[PATCH 5/7] elf: Suppress unused function clang for __ifunc_resolver

Adhemerval Zanella Netto adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Thu Jan 2 18:58:25 GMT 2025



On 31/12/24 18:01, H.J. Lu wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM Adhemerval Zanella
> <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
>>
>> The __ifunc_resolver macro expands to:
>>
>>   extern __typeof (__redirect_name) name __attribute__ ((ifunc ("iname_ifunc")));
>>   static __typeof (__redirect_name) *name_ifunc (void) { [...] };
>>
>> And although NAME_IFUNC is and alias for NAME, clang still emits
>> an 'unused function 'name_ifunc' [-Werror,-Wunused-function]'
> 
> Why didn't I see it on x86-64 with non-fortify build?

I am not sure, from your cover letter to initially support clang as testing
compiler you aimed to support clang-19; while for this patchset I tried with
a clang-18 provided by ubuntu-24. I will check if this related to clang
version.

> 
>> warning.  The static is used to avoid name pollution on static
>> linkage.
>> ---
>>  elf/ifuncmain9.c           | 4 ++++
>>  elf/tst-ifunc-fault-lazy.c | 4 ++++
>>  include/libc-symbols.h     | 6 +++++-
>>  3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/elf/ifuncmain9.c b/elf/ifuncmain9.c
>> index 654beeadfe..f102b140bd 100644
>> --- a/elf/ifuncmain9.c
>> +++ b/elf/ifuncmain9.c
>> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
>>
>>  #include <stdbool.h>
>>  #include <stdio.h>
>> +#include <libc-diag.h>
>>
>>  #if __GNUC_PREREQ (5, 5)
>>  /* Do not use the test framework, so that the process setup is not
>> @@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ implementation (void)
>>    return random_constant;
>>  }
>>
>> +DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT_CLANG;
>> +DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT_CLANG (13, "-Wunused-function");
>>  static __typeof__ (implementation) *
>>  inhibit_stack_protector
>>  resolver (void)
>> @@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ resolver (void)
>>  }
>>
>>  static int magic (void) __attribute__ ((ifunc ("resolver")));
>> +DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT_CLANG;
>>
>>  int
>>  main (void)
>> diff --git a/elf/tst-ifunc-fault-lazy.c b/elf/tst-ifunc-fault-lazy.c
>> index 5157c6cc6c..04448b2b15 100644
>> --- a/elf/tst-ifunc-fault-lazy.c
>> +++ b/elf/tst-ifunc-fault-lazy.c
>> @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
>>     relocations.  */
>>
>>  #include <config.h>
>> +#include <libc-diag.h>
>>
>>  #ifdef HAVE_GCC_IFUNC
>>
>> @@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ implementation (void)
>>    *p = 0;
>>  }
>>
>> +DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT_CLANG;
>> +DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT_CLANG (13, "-Wunused-function");
>>  static __typeof__ (implementation) *
>>  resolver (void)
>>  {
>> @@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ resolver (void)
>>    *p = 0;
>>    return implementation;
>>  }
>> +DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT_CLANG;
>>
>>  static void magic (void) __attribute__ ((ifunc ("resolver")));
>>
>> diff --git a/include/libc-symbols.h b/include/libc-symbols.h
>> index 56ae61015d..9fe047f4d3 100644
>> --- a/include/libc-symbols.h
>> +++ b/include/libc-symbols.h
>> @@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
>>
>>  /* Obtain the definition of symbol_version_reference.  */
>>  #include <libc-symver.h>
>> +#include <libc-diag.h>
>>
>>  /* When PIC is defined and SHARED isn't defined, we are building PIE
>>     by default.  */
>> @@ -671,7 +672,10 @@ for linking")
>>  # define __ifunc_args(type_name, name, expr, init, ...)                        \
>>    extern __typeof (type_name) name __attribute__                       \
>>                               ((ifunc (#name "_ifunc")));               \
>> -  __ifunc_resolver (type_name, name, expr, init, static, __VA_ARGS__)
>> +  DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT_CLANG;                                       \
>> +  DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT_CLANG (13, "-Wunused-function");           \
>> +  __ifunc_resolver (type_name, name, expr, init, static, __VA_ARGS__); \
>> +  DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT_CLANG;
>>
>>  # define __ifunc_args_hidden(type_name, name, expr, init, ...)         \
>>    __ifunc_args (type_name, name, expr, init, __VA_ARGS__)
>> --
>> 2.43.0
>>
> 
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