diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile index f1791addf7fcd46f103a17e919283c5fcf04b5e1..d56318ba7ca5e68beaf95238596cd9160daabe57 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Makefile +++ b/arch/x86/Makefile @@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ else KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := $(ARCH)_defconfig endif +# For gcc stack alignment is specified with -mpreferred-stack-boundary, +# clang has the option -mstack-alignment for that purpose. +ifneq ($(call cc-option, -mpreferred-stack-boundary=4),) + cc_stack_align_opt := -mpreferred-stack-boundary +else ifneq ($(call cc-option, -mstack-alignment=4),) + cc_stack_align_opt := -mstack-alignment +endif + # How to compile the 16-bit code. Note we always compile for -march=i386; # that way we can complain to the user if the CPU is insufficient. # @@ -28,7 +36,7 @@ REALMODE_CFLAGS := $(M16_CFLAGS) -g -Os -D__KERNEL__ \ REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option, $(CC), $(REALMODE_CFLAGS), -ffreestanding) REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option, $(CC), $(REALMODE_CFLAGS), -fno-stack-protector) -REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option, $(CC), $(REALMODE_CFLAGS), -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2) +REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option, $(CC), $(REALMODE_CFLAGS), $(cc_stack_align_opt)=2) export REALMODE_CFLAGS # BITS is used as extension for files which are available in a 32 bit @@ -65,8 +73,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y) # with nonstandard options KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-pic - # prevent gcc from keeping the stack 16 byte aligned - KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2) + # Align the stack to the register width instead of using the default + # alignment of 16 bytes. This reduces stack usage and the number of + # alignment instructions. + KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,$(cc_stack_align_opt)=2) # Disable unit-at-a-time mode on pre-gcc-4.0 compilers, it makes gcc use # a lot more stack due to the lack of sharing of stacklots: @@ -98,8 +108,14 @@ else KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-80387) KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-fp-ret-in-387) - # Use -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3 if supported. - KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mpreferred-stack-boundary=3) + # By default gcc and clang use a stack alignment of 16 bytes for x86. + # However the standard kernel entry on x86-64 leaves the stack on an + # 8-byte boundary. If the compiler isn't informed about the actual + # alignment it will generate extra alignment instructions for the + # default alignment which keep the stack *mis*aligned. + # Furthermore an alignment to the register width reduces stack usage + # and the number of alignment instructions. + KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,$(cc_stack_align_opt)=3) # Use -mskip-rax-setup if supported. KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mskip-rax-setup)