gmail.com/T/#ma10dcb961fda13f36d42d58fa6cb2da988b7e73a Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201218024540.1102650-1-masahiroy@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> 
arm64 descends into each vdso directory twice; first in vdso_prepare,
second during the ordinary build process.

PPC mimicked it and uncovered a problem [1]. In the first descend,
Kbuild directly visits the vdso directories, therefore it does not
inherit subdir-ccflags-y from upper directories.

This means the command line parameters may differ between the two.
If it happens, the offset values in the generated headers might be
different from real offsets of vdso.so in the kernel.

This potential danger should be avoided. The vdso directories are
built in the vdso_prepare stage, so the second descend is unneeded.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/CAK7LNARAkJ3_-4gX0VA2UkapbOftuzfSTVMBbgbw=HD8n7N+7w@mail.gmail.com/T/#ma10dcb961fda13f36d42d58fa6cb2da988b7e73a

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201218024540.1102650-1-masahiroy@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>