From 8901ac9d2c7eb8ed7ae5e749bf13ecb3b6062488 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petr Mladek Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:41:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] printf: Compile the kunit test with DISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING DISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING GCC < 12.1 can miscompile printf_kunit's errptr() test when branch profiling is enabled. BUILD_BUG_ON(IS_ERR(PTR)) is a constant false expression, but CONFIG_TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING and CONFIG_PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES make the IS_ERR() path side-effectful. GCC's IPA splitter can then outline the cold assert arm into errptr.part.* and leave that clone with an unconditional __compiletime_assert_*() call, causing a false build failure. This started showing up after test_hashed() became a macro and moved its local buffer into errptr(), which changed GCC's inlining and splitting decisions enough to expose the compiler bug. Workaround the problem by disabling the branch profiling for printf_kunit.o. It is a straightforward and acceptable solution. The workaround can be removed once the minimum GCC includes commit 76fe49423047 ("Fix tree-optimization/101941: IPA splitting out function with error attribute"), which first shipped in GCC 12.1. Fixes: 9bfa52dac27a ("printf: convert test_hashed into macro") Reported-by: kernel test robot Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202604030636.NqjaJvYp-lkp@intel.com/ Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Acked-by: Tamir Duberstein Link: https://patch.msgid.link/ad5gJAX9f6dSQluz@pathway.suse.cz Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek --- lib/tests/Makefile | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/tests/Makefile b/lib/tests/Makefile index 05f74edbc62b..7e9c2fa52e35 100644 --- a/lib/tests/Makefile +++ b/lib/tests/Makefile @@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MEMCPY_KUNIT_TEST) += memcpy_kunit.o obj-$(CONFIG_MIN_HEAP_KUNIT_TEST) += min_heap_kunit.o CFLAGS_overflow_kunit.o = $(call cc-disable-warning, tautological-constant-out-of-range-compare) obj-$(CONFIG_OVERFLOW_KUNIT_TEST) += overflow_kunit.o +# GCC < 12.1 can miscompile errptr() test when branch profiling is enabled. +CFLAGS_printf_kunit.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING obj-$(CONFIG_PRINTF_KUNIT_TEST) += printf_kunit.o obj-$(CONFIG_RANDSTRUCT_KUNIT_TEST) += randstruct_kunit.o obj-$(CONFIG_SCANF_KUNIT_TEST) += scanf_kunit.o