As per comment #4, i made the same change: doug@serv-ee:~/temp-k-git/linux$ git diff diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 3e4868a6498b..68f0858484a5 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -pg endif
-RETPOLINE_CFLAGS_GCC := -mindirect-branch=thunk-extern -mindirect-branch-register -RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS_GCC := -mindirect-branch=thunk-inline -mindirect-branch-register +RETPOLINE_CFLAGS_GCC := -mindirect-branch-register +RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS_GCC := -mindirect-branch-register RETPOLINE_CFLAGS_CLANG := -mretpoline-external-thunk RETPOLINE_VDSO_CFLAGS_CLANG := -mretpoline RETPOLINE_CFLAGS := $(call cc-option,$(RETPOLINE_CFLAGS_GCC),$(call cc-option,$(RETPOLINE_CFLAGS_CLANG))) And while the kernel compile had a constant stream of warnings, the resulting kernel (5.2) works fine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1830961 Title: Kernels & kernel drivers fail to build with gcc-9 [error: ‘-mindirect- branch’ and ‘-fcf-protection’ are not compatible] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-9/+bug/1830961/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs