From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: oberpar@linux.ibm.com
Cc: corbet@lwn.net, skhan@linuxfoundation.org, nathan@kernel.org,
linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] gcov: add MC/DC condition coverage support
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:17:48 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260314141749.3382679-4-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260314141749.3382679-1-sashal@kernel.org>
Add CONFIG_GCOV_CONDITION_COVERAGE option to enable GCC's MC/DC
condition coverage instrumentation (-fcondition-coverage). MC/DC is
required by safety standards such as DO-178C and ISO 26262.
Add -fcondition-coverage and -Wno-error=coverage-too-many-conditions
to CFLAGS_GCOV when enabled. Both flags are gated on the config option
to avoid Clang warnings about unknown options.
Also add -fcondition-coverage to CFLAGS_REMOVE in the x86 UML vDSO
Makefile to prevent instrumentation of userspace vDSO code.
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-6
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
Makefile | 3 +++
arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile | 4 ++--
kernel/gcov/Kconfig | 15 +++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b15f0b4a0cb5..5b0657cd3e534 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@ CFLAGS_GCOV := -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC
CFLAGS_GCOV += -fno-tree-loop-im
endif
+ifdef CONFIG_GCOV_CONDITION_COVERAGE
+CFLAGS_GCOV += -fcondition-coverage -Wno-error=coverage-too-many-conditions
+endif
export CFLAGS_GCOV
# The arch Makefiles can override CC_FLAGS_FTRACE. We may also append it later.
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile
index 8a7c8b37cb6eb..3c8909f96a4c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ $(vobjs): KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(CFL)
#
# vDSO code runs in userspace and -pg doesn't help with profiling anyway.
#
-CFLAGS_REMOVE_vdso-note.o = -pg -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
-CFLAGS_REMOVE_um_vdso.o = -pg -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_vdso-note.o = -pg -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fcondition-coverage
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_um_vdso.o = -pg -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fcondition-coverage
#
# The DSO images are built using a special linker script.
diff --git a/kernel/gcov/Kconfig b/kernel/gcov/Kconfig
index 04f4ebdc3cf59..7939c8f5ced3c 100644
--- a/kernel/gcov/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/gcov/Kconfig
@@ -52,4 +52,19 @@ config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
larger and run slower. Also be sure to exclude files from profiling
which are not linked to the kernel image to prevent linker errors.
+config GCOV_CONDITION_COVERAGE
+ bool "Enable MC/DC condition coverage instrumentation"
+ depends on GCOV_KERNEL
+ depends on CC_HAS_CONDITION_COVERAGE
+ default n
+ help
+ This option adds Modified Condition/Decision Coverage (MC/DC)
+ instrumentation using GCC's -fcondition-coverage flag. MC/DC
+ coverage data can be viewed using gcov --conditions.
+
+ MC/DC is required by safety standards such as DO-178C (avionics)
+ and ISO 26262 (automotive).
+
+ This increases instrumentation overhead. If unsure, say N.
+
endmenu
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-14 14:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-14 14:17 [PATCH 0/4] gcov: Add MC/DC condition coverage support Sasha Levin
2026-03-14 14:17 ` [PATCH 1/4] gcov: fix gcov_info_add() merge semantics for IOR counters Sasha Levin
2026-03-14 14:17 ` [PATCH 2/4] kconfig: add CC_HAS_CONDITION_COVERAGE for MC/DC support detection Sasha Levin
2026-03-14 14:17 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2026-03-14 14:17 ` [PATCH 4/4] Documentation: gcov: document MC/DC condition coverage support Sasha Levin
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