[PATCH 1/1] hardening: simplify CONFIG_CC_HAS_COUNTED_BY

From: Jan Hendrik Farr
Date: Wed Apr 30 2025 - 14:45:01 EST


Simplifies CONFIG_CC_HAS_COUNTED_BY by removing the build test and
relying solely on gcc/clang version numbering (GCC_VERSION >= 150100 and
CLANG_VERSION >= 190103).

The build test was used to allow unreleased gcc 15.0 builds to use the
__counted_by attribute. Now that gcc 15.1.0 has been released, this is
not needed anymore. Note: This will disable __counted_by on unreleased
gcc 15.0 builds.

clang version support for __counted_by remains unchanged.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/Zw8iawAF5W2uzGuh@archlinux/T/#m204c09f63c076586a02d194b87dffc7e81b8de7b
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241029140036.577804-2-kernel@xxxxxxxx
Suggested-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jan Hendrik Farr <kernel@xxxxxxxx>
---
init/Kconfig | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 63f5974b9fa6..017fde21d0ba 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -121,13 +121,14 @@ config CC_HAS_NO_PROFILE_FN_ATTR
def_bool $(success,echo '__attribute__((no_profile_instrument_function)) int x();' | $(CC) -x c - -c -o /dev/null -Werror)

config CC_HAS_COUNTED_BY
- # TODO: when gcc 15 is released remove the build test and add
- # a gcc version check
- def_bool $(success,echo 'struct flex { int count; int array[] __attribute__((__counted_by__(count))); };' | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -x c - -c -o /dev/null -Werror)
+ bool
# clang needs to be at least 19.1.3 to avoid __bdos miscalculations
# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/110497
# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/112636
- depends on !(CC_IS_CLANG && CLANG_VERSION < 190103)
+ default y if CC_IS_CLANG && CLANG_VERSION >= 190103
+ # supported since gcc 15.1.0
+ # https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=108896
+ default y if CC_IS_GCC && GCC_VERSION >= 150100

config CC_HAS_MULTIDIMENSIONAL_NONSTRING
def_bool $(success,echo 'char tag[][4] __attribute__((__nonstring__)) = { };' | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -x c - -c -o /dev/null -Werror)
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