Merge tag 'gcc-plugins-v4.9-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux

Pull gcc plugins update from Kees Cook:
 "This adds a new gcc plugin named "latent_entropy". It is designed to
  extract as much possible uncertainty from a running system at boot
  time as possible, hoping to capitalize on any possible variation in
  CPU operation (due to runtime data differences, hardware differences,
  SMP ordering, thermal timing variation, cache behavior, etc).

  At the very least, this plugin is a much more comprehensive example
  for how to manipulate kernel code using the gcc plugin internals"

* tag 'gcc-plugins-v4.9-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux:
  latent_entropy: Mark functions with __latent_entropy
  gcc-plugins: Add latent_entropy plugin
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Linus Torvalds
2016-10-15 10:03:15 -07:00
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@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
# define __attribute_const__ /* unimplemented */
#endif
#ifndef __latent_entropy
# define __latent_entropy
#endif
/*
* Tell gcc if a function is cold. The compiler will assume any path
* directly leading to the call is unlikely.