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Cc: linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	 llvm@lists.linux.dev, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,  Leo Yan <leo.yan@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 08/30] tools build: Append -fzero-init-padding-bits=all to extra cflags
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:29:33 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260311-tools_build_fix_zero_init-v4-8-9e35bdb99cb3@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260311-tools_build_fix_zero_init-v4-0-9e35bdb99cb3@arm.com>

GCC-15 release claims [1]:

  {0} initializer in C or C++ for unions no longer guarantees clearing
  of the whole union (except for static storage duration initialization),
  it just initializes the first union member to zero. If initialization
  of the whole union including padding bits is desirable, use {} (valid
  in C23 or C++) or use -fzero-init-padding-bits=unions option to
  restore old GCC behavior.

As a result, this new behaviour might cause unexpected data when we
initialize a union with using the '{ 0 }' initializer.

Since commit dce4aab8441d ("kbuild: Use -fzero-init-padding-bits=all"),
the kernel has enabled -fzero-init-padding-bits=all to zero padding bits
in unions and structures.  This commit applies the same option for tools
building.

The option is not supported by any version older than GCC 15, nor is it
supported by LLVM.  This patch adds the cc-option and host-cc-option
functions to dynamically detect compiler option and append it to the
EXTRA_CFLAGS and HOST_EXTRACFLAGS respectively.

[1] https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-15/changes.html

Acked-by: Quentin Monnet <qmo@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@arm.com>
---
 tools/scripts/Makefile.include | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
index b5ecf137febcae59f506e107a7f2e2ad72f4bef4..a2397ceae512c1bc54adb15cb1a111ff34e28e43 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
+++ b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
@@ -137,6 +137,36 @@ else
 EXTRA_WARNINGS += -Wshadow
 endif
 
+# output directory for tests below
+TMPOUT = .tmp_$$$$
+
+# try-run
+# Usage: option = $(call try-run, $(CC)...-o "$$TMP",option-ok,otherwise)
+# Exit code chooses option. "$$TMP" serves as a temporary file and is
+# automatically cleaned up.
+try-run = $(shell set -e;		\
+	TMP=$(TMPOUT)/tmp;		\
+	trap "rm -rf $(TMPOUT)" EXIT;	\
+	mkdir -p $(TMPOUT);		\
+	if ($(1)) >/dev/null 2>&1;	\
+	then echo "$(2)";		\
+	else echo "$(3)";		\
+	fi)
+
+# cc-option
+# Usage: CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
+cc-option = $(call try-run, \
+	$(CC) -Werror $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
+host-cc-option = $(call try-run, \
+	$(HOSTCC) -Werror $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
+# Explicitly clear padding bits with the initializer '{ 0 }'
+FLAG_ZERO_INIT := $(call cc-option,-fzero-init-padding-bits=all)
+override EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(FLAG_ZERO_INIT)
+HOST_FLAG_ZERO_INIT := $(call host-cc-option,-fzero-init-padding-bits=all)
+override HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += $(HOST_FLAG_ZERO_INIT)
+
 ifneq ($(findstring $(MAKEFLAGS), w),w)
 PRINT_DIR = --no-print-directory
 else

-- 
2.34.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-11  8:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-11  8:29 [PATCH v4 00/30] tools build: Append -fzero-init-padding-bits=all option Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 01/30] tools: lib: thermal: Fix typo Leo Yan
2026-03-16 11:50   ` Daniel Lezcano
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 02/30] tools/thermal: " Leo Yan
2026-03-16 11:51   ` Daniel Lezcano
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 03/30] tools: lib: thermal: Initialize CFLAGS before including Makefile.include Leo Yan
2026-03-16 11:51   ` Daniel Lezcano
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 04/30] tools/thermal: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 05/30] bpftool: Avoid adding EXTRA_CFLAGS to HOST_CFLAGS Leo Yan
2026-03-12 17:19   ` Ian Rogers
2026-03-13 15:56     ` Leo Yan
2026-03-13 16:07       ` Quentin Monnet
2026-03-13 16:24         ` Leo Yan
2026-03-13 16:26           ` Quentin Monnet
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 06/30] libbpf: Remove duplicate $(CLANG_CROSS_FLAGS) Leo Yan
2026-03-11  9:02   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-03-11  9:35     ` Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 07/30] libbpf: Initialize CFLAGS before including Makefile.include Leo Yan
2026-03-16 10:18   ` Leo Yan
2026-03-16 14:17     ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-03-11  8:29 ` Leo Yan [this message]
2026-03-12 18:31   ` [PATCH v4 08/30] tools build: Append -fzero-init-padding-bits=all to extra cflags Namhyung Kim
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 09/30] bpftool: Append extra host flags Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 10/30] perf build: " Leo Yan
2026-03-12 18:31   ` Namhyung Kim
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 11/30] tools/bpf: build: Append extra cflags Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 12/30] tools build: Append extra host cflags Leo Yan
2026-03-12  0:29   ` Ian Rogers
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 13/30] tools: bootconfig: Append extra cflags Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 14/30] tools: counter: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 15/30] tools: dma: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 16/30] tools: gpio: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 17/30] tools: hv: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 18/30] tools: iio: " Leo Yan
2026-03-22 12:00   ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 19/30] tools: mm: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 20/30] tools: objtool: Append extra host cflags Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 21/30] tools: power: acpi: Append extra cflags Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 22/30] tools: power: x86/intel-speed-select: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 23/30] tools: sched_ext: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 24/30] tools: spi: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 25/30] tools: tracing: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 26/30] tools: usb: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 27/30] selftests/bpf: " Leo Yan
2026-03-12 17:24   ` Ian Rogers
2026-03-13 16:11     ` Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 28/30] selftests/hid: " Leo Yan
2026-03-13 13:33   ` Benjamin Tissoires
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 29/30] selftests/nolibc: " Leo Yan
2026-03-16 22:27   ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-03-17 11:00     ` Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:29 ` [PATCH v4 30/30] selftests/sched_ext: " Leo Yan
2026-03-11  8:44 ` [PATCH v4 00/30] tools build: Append -fzero-init-padding-bits=all option Daniel Lezcano
2026-03-11  8:52   ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-03-11  9:23     ` Leo Yan
2026-03-11 18:35       ` Andrew Morton
2026-03-11  9:15   ` Leo Yan

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