[PATCH] powerpc/book3s64: Always build for power4 or later

[PATCH] powerpc/book3s64: Always build for power4 or later

[Michael Ellerman]

When we're not compiling for a specific CPU, ie. none of the
CONFIG_POWERx_CPU options are set, and CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU *is* set, we
currently don't pass any -mcpu option to the compiler. This means the
compiler builds for a "generic" Power CPU.

But back in 2014 we dropped support for pre power4 CPUs in commit
468a33028edd ("powerpc: Drop support for pre-POWER4 cpus").

Given that, there's no point in building the kernel to run on pre power4
cpus. So update the flags we pass to the compiler when
CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU is set, to specify -mcpu=power4.

Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
---
 arch/powerpc/Makefile | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 617dece67924..041fda1e2a5d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC32)	:= -ffixed-r2 $(MULTIPLEWORD)
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64),y)
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=power7,-mtune=power4)
+CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += -mcpu=power4
 else
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += -mcpu=powerpc64
 endif
-- 
2.7.4

Re: [PATCH] powerpc/book3s64: Always build for power4 or later

[Balbir Singh]

On 21/10/16 11:01, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> When we're not compiling for a specific CPU, ie. none of the
> CONFIG_POWERx_CPU options are set, and CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU *is* set, we
> currently don't pass any -mcpu option to the compiler. This means the
> compiler builds for a "generic" Power CPU.
> 
> But back in 2014 we dropped support for pre power4 CPUs in commit
> 468a33028edd ("powerpc: Drop support for pre-POWER4 cpus").
> 
> Given that, there's no point in building the kernel to run on pre power4
> cpus. So update the flags we pass to the compiler when
> CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU is set, to specify -mcpu=power4.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/Makefile | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> index 617dece67924..041fda1e2a5d 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
> @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC32)	:= -ffixed-r2 $(MULTIPLEWORD)
>  
>  ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64),y)
>  CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=power7,-mtune=power4)
> +CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += -mcpu=power4
>  else
>  CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += -mcpu=powerpc64
>  endif
> 

Acked-by: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com>

Re: powerpc/book3s64: Always build for power4 or later

[Michael Ellerman]

On Fri, 2016-21-10 at 00:01:51 UTC, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> When we're not compiling for a specific CPU, ie. none of the
> CONFIG_POWERx_CPU options are set, and CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU *is* set, we
> currently don't pass any -mcpu option to the compiler. This means the
> compiler builds for a "generic" Power CPU.
> 
> But back in 2014 we dropped support for pre power4 CPUs in commit
> 468a33028edd ("powerpc: Drop support for pre-POWER4 cpus").
> 
> Given that, there's no point in building the kernel to run on pre power4
> cpus. So update the flags we pass to the compiler when
> CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU is set, to specify -mcpu=power4.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
> Acked-by: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com>

Applied to powerpc next.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/3a849815a13695ad0e32f6f01c9054

cheers