On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 09:46:51AM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote: > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 04:15:37PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 08:51:55AM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote: > > > User space mixes compiler versions all the time. The C ABI is stable. > > > > > > What specifically is the harder issue you're referring to? > > > > I don't think the C ABI captures nearly enough. Imagine trying to mix a > > compiler with and without asm-goto support (ok, we fail to build without > > by now, but just imagine). > > > > No C ABI violated, but having that GCC extention vs not having it > > radically changes the kernel ABI. > > > > I think I'm with Greg here, just don't do it. > > Ok, thank you for an actual example. asm goto is a good one. > > But it's not a cut-and-dry issue. Otherwise how could modversions > possibly work? > > So yes, we should enforce GCC versions, but I still haven't seen a > reason it should be more than just "same compiler and *major* version".
Why bother? rebuilding the kernel and all modules is a matter of 10 minutes at most on a decently beefy build box. What actual problem are we trying to solve here?
