bpf: add support for the -mxbpf option

This patch adds support for a new option -mxbpf.  This tells GCC to
generate code for an expanded version of BPF that relaxes some of the
restrictions imposed by BPF.

2020-05-19  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>

gcc/
	* config/bpf/bpf.opt (mxbpf): New option.
	* doc/invoke.texi (Option Summary): Add -mxbpf.
	(eBPF Options): Document -mxbbpf.

diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 418fec4..ef3bcee 100644 (file)
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2020-05-19  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>
+
+       * config/bpf/bpf.opt (mxbpf): New option.
+       * doc/invoke.texi (Option Summary): Add -mxbpf.
+       (eBPF Options): Document -mxbbpf.
+
 2020-05-19  Uroš Bizjak  <ubizjak@gmail.com>
 
        PR target/92658

diff --git a/gcc/config/bpf/bpf.opt b/gcc/config/bpf/bpf.opt
index 78b93c5..6aa8584 100644 (file)
--- a/gcc/config/bpf/bpf.opt
+++ b/gcc/config/bpf/bpf.opt
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ Enum(bpf_kernel) String(5.1) Value(LINUX_V5_1)
 EnumValue
 Enum(bpf_kernel) String(5.2) Value(LINUX_V5_2)
 
+; Use xBPF extensions.
+
+mxbpf
+Target Report Mask(XBPF)
+Generate xBPF.
+
 ; Selecting big endian or little endian targets.
 
 mbig-endian

diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index 850aeac..0c33deb 100644 (file)
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialects}.
 
 @emph{eBPF Options}
 @gccoptlist{-mbig-endian -mlittle-endian -mkernel=@var{version}
--mframe-limit=@var{bytes}}
+-mframe-limit=@var{bytes} -mxbpf}
 
 @emph{FR30 Options}
 @gccoptlist{-msmall-model  -mno-lsim}
@@ -21013,6 +21013,10 @@ Generate code for a big-endian target.
 @item -mlittle-endian
 @opindex mlittle-endian
 Generate code for a little-endian target.  This is the default.
+
+@item -mxbpf
+Generate code for an expanded version of BPF, which relaxes some of
+the restrictions imposed by the BPF architecture.
 @end table
 
 @node FR30 Options