From: Russell King rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk
These stock GCC versions miscompile the kernel by incorrectly optimising the function epilogue code - by first increasing the stack pointer, and then loading entries from below the stack. This means that an opportune interrupt or exception will corrupt the current function's saved state, which may result in the parent function seeing different register values.
As this bug has been known to result in corrupted filesystems, and these buggy compiler versions seem to be frequently used, we have little option but to blacklist these compiler versions.
Distributions may have fixed PR58854, but as their compilers are totally indistinguishable from the buggy versions, it is unfortunate that this also results in those also being blacklisted. Given the filesystem corruption potential of the original, this is the lesser evil. People who want to build with their fixed compiler versions will need to adjust the kernel source. (Distros need to think about the implications of fixing such a compiler bug, and consider how to ensure that their fixed compiler versions can be detected if they wish to avoid this.)
Signed-off-by: Russell King rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk --- arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c index 713e807..2d2d608 100644 --- a/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as * published by the Free Software Foundation. */ +#include <linux/compiler.h> #include <linux/sched.h> #include <linux/mm.h> #include <linux/dma-mapping.h> @@ -39,10 +40,19 @@ * GCC 3.2.x: miscompiles NEW_AUX_ENT in fs/binfmt_elf.c * (http://gcc.gnu.org/PR8896) and incorrect structure * initialisation in fs/jffs2/erase.c + * GCC 4.8.0-4.8.2: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58854 + * miscompiles find_get_entry(), and can result in EXT3 and EXT4 + * filesystem corruption (possibly other FS too). */ +#ifdef __GNUC__ #if (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 3) #error Your compiler is too buggy; it is known to miscompile kernels. -#error Known good compilers: 3.3 +#error Known good compilers: 3.3, 4.x +#endif +#if GCC_VERSION >= 40800 && GCC_VERSION < 40803 +#error Your compiler is too buggy; it is known to miscompile kernels +#error and result in filesystem corruption and oopses. +#endif #endif
int main(void)