Am Montag, 2. März 2026, 23:53:16 CEST schrieb Mark Brown:
> Currently for each hwcap we define both the HWCAPn_NAME definition which is
> exposed to userspace and a kernel internal KERNEL_HWCAP_NAME definition
> which we use internally. This is tedious and repetitive, instead use a
> script to generate the KERNEL_HWCAP_ definitions from the UAPI definitions.
> 
> No functional changes intended.

Somehow this change causes to delete and generate kernel-hwcap.h on each
make call. This results in compiling essentially everything each time.

$ make Image
make[1]: Entering directory '/linux/build_arm64'
  REMOVE  arch/arm64/include/generated/asm/kernel-hwcap.h
  GEN     arch/arm64/include/generated/asm/kernel-hwcap.h
  CC      arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.s
  CC      kernel/sched/rq-offsets.s
^Cmake[3]: *** Deleting file 'kernel/sched/rq-offsets.s'
make[3]: *** [../scripts/Makefile.build:184: kernel/sched/rq-offsets.s] 
Interrupt
make[2]: *** [/linux/Makefile:1371: prepare0] Interrupt
make[1]: *** [/linux/Makefile:248: __sub-make] Interrupt
make: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Interrupt

make Image
make[1]: Entering directory '/linux/build_arm64'
  REMOVE  arch/arm64/include/generated/asm/kernel-hwcap.h
  GEN     arch/arm64/include/generated/asm/kernel-hwcap.h
  CC      arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.s
  CC      kernel/sched/rq-offsets.s
  CC      arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vgettimeofday.o
  LD      arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.so.dbg
  VDSOSYM include/generated/vdso-offsets.h
  OBJCOPY arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.so
  CC      init/version.o
^Cmake[4]: *** [../scripts/Makefile.build:289: init/version.o] Interrupt
make[3]: *** [../scripts/Makefile.build:548: init] Interrupt
make[2]: *** [/linux/Makefile:2140: .] Interrupt
make[1]: *** [/linux/Makefile:248: __sub-make] Interrupt
make: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Interrupt

Best regards,
Alexander

> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <[email protected]>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/hwcap.h        | 120 
> +---------------------------------
>  arch/arm64/tools/Makefile             |   8 ++-
>  arch/arm64/tools/gen-kernel-hwcaps.sh |  23 +++++++
>  3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 119 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hwcap.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hwcap.h
> index 72ea4bda79f3..abe8218b2325 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hwcap.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hwcap.h
> @@ -60,126 +60,10 @@
>   * of KERNEL_HWCAP_{feature}.
>   */
>  #define __khwcap_feature(x)          const_ilog2(HWCAP_ ## x)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_FP                      __khwcap_feature(FP)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_ASIMD           __khwcap_feature(ASIMD)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_EVTSTRM         __khwcap_feature(EVTSTRM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_AES             __khwcap_feature(AES)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_PMULL           __khwcap_feature(PMULL)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SHA1            __khwcap_feature(SHA1)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SHA2            __khwcap_feature(SHA2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_CRC32           __khwcap_feature(CRC32)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_ATOMICS         __khwcap_feature(ATOMICS)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_FPHP            __khwcap_feature(FPHP)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_ASIMDHP         __khwcap_feature(ASIMDHP)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_CPUID           __khwcap_feature(CPUID)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_ASIMDRDM                __khwcap_feature(ASIMDRDM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_JSCVT           __khwcap_feature(JSCVT)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_FCMA            __khwcap_feature(FCMA)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_LRCPC           __khwcap_feature(LRCPC)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_DCPOP           __khwcap_feature(DCPOP)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SHA3            __khwcap_feature(SHA3)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SM3             __khwcap_feature(SM3)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SM4             __khwcap_feature(SM4)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_ASIMDDP         __khwcap_feature(ASIMDDP)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SHA512          __khwcap_feature(SHA512)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE             __khwcap_feature(SVE)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_ASIMDFHM                __khwcap_feature(ASIMDFHM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_DIT             __khwcap_feature(DIT)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_USCAT           __khwcap_feature(USCAT)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_ILRCPC          __khwcap_feature(ILRCPC)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_FLAGM           __khwcap_feature(FLAGM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SSBS            __khwcap_feature(SSBS)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SB                      __khwcap_feature(SB)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_PACA            __khwcap_feature(PACA)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_PACG            __khwcap_feature(PACG)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_GCS             __khwcap_feature(GCS)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_CMPBR           __khwcap_feature(CMPBR)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_FPRCVT          __khwcap_feature(FPRCVT)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_F8MM8           __khwcap_feature(F8MM8)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_F8MM4           __khwcap_feature(F8MM4)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE_F16MM               __khwcap_feature(SVE_F16MM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE_ELTPERM     __khwcap_feature(SVE_ELTPERM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE_AES2                __khwcap_feature(SVE_AES2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE_BFSCALE     __khwcap_feature(SVE_BFSCALE)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE2P2          __khwcap_feature(SVE2P2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME2P2          __khwcap_feature(SME2P2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_SBITPERM    __khwcap_feature(SME_SBITPERM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_AES         __khwcap_feature(SME_AES)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_SFEXPA              __khwcap_feature(SME_SFEXPA)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_STMOP               __khwcap_feature(SME_STMOP)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_SMOP4               __khwcap_feature(SME_SMOP4)
> -
>  #define __khwcap2_feature(x)         (const_ilog2(HWCAP2_ ## x) + 64)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_DCPODP          __khwcap2_feature(DCPODP)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE2            __khwcap2_feature(SVE2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVEAES          __khwcap2_feature(SVEAES)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVEPMULL                __khwcap2_feature(SVEPMULL)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVEBITPERM              __khwcap2_feature(SVEBITPERM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVESHA3         __khwcap2_feature(SVESHA3)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVESM4          __khwcap2_feature(SVESM4)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_FLAGM2          __khwcap2_feature(FLAGM2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_FRINT           __khwcap2_feature(FRINT)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVEI8MM         __khwcap2_feature(SVEI8MM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVEF32MM                __khwcap2_feature(SVEF32MM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVEF64MM                __khwcap2_feature(SVEF64MM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVEBF16         __khwcap2_feature(SVEBF16)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_I8MM            __khwcap2_feature(I8MM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_BF16            __khwcap2_feature(BF16)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_DGH             __khwcap2_feature(DGH)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_RNG             __khwcap2_feature(RNG)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_BTI             __khwcap2_feature(BTI)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_MTE             __khwcap2_feature(MTE)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_ECV             __khwcap2_feature(ECV)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_AFP             __khwcap2_feature(AFP)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_RPRES           __khwcap2_feature(RPRES)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_MTE3            __khwcap2_feature(MTE3)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME             __khwcap2_feature(SME)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_I16I64              __khwcap2_feature(SME_I16I64)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_F64F64              __khwcap2_feature(SME_F64F64)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_I8I32               __khwcap2_feature(SME_I8I32)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_F16F32              __khwcap2_feature(SME_F16F32)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_B16F32              __khwcap2_feature(SME_B16F32)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_F32F32              __khwcap2_feature(SME_F32F32)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_FA64                __khwcap2_feature(SME_FA64)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_WFXT            __khwcap2_feature(WFXT)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_EBF16           __khwcap2_feature(EBF16)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE_EBF16               __khwcap2_feature(SVE_EBF16)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_CSSC            __khwcap2_feature(CSSC)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_RPRFM           __khwcap2_feature(RPRFM)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE2P1          __khwcap2_feature(SVE2P1)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME2            __khwcap2_feature(SME2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME2P1          __khwcap2_feature(SME2P1)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_I16I32              __khwcap2_feature(SME_I16I32)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_BI32I32     __khwcap2_feature(SME_BI32I32)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_B16B16              __khwcap2_feature(SME_B16B16)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_F16F16              __khwcap2_feature(SME_F16F16)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_MOPS            __khwcap2_feature(MOPS)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_HBC             __khwcap2_feature(HBC)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SVE_B16B16              __khwcap2_feature(SVE_B16B16)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_LRCPC3          __khwcap2_feature(LRCPC3)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_LSE128          __khwcap2_feature(LSE128)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_FPMR            __khwcap2_feature(FPMR)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_LUT             __khwcap2_feature(LUT)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_FAMINMAX                __khwcap2_feature(FAMINMAX)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_F8CVT           __khwcap2_feature(F8CVT)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_F8FMA           __khwcap2_feature(F8FMA)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_F8DP4           __khwcap2_feature(F8DP4)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_F8DP2           __khwcap2_feature(F8DP2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_F8E4M3          __khwcap2_feature(F8E4M3)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_F8E5M2          __khwcap2_feature(F8E5M2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_LUTV2               __khwcap2_feature(SME_LUTV2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_F8F16               __khwcap2_feature(SME_F8F16)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_F8F32               __khwcap2_feature(SME_F8F32)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_SF8FMA              __khwcap2_feature(SME_SF8FMA)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_SF8DP4              __khwcap2_feature(SME_SF8DP4)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_SME_SF8DP2              __khwcap2_feature(SME_SF8DP2)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_POE             __khwcap2_feature(POE)
> -
>  #define __khwcap3_feature(x)         (const_ilog2(HWCAP3_ ## x) + 128)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_MTE_FAR         __khwcap3_feature(MTE_FAR)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_MTE_STORE_ONLY  __khwcap3_feature(MTE_STORE_ONLY)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_LSFE            __khwcap3_feature(LSFE)
> -#define KERNEL_HWCAP_LS64            __khwcap3_feature(LS64)
> +
> +#include "asm/kernel-hwcap.h"
>  
>  /*
>   * This yields a mask that user programs can use to figure out what
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/Makefile b/arch/arm64/tools/Makefile
> index c2b34e761006..a94b3d9caad6 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/tools/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/arm64/tools/Makefile
> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
>  gen := arch/$(ARCH)/include/generated
>  kapi := $(gen)/asm
>  
> -kapisyshdr-y := cpucap-defs.h sysreg-defs.h
> +kapisyshdr-y := cpucap-defs.h kernel-hwcap.h sysreg-defs.h
>  
>  kapi-hdrs-y := $(addprefix $(kapi)/, $(kapisyshdr-y))
>  
> @@ -18,11 +18,17 @@ kapi:   $(kapi-hdrs-y)
>  quiet_cmd_gen_cpucaps = GEN     $@
>        cmd_gen_cpucaps = mkdir -p $(dir $@); $(AWK) -f $(real-prereqs) > $@
>  
> +quiet_cmd_gen_kernel_hwcap = GEN     $@
> +      cmd_gen_kernel_hwcap = mkdir -p $(dir $@); /bin/sh -e $(real-prereqs) 
> > $@
> +
>  quiet_cmd_gen_sysreg = GEN     $@
>        cmd_gen_sysreg = mkdir -p $(dir $@); $(AWK) -f $(real-prereqs) > $@
>  
>  $(kapi)/cpucap-defs.h: $(src)/gen-cpucaps.awk $(src)/cpucaps FORCE
>       $(call if_changed,gen_cpucaps)
>  
> +$(kapi)/kernel-hwcap.h: $(src)/gen-kernel-hwcaps.sh 
> $(srctree)/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h FORCE
> +     $(call if_changed,gen_kernel_hwcap)
> +
>  $(kapi)/sysreg-defs.h: $(src)/gen-sysreg.awk $(src)/sysreg FORCE
>       $(call if_changed,gen_sysreg)
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/gen-kernel-hwcaps.sh 
> b/arch/arm64/tools/gen-kernel-hwcaps.sh
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..e7cdcf428d91
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/arm64/tools/gen-kernel-hwcaps.sh
> @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
> +#!/bin/sh -e
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +#
> +# gen-kernel-hwcap.sh - Generate kernel internal hwcap.h definitions
> +#
> +# Copyright 2026 Arm, Ltd.
> +
> +if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
> +     echo "$0: no filename specified"
> +     exit 1
> +fi
> +
> +echo "#ifndef __ASM_KERNEL_HWCAPS_H"
> +echo "#define __ASM_KERNEL_HWCAPS_H"
> +echo ""
> +echo "/* Generated file - do not edit */"
> +echo ""
> +
> +grep -E '^#define HWCAP[0-9]*_[A-Z0-9_]+' $1 | \
> +     sed 's/.*HWCAP\([0-9]*\)_\([A-Z0-9_]\+\).*/#define 
> KERNEL_HWCAP_\2\t__khwcap\1_feature(\2)/'
> +
> +echo ""
> +echo "#endif /* __ASM_KERNEL_HWCAPS_H */"
> 
> 


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