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It is always safe to use the same compiler for the kernel and external
modules, but in reality, some distributions such as Fedora release a
different version of GCC from the one used for building the kernel.
There was a long discussion about mixing different compilers [1].
I do not repeat it here, but at least, showing a heads up in that
case is better than nothing.
Linus suggested [2]:
And a warning might be more palatable even if different compiler
version work fine together. Just a heads up on "it looks like you
might be mixing compiler versions" is a valid note, and isn't
necessarily wrong. Even when they work well together, maybe you want
to have people at least _aware_ of it.
This commit shows a warning unless the compiler is exactly the same.
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: gcc (GCC) 11.1.1 20210531 (Red Hat 11.1.1-3)
You are using: gcc (GCC) 11.2.1 20210728 (Red Hat 11.2.1-1)
Check the difference, and if it is OK with you, please proceed at your
risk.
To avoid the locale issue as in commit bcbcf50f52 ("kbuild: fix
ld-version.sh to not be affected by locale"), pass LC_ALL=C to
"$(CC) --version".
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/efe6b039a544da8215d5e54aa7c4b6d1986fc2b0.1611607264.git.jpoimboe@redhat.com/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgjwhDy-y4mQh34L+2aF=n6BjzHdqAW2=8wri5x7O04pA@mail.gmail.com/
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.