On Tue, Jan 09, 2024 at 03:15:35PM +0000, Christophe Leroy wrote: > > CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += $(call cc-option,-mcall-aixdesc) > > endif > > endif > > -CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += $(call cc-option,-mcmodel=medium,$(call > > cc-option,-mminimal-toc)) > > +CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += $(call cc-option,-mcmodel=medium) > > Should we still use $(call cc-option here ? > As we only deal with medium model now, shouldn't we make it such that it > fails in case the compiler doesn't support -mcmodel=medium ?
The -mcmodel= flag has been supported since 2010. The kernel requires a GCC from 2015 or later (GCC 5.1 is the minimum). -mcmodel=medium is (and always has been) the default, so it is always supported, yes. Segher
