Re: [PATCH] x86, acpi: LLVMLinux: Remove nested functions from Thinkpad ACPI

["Måns Rullgård" <mans@mansr.com>]

Behan Webster <behanw@converseincode.com> writes:

> On 02/12/14 13:11, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 09:58:46PM +0100, dl9pf@gmx.de wrote:
>>> being able to compile the Linux kernel with Clang. The use of nested functions
>>> blocks this effort.
>> Is there any good way to make gcc warn about the use of nested functions?
> Interesting idea.
>
> '-Wtrampolines'
>      Warn about trampolines generated for pointers to nested functions.
>
>      A trampoline is a small piece of data or code that is created at
>      run time on the stack when the address of a nested function is
>      taken, and is used to call the nested function indirectly.  For
>      some targets, it is made up of data only and thus requires no
>      special treatment.  But, for most targets, it is made up of code
>      and thus requires the stack to be made executable in order for the
>      program to work properly.
>
> That might work.

That sounds like it will only warn if a trampoline is needed.  A nested
function whose address isn't taken, as is the case here, wouldn't
trigger this warning.

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