gcc4: disable __compiletime_object_size for GCC 4.6+
authorGuenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:17:15 +0000 (16:17 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:28:13 +0000 (18:28 -0700)
__builtin_object_size is known to be broken on gcc 4.6+.
See http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48880 for details.

This causes unnecssary build warnings and errors such as

  In function 'copy_from_user', inlined from 'sb16_copy_from_user'
at sound/oss/sb_audio.c:878:22:
  arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h:211:26: error: call to 'copy_from_user_overflow'
declared with attribute error: copy_from_user() buffer size is not provably correct
  make[3]: [sound/oss/sb_audio.o] Error 1 (ignored)

Disable it where broken.

Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h

index 68b162d92254d91cd543c783b9d80359f7bde758..842de225055fc5b8c769c59ff37e5afa81574f38 100644 (file)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #define __must_check           __attribute__((warn_unused_result))
 #define __compiler_offsetof(a,b) __builtin_offsetof(a,b)
 
-#if GCC_VERSION >= 40100
+#if GCC_VERSION >= 40100 && GCC_VERSION < 40600
 # define __compiletime_object_size(obj) __builtin_object_size(obj, 0)
 #endif