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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/gcc-plugins.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/gcc-plugins.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4b1c10f88e30 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/gcc-plugins.rst @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +========================= +GCC plugin infrastructure +========================= + + +Introduction +============ + +GCC plugins are loadable modules that provide extra features to the +compiler [1]_. They are useful for runtime instrumentation and static analysis. +We can analyse, change and add further code during compilation via +callbacks [2]_, GIMPLE [3]_, IPA [4]_ and RTL passes [5]_. + +The GCC plugin infrastructure of the kernel supports all gcc versions from +4.5 to 6.0, building out-of-tree modules, cross-compilation and building in a +separate directory. +Plugin source files have to be compilable by both a C and a C++ compiler as well +because gcc versions 4.5 and 4.6 are compiled by a C compiler, +gcc-4.7 can be compiled by a C or a C++ compiler, +and versions 4.8+ can only be compiled by a C++ compiler. + +Currently the GCC plugin infrastructure supports only the x86, arm, arm64 and +powerpc architectures. + +This infrastructure was ported from grsecurity [6]_ and PaX [7]_. + +-- + +.. [1] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Plugins.html +.. [2] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Plugin-API.html#Plugin-API +.. [3] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/GIMPLE.html +.. [4] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/IPA.html +.. [5] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/RTL.html +.. [6] https://grsecurity.net/ +.. [7] https://pax.grsecurity.net/ + + +Files +===== + +**$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins** + + This is the directory of the GCC plugins. + +**$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h** + + This is a compatibility header for GCC plugins. + It should be always included instead of individual gcc headers. + +**$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh** + + This script checks the availability of the included headers in + gcc-common.h and chooses the proper host compiler to build the plugins + (gcc-4.7 can be built by either gcc or g++). + +**$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-gimple-pass.h, +$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-ipa-pass.h, +$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-simple_ipa-pass.h, +$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-rtl-pass.h** + + These headers automatically generate the registration structures for + GIMPLE, SIMPLE_IPA, IPA and RTL passes. They support all gcc versions + from 4.5 to 6.0. + They should be preferred to creating the structures by hand. + + +Usage +===== + +You must install the gcc plugin headers for your gcc version, +e.g., on Ubuntu for gcc-4.9:: + + apt-get install gcc-4.9-plugin-dev + +Or on Fedora:: + + dnf install gcc-plugin-devel + +Enable a GCC plugin based feature in the kernel config:: + + CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_CYC_COMPLEXITY = y + +To compile only the plugin(s):: + + make gcc-plugins + +or just run the kernel make and compile the whole kernel with +the cyclomatic complexity GCC plugin. + + +4. How to add a new GCC plugin +============================== + +The GCC plugins are in $(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/. You can use a file or a directory +here. It must be added to $(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile, +$(src)/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins and $(src)/arch/Kconfig. +See the cyc_complexity_plugin.c (CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_CYC_COMPLEXITY) GCC plugin. diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/index.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/index.rst index 0f144fad99a6..82daf2efcb73 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/index.rst @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Kernel Build System issues reproducible-builds + gcc-plugins .. only:: subproject and html diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst index f1e5dce86af7..510f38d7e78a 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.rst @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ This is solely useful to speed up test compiles. KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS -------------------- For modules that use symbols from other modules. -See more details in modules.txt. +See more details in modules.rst. ALLSOURCE_ARCHS --------------- diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-macro-language.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-macro-language.rst index 35b3263b7e40..8b413ef9603d 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-macro-language.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-macro-language.rst @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ intermediate:: def_bool y Then, Kconfig moves onto the evaluation stage to resolve inter-symbol -dependency as explained in kconfig-language.txt. +dependency as explained in kconfig-language.rst. Variables diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst index 6bc126a14b3d..04d5c01a2e99 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst @@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): $(KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch-specific options that are used for assembler. - From commandline AFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt). + From commandline AFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.rst). KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL $(CC) options specific for built-in @@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch-specific options that are used for $(CC). - From commandline CFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt). + From commandline CFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.rst). KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE Options for $(LD) when linking modules @@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch-specific options used when linking modules. This is often a linker script. - From commandline LDFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt). + From commandline LDFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.rst). KBUILD_LDS diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst index 69fa48ee93d6..e0b45a257f21 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst @@ -470,9 +470,9 @@ build. The syntax of the Module.symvers file is:: - <CRC> <Symbol> <Namespace> <Module> <Export Type> + <CRC> <Symbol> <Module> <Export Type> <Namespace> - 0xe1cc2a05 usb_stor_suspend USB_STORAGE drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL + 0xe1cc2a05 usb_stor_suspend drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL USB_STORAGE The fields are separated by tabs and values may be empty (e.g. if no namespace is defined for an exported symbol). |