[2/5] compiler-gcc: remove attribute support check for `__no_sanitize_address__`

Message ID 20221021115956.9947-2-ojeda@kernel.org
State New
Headers
Series [1/5] compiler-gcc: be consistent with underscores use for `no_sanitize` |

Commit Message

Miguel Ojeda Oct. 21, 2022, 11:59 a.m. UTC
  The attribute was added in GCC 4.8, while the minimum GCC version
supported by the kernel is GCC 5.1.

Therefore, remove the check.

Link: https://godbolt.org/z/84v56vcn8
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
---
 include/linux/compiler-gcc.h | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Kees Cook Oct. 21, 2022, 4:11 p.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 01:59:53PM +0200, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> The attribute was added in GCC 4.8, while the minimum GCC version
> supported by the kernel is GCC 5.1.
> 
> Therefore, remove the check.
> 
> Link: https://godbolt.org/z/84v56vcn8
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
  
Nathan Chancellor Oct. 21, 2022, 9:18 p.m. UTC | #2
On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 01:59:53PM +0200, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> The attribute was added in GCC 4.8, while the minimum GCC version
> supported by the kernel is GCC 5.1.
> 
> Therefore, remove the check.
> 
> Link: https://godbolt.org/z/84v56vcn8
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>

> ---
>  include/linux/compiler-gcc.h | 4 ----
>  1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
> index b9530d3515ac..bfce7f4d0978 100644
> --- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
> +++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
> @@ -82,11 +82,7 @@
>  #define __noscs __attribute__((__no_sanitize__("shadow-call-stack")))
>  #endif
>  
> -#if __has_attribute(__no_sanitize_address__)
>  #define __no_sanitize_address __attribute__((__no_sanitize_address__))
> -#else
> -#define __no_sanitize_address
> -#endif
>  
>  #if defined(__SANITIZE_THREAD__) && __has_attribute(__no_sanitize_thread__)
>  #define __no_sanitize_thread __attribute__((__no_sanitize_thread__))
> -- 
> 2.38.1
> 
>
  

Patch

diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index b9530d3515ac..bfce7f4d0978 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ 
 #define __noscs __attribute__((__no_sanitize__("shadow-call-stack")))
 #endif
 
-#if __has_attribute(__no_sanitize_address__)
 #define __no_sanitize_address __attribute__((__no_sanitize_address__))
-#else
-#define __no_sanitize_address
-#endif
 
 #if defined(__SANITIZE_THREAD__) && __has_attribute(__no_sanitize_thread__)
 #define __no_sanitize_thread __attribute__((__no_sanitize_thread__))