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diff --git a/Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt b/Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt index 433eaefb4aa1..8502f24396fb 100644 --- a/Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt +++ b/Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt @@ -1,14 +1,15 @@ +========================= GCC plugin infrastructure ========================= -1. Introduction -=============== +Introduction +============ GCC plugins are loadable modules that provide extra features to the -compiler [1]. They are useful for runtime instrumentation and static analysis. +compiler [1]_. They are useful for runtime instrumentation and static analysis. We can analyse, change and add further code during compilation via -callbacks [2], GIMPLE [3], IPA [4] and RTL passes [5]. +callbacks [2]_, GIMPLE [3]_, IPA [4]_ and RTL passes [5]_. The GCC plugin infrastructure of the kernel supports all gcc versions from 4.5 to 6.0, building out-of-tree modules, cross-compilation and building in a @@ -21,56 +22,61 @@ and versions 4.8+ can only be compiled by a C++ compiler. Currently the GCC plugin infrastructure supports only the x86, arm, arm64 and powerpc architectures. -This infrastructure was ported from grsecurity [6] and PaX [7]. +This infrastructure was ported from grsecurity [6]_ and PaX [7]_. -- -[1] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Plugins.html -[2] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Plugin-API.html#Plugin-API -[3] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/GIMPLE.html -[4] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/IPA.html -[5] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/RTL.html -[6] https://grsecurity.net/ -[7] https://pax.grsecurity.net/ +.. [1] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Plugins.html +.. [2] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Plugin-API.html#Plugin-API +.. [3] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/GIMPLE.html +.. [4] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/IPA.html +.. [5] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/RTL.html +.. [6] https://grsecurity.net/ +.. [7] https://pax.grsecurity.net/ + + +Files +===== -2. Files -======== +**$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins** -$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins This is the directory of the GCC plugins. -$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h +**$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h** + This is a compatibility header for GCC plugins. It should be always included instead of individual gcc headers. -$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh +**$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh** + This script checks the availability of the included headers in gcc-common.h and chooses the proper host compiler to build the plugins (gcc-4.7 can be built by either gcc or g++). -$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-gimple-pass.h -$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-ipa-pass.h -$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-simple_ipa-pass.h -$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-rtl-pass.h +**$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-gimple-pass.h, +$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-ipa-pass.h, +$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-simple_ipa-pass.h, +$(src)/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-rtl-pass.h** + These headers automatically generate the registration structures for GIMPLE, SIMPLE_IPA, IPA and RTL passes. They support all gcc versions from 4.5 to 6.0. They should be preferred to creating the structures by hand. -3. Usage -======== +Usage +===== You must install the gcc plugin headers for your gcc version, -e.g., on Ubuntu for gcc-4.9: +e.g., on Ubuntu for gcc-4.9:: apt-get install gcc-4.9-plugin-dev -Enable a GCC plugin based feature in the kernel config: +Enable a GCC plugin based feature in the kernel config:: CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_CYC_COMPLEXITY = y -To compile only the plugin(s): +To compile only the plugin(s):: make gcc-plugins |