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.
#
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
# 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:
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)