[PATCH] configure: Enable SFrame backtracing for x86_64 and AArch64

claudiu.zissulescu-ianculescu@oracle.com claudiu.zissulescu-ianculescu@oracle.com
Tue Jul 15 08:05:44 GMT 2025


From: Claudiu Zissulescu <claudiu.zissulescu-ianculescu@oracle.com>

Update the default SFrame configuration to be disabled by default,
except on x86_64 and AArch64 architectures, which are fully supported
by glibc.

Signed-off-by: Claudiu Zissulescu <claudiu.zissulescu-ianculescu@oracle.com>
---
 INSTALL                      |  7 ++++---
 NEWS                         |  6 +++---
 config.make.in               |  1 -
 configure                    | 20 ++++++++------------
 configure.ac                 | 14 ++++++--------
 manual/install.texi          |  7 ++++---
 sysdeps/aarch64/configure    |  4 ++++
 sysdeps/aarch64/configure.ac |  4 ++++
 sysdeps/x86_64/configure     |  4 ++++
 sysdeps/x86_64/configure.ac  |  4 ++++
 10 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
 mode change 100644 => 100755 sysdeps/x86_64/configure

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index cf60e1a380..a6089203b9 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -292,9 +292,10 @@ passed to 'configure'.  For example:
      Default is to disable fortification.
 
 '--disable-sframe'
-     By default, the GNU C Library is built with '-Wa,--gsframe' if the
-     current GNU 'binutils' supports it.  You may want to use this
-     option if you don't plan to use SFrame stack tracer.
+     By default for supported architectures (e.g.  x86_64 and AArch64),
+     the GNU C Library is built with '-Wa,--gsframe' if the current GNU
+     'binutils' supports it.  You may want to use this option if you
+     don't plan to use SFrame stack tracer.
 
    To build the library and related programs, type 'make'.  This will
 produce a lot of output, some of which may look like errors from 'make'
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9a92dd098a..59fea5c3e1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ Major new features:
   glibc.malloc.tcache_max to a larger value (max 4194304).
   Tcache is also significantly faster for small sizes.
 
-* New stack tracer using SFrame.  Introducing --disable-sframe a new
-  configuration flag.  Building glibc using sframe is automatically
-  enabled when the build system supports it.
+* New stack tracer using SFrame format is added for x86_64 and AArch64.
+  It requires Binutils version >= 2.41.  It can be disabled via
+  "--disable-sframe".
 
 Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
 
diff --git a/config.make.in b/config.make.in
index 382e003d87..59897eaec2 100644
--- a/config.make.in
+++ b/config.make.in
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ c++-cstdlib-header = @CXX_CSTDLIB_HEADER@
 c++-cmath-header = @CXX_CMATH_HEADER@
 c++-bits-std_abs-h = @CXX_BITS_STD_ABS_H@
 enable-werror = @enable_werror@
-enable-gsframe = @enable_gsframe@
 
 have-z-execstack = @libc_cv_z_execstack@
 have-no-error-execstack = @libc_cv_no_error_execstack@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6595d6be54..8d37495742 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ DEFINES
 static_nss
 profile
 libc_cv_multidir
-enable_gsframe
 READELF_SFRAME
 libc_cv_test_x86_have_amx_tile
 test_enable_cet
@@ -1510,8 +1509,8 @@ Optional Features:
                           Use -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=[1|2|3] to control code
                           hardening, defaults to highest possible value
                           supported by the build compiler.
-  --disable-sframe        Disable building with SFrame stack trace information
-                          [default=yes if GNU as is 2.41 or older]
+  --enable-sframe         Enable building with SFrame stack trace information
+                          [default depends on architecture]
 
 Optional Packages:
   --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
@@ -9459,16 +9458,13 @@ fi
 
 # Prevent enabling sframe on non-supporting toolchains
 enable_gsframe=no
-if test $use_sframe$libc_cv_default_sframe = yesyes || \
-   test $use_sframe$libc_cv_default_sframe = notsetyes; then
-  enable_gsframe=yes
-elif test $use_sframe = yes; then
-   { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in '$ac_pwd':" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "$as_me: error: in '$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
-as_fn_error $? "toolchain doesn't support SFrame v2 or higher
-See 'config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+if test $use_sframe$libc_cv_default_sframe = yesyes; then
+   enable_gsframe=yes
+   { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ...and using SFrame for this build" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "...and using SFrame for this build" >&6; }
 fi
-
+config_vars="$config_vars
+enable-gsframe = $enable_gsframe"
 
 # Set the `multidir' variable by grabbing the variable from the compiler.
 # We do it once and save the result in a generated makefile.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 25b80e34e4..93e14bab65 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ case "$enable_fortify_source" in
 esac
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([sframe],
-	      [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-sframe],
-			     [Disable building with SFrame stack trace information @<:@default=yes if GNU as is 2.41 or older@:>@])],
+	      [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-sframe],
+			     [Enable building with SFrame stack trace information @<:@default depends on architecture@:>@])],
 	      [use_sframe=$enableval],
 	      [use_sframe=notset])
 
@@ -2151,13 +2151,11 @@ fi
 
 # Prevent enabling sframe on non-supporting toolchains
 enable_gsframe=no
-if test $use_sframe$libc_cv_default_sframe = yesyes || \
-   test $use_sframe$libc_cv_default_sframe = notsetyes; then
-  enable_gsframe=yes
-elif test $use_sframe = yes; then
-   AC_MSG_FAILURE([toolchain doesn't support SFrame v2 or higher])
+if test $use_sframe$libc_cv_default_sframe = yesyes; then
+   enable_gsframe=yes
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(...and using SFrame for this build)
 fi
-AC_SUBST(enable_gsframe)
+LIBC_CONFIG_VAR([enable-gsframe], [$enable_gsframe])
 
 # Set the `multidir' variable by grabbing the variable from the compiler.
 # We do it once and save the result in a generated makefile.
diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index 0c8d448362..842894a6c1 100644
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -322,9 +322,10 @@ the build compiler.
 Default is to disable fortification.
 
 @item --disable-sframe
-By default, the GNU C Library is built with @option{-Wa,--gsframe} if
-the current GNU @code{binutils} supports it. You may want to use this
-option if you don't plan to use SFrame stack tracer.
+By default for supported architectures (e.g. x86_64 and AArch64),
+@theglibc{} is built with @option{-Wa,--gsframe} if the current GNU
+@code{binutils} supports it. You may want to use this option if you
+don't plan to use SFrame stack tracer.
 @end table
 
 To build the library and related programs, type @code{make}.  This will
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/configure b/sysdeps/aarch64/configure
index 26a0989a33..68f99a53d8 100755
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/configure
@@ -194,3 +194,7 @@ if test $build_mathvec = no; then
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me: WARNING: mathvec is disabled, this results in incomplete ABI." >&2;}
 fi
 
+if test x"$use_sframe" = xnotset ; then
+  use_sframe=yes
+fi
+
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/configure.ac b/sysdeps/aarch64/configure.ac
index 22fca8b565..405cc5e68b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/configure.ac
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@ fi
 if test $build_mathvec = no; then
   AC_MSG_WARN([mathvec is disabled, this results in incomplete ABI.])
 fi
+
+if test x"$use_sframe" = xnotset ; then
+  use_sframe=yes
+fi
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/configure b/sysdeps/x86_64/configure
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bbf520bfc9..3f66f79517
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/configure
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ if test x"$build_mathvec" = xnotset; then
   build_mathvec=yes
 fi
 
+if test x"$use_sframe" = xnotset ; then
+  use_sframe=yes
+fi
+
 test_enable_cet=$enable_cet
 if test $enable_cet != no; then
   # Check if CET can be enabled.
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/configure.ac b/sysdeps/x86_64/configure.ac
index 4a3f7f4541..eabbee84cd 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/configure.ac
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ if test x"$build_mathvec" = xnotset; then
   build_mathvec=yes
 fi
 
+if test x"$use_sframe" = xnotset ; then
+  use_sframe=yes
+fi
+
 test_enable_cet=$enable_cet
 if test $enable_cet != no; then
   # Check if CET can be enabled.
-- 
2.50.1



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