powerpc64le: raise GCC requirement to 7.4 for long double transition

Add compiler feature tests to ensure we can build ieee128 long double.
These test for -mabi=ieeelongdouble, -mno-gnu-attribute, and -Wno-psabi.

Likewise, verify some compiler bugs have been addressed.  These aren't
helpful for building glibc, but may cause test failures when testing
the new long double.  See notes below from Raji.

On powerpc64le, some older compiler versions give error for the function
signbit() for 128-bit floating point types.  This is fixed by PR83862
in gcc 8.0 and backported to gcc6 and gcc7.  This patch adds a test
to check compiler version to avoid compiler errors during make check.

Likewise, test for -mno-gnu-attribute support which was

On powerpc64le, a few files are built on IEEE long double mode
(-mabi=ieeelongdouble), whereas most are built on IBM long double mode
(-mabi=ibmlongdouble, the default for -mlong-double-128).  Since binutils
2.31, linking object files with different long double modes causes
errors similar to:

  ld: libc_pic.a(s_isinfl.os) uses IBM long double,
      libc_pic.a(ieee128-qefgcvt.os) uses IEEE long double.
  collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
  make[2]: *** [../Makerules:649: libc_pic.os] Error 1

The warnings are fair and correct, but in order for glibc to have
support for both long double modes on powerpc64le, they have to be
ignored.  This can be accomplished with the use of -mno-gnu-attribute
option when building the few files that require IEEE long double mode.

However, -mno-gnu-attribute is not available in GCC 6, the minimum
version required to build glibc, so this patch adds a test for this
feature in powerpc64le builds, and fails early if it's not available.

Co-Authored-By: Rajalakshmi Srinivasaraghavan  <raji@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Co-Authored-By: Gabriel F. T. Gomes <gabrielftg@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho <tuliom@linux.ibm.com>

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 242cb06f917544ef4444d68f50c02ed82ff3102f..2fa7a81fd93bffbb0af5cad74db220448c4d92ab 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -467,6 +467,12 @@ build the GNU C Library:
      better code.  As of release time, GCC 9.2.1 is the newest compiler
      verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
 
+     For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), a GCC version with
+     support for '-mno-gnu-attribute', '-mabi=ieeelongdouble', and
+     '-mabi=ibmlondouble' is required.  These additional features are
+     required for building the GNU C Library with support for IEEE long
+     double.
+
      For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has
      been built with support for GNU indirect functions.  This ensures
      that correct debugging information is generated for functions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f58436c91a98b936c25083c2c31a8fab8bef4f95..e60f83a9472fc8080d339326c79c71c19551e8e2 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
 
 Changes to build and runtime requirements:
 
-  [Add changes to build and runtime requirements here]
+* powerpc64le requires GCC 7.4 or newer.  This is required for supporting
+  long double redirects.
 
 Security related changes:
 

diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index 71bf47cac6590e7b9f0f33ff072d1c3e74c1b3ad..34fe75487faa955a3d8b026ac794ee504fd816f1 100644 (file)
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -507,6 +507,11 @@ the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building
 release time, GCC 9.2.1 is the newest compiler verified to work to build
 @theglibc{}.
 
+For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), a GCC version with support
+for @option{-mno-gnu-attribute}, @option{-mabi=ieeelongdouble}, and
+@option{-mabi=ibmlondouble} is required.  These additional features are
+required for building the GNU C Library with support for IEEE long double.
+
 For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has been built with
 support for GNU indirect functions.  This ensures that correct debugging
 information is generated for functions selected by IFUNC resolvers.  This

diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure
index bca80cec7649f69947e8f4ef508d3519d8d5d7e2..071d881a5a00de6f187c2cad6b446efc331dbda5 100644 (file)
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure
@@ -32,4 +32,63 @@ if test "$libc_cv_target_power8_ok" != "yes"; then :
 fi
 CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"
 
+OLD_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mno-gnu-attribute"
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if the compiler supports -mno-gnu-attribute" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking if the compiler supports -mno-gnu-attribute... " >&6; }
+if ${libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok=yes
+else
+  libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok" >&5
+$as_echo "$libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok" >&6; }
+if test "$libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok" != "yes"; then :
+  critic_missing="$critic_missing A compiler with -mno-gnu-attribute is required on powerpc64le."
+fi
+CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if $CC compiles signbit with 128-bit floating point type" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking if $CC compiles signbit with 128-bit floating point type... " >&6; }
+if ${libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mabi=ieeelongdouble -Wno-psabi"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int sbr (long double a) { return __builtin_signbit (a); }
+int sbm (long double *a) { return __builtin_signbit (*a); }
+int sbo (long double *a) { return __builtin_signbit (a[4]); }
+int sbi (long double *a, unsigned long n) { return __builtin_signbit (a[n]); }
+void sbs (int *p, long double a) { *p = __builtin_signbit (a); }
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice=yes
+else
+  libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice" >&5
+$as_echo "$libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice" >&6; }
+if test "$libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice" != "yes"; then :
+  critic_missing="$critic_missing __builtin_signbit is broken.  GCC 7.4 or newer is required to resolve (PR83862)."
+fi
+
+
 test -n "$critic_missing" && as_fn_error $? "*** $critic_missing" "$LINENO" 5

diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure.ac b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure.ac
index 7f2c9fbf1f7d8fa77acd232523449a88f7799799..6dabd9be6b4555c8dce7b0d710724184fd28a9e1 100644 (file)
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure.ac
@@ -17,4 +17,39 @@ AS_IF([test "$libc_cv_target_power8_ok" != "yes"],
       [critic_missing="$critic_missing POWER8 or newer is required on powerpc64le."])
 CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"
 
+dnl Require support for -mno-gnu-attribute
+OLD_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mno-gnu-attribute"
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([if the compiler supports -mno-gnu-attribute],
+              libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok, [
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+]])],
+              [libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok=yes],
+              [libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok=no])])
+AS_IF([test "$libc_cv_no_gnu_attr_ok" != "yes"],
+      [critic_missing="$critic_missing A compiler with -mno-gnu-attribute is required on powerpc64le."])
+CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"
+
+dnl Some old compiler versions give error for the function signbit() for
+dnl 128-bit floating point types.  This is fixed by PR83862 and backported
+dnl to gcc6 and gcc7.  This test is to check if we are using the compiler
+dnl that has this bug (fixed in GCC 8.0, backported to 7.4).
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([if $CC compiles signbit with 128-bit floating point type],
+              libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice, [dnl
+save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mabi=ieeelongdouble -Wno-psabi"
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+int sbr (long double a) { return __builtin_signbit (a); }
+int sbm (long double *a) { return __builtin_signbit (*a); }
+int sbo (long double *a) { return __builtin_signbit (a[4]); }
+int sbi (long double *a, unsigned long n) { return __builtin_signbit (a[n]); }
+void sbs (int *p, long double a) { *p = __builtin_signbit (a); }
+]])],
+                 [libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice=yes],
+                 [libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice=no])
+CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"])
+AS_IF([test "$libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_ice" != "yes"],
+      [critic_missing="$critic_missing __builtin_signbit is broken.  GCC 7.4 or newer is required to resolve (PR83862)."])
+
+
 test -n "$critic_missing" && AC_MSG_ERROR([*** $critic_missing])