[U-Boot] [PATCH v3 1/2] tools, config.mk: add binutils-version

Modeled after gcc-version, add function to get binutils version.
Signed-off-by: Allen Martin amartin@nvidia.com --- config.mk | 1 + tools/binutils-version.sh | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100755 tools/binutils-version.sh
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk index 3dcea6a..919b77d 100644 --- a/config.mk +++ b/config.mk @@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ endif # cc-version # Usage gcc-ver := $(call cc-version) cc-version = $(shell $(SHELL) $(SRCTREE)/tools/gcc-version.sh $(CC)) +binutils-version = $(shell $(SHELL) $(SRCTREE)/tools/binutils-version.sh $(AS))
# # Include the make variables (CC, etc...) diff --git a/tools/binutils-version.sh b/tools/binutils-version.sh new file mode 100755 index 0000000..d4d9eb4 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/binutils-version.sh @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +#!/bin/sh +# +# binutils-version [-p] gas-command +# +# Prints the binutils version of `gas-command' in a canonical 4-digit form +# such as `0222' for binutils 2.22 +# + +gas="$*" + +if [ ${#gas} -eq 0 ]; then + echo "Error: No assembler specified." + printf "Usage:\n\t$0 <gas-command>\n" + exit 1 +fi + +MAJOR=$($gas --version | head -1 | awk '{print $NF}' | cut -d . -f 1) +MINOR=$($gas --version | head -1 | awk '{print $NF}' | cut -d . -f 2) + +printf "%02d%02d\n" $MAJOR $MINOR

Disable sibling call optimization based on binutils version. This is to work around a bug in the assember in binutils versions < 2.22. Branches to weak symbols can be incorrectly optimized in thumb mode to a short branch (b.n instruction) that won't reach when the symbol gets preempted.
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12532
Signed-off-by: Allen Martin amartin@nvidia.com --- changes for v3: -removed warning print changes for v2: -changed GAS_BUG_12532 from yes/no to y/n to be consistent -added additional warning about code size increase --- arch/arm/config.mk | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/arm/config.mk b/arch/arm/config.mk index 3f4453a..afa6769 100644 --- a/arch/arm/config.mk +++ b/arch/arm/config.mk @@ -87,3 +87,25 @@ endif ifndef CONFIG_NAND_SPL LDFLAGS_u-boot += -pie endif + +# +# binutils versions < 2.22 have a bug in the assembler where branches +# to weak symbols can be incorrectly optimized in thumb mode to a +# short branch (b.n instruction) that won't reach when the symbol +# gets preempted +# +# http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12532 +# +ifeq ($(CONFIG_SYS_THUMB_BUILD),y) +ifeq ($(GAS_BUG_12532),) +export GAS_BUG_12532:=$(shell if [ $(call binutils-version) -lt 0222 ] ; \ + then echo y; else echo n; fi) +ifeq ($(GAS_BUG_12532),y) +$(warning *** disabling sibling call optimzation because binutils version < 2.22) +$(warning *** code size may be slightly larger) +endif +endif +ifeq ($(GAS_BUG_12532),y) +PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fno-optimize-sibling-calls +endif +endif

Sorry I screwed this patch up, please ignore, I'll resend in a minute
-Allen
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