Compiler Attributes: use feature checks instead of version checks

Instead of using version checks per-compiler to define (or not)
each attribute, use __has_attribute to test for them, following
the cleanup started with commit 815f0ddb346c
("include/linux/compiler*.h: make compiler-*.h mutually exclusive"),
which is supported on gcc >= 5, clang >= 2.9 and icc >= 17.
In the meantime, to support 4.6 <= gcc < 5, we implement
__has_attribute by hand.

All the attributes that can be unconditionally defined and directly
map to compiler attribute(s) (even if optional) have been moved
to a new file include/linux/compiler_attributes.h

In an effort to make the file as regular as possible, comments
stating the purpose of attributes have been removed. Instead,
links to the compiler docs have been added (i.e. to gcc and,
if available, to clang as well). In addition, they have been sorted.

Finally, if an attribute is optional (i.e. if it is guarded
by __has_attribute), the reason has been stated for future reference.

Tested-by: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@gmail.com> # on top of v4.19-rc5, clang 7
Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Luc Van Oostenryck <luc.vanoostenryck@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>

1 files changed, 244 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f0f9fc398440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __LINUX_COMPILER_ATTRIBUTES_H
+#define __LINUX_COMPILER_ATTRIBUTES_H
+
+/*
+ * The attributes in this file are unconditionally defined and they directly
+ * map to compiler attribute(s) -- except those that are optional.
+ *
+ * Any other "attributes" (i.e. those that depend on a configuration option,
+ * on a compiler, on an architecture, on plugins, on other attributes...)
+ * should be defined elsewhere (e.g. compiler_types.h or compiler-*.h).
+ *
+ * This file is meant to be sorted (by actual attribute name,
+ * not by #define identifier). Use the __attribute__((__name__)) syntax
+ * (i.e. with underscores) to avoid future collisions with other macros.
+ * If an attribute is optional, state the reason in the comment.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * To check for optional attributes, we use __has_attribute, which is supported
+ * on gcc >= 5, clang >= 2.9 and icc >= 17. In the meantime, to support
+ * 4.6 <= gcc < 5, we implement __has_attribute by hand.
+ *
+ * sparse does not support __has_attribute (yet) and defines __GNUC_MINOR__
+ * depending on the compiler used to build it; however, these attributes have
+ * no semantic effects for sparse, so it does not matter. Also note that,
+ * in order to avoid sparse's warnings, even the unsupported ones must be
+ * defined to 0.
+ */
+#ifndef __has_attribute
+# define __has_attribute(x) __GCC4_has_attribute_##x
+# define __GCC4_has_attribute___assume_aligned__      (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
+# define __GCC4_has_attribute___designated_init__     0
+# define __GCC4_has_attribute___externally_visible__  1
+# define __GCC4_has_attribute___noclone__             1
+# define __GCC4_has_attribute___optimize__            1
+# define __GCC4_has_attribute___no_sanitize_address__ (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 8)
+#endif
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-alias-function-attribute
+ */
+#define __alias(symbol)                 __attribute__((__alias__(#symbol)))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-aligned-function-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Type-Attributes.html#index-aligned-type-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html#index-aligned-variable-attribute
+ */
+#define __aligned(x)                    __attribute__((__aligned__(x)))
+#define __aligned_largest               __attribute__((__aligned__))
+
+/*
+ * Note: users of __always_inline currently do not write "inline" themselves,
+ * which seems to be required by gcc to apply the attribute according
+ * to its docs (and also "warning: always_inline function might not be
+ * inlinable [-Wattributes]" is emitted).
+ *
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-always_005finline-function-attribute
+ * clang: mentioned
+ */
+#define __always_inline                 inline __attribute__((__always_inline__))
+
+/*
+ * The second argument is optional (default 0), so we use a variadic macro
+ * to make the shorthand.
+ *
+ * Beware: Do not apply this to functions which may return
+ * ERR_PTRs. Also, it is probably unwise to apply it to functions
+ * returning extra information in the low bits (but in that case the
+ * compiler should see some alignment anyway, when the return value is
+ * massaged by 'flags = ptr & 3; ptr &= ~3;').
+ *
+ * Optional: only supported since gcc >= 4.9
+ * Optional: not supported by icc
+ *
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-assume_005faligned-function-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#assume-aligned
+ */
+#if __has_attribute(__assume_aligned__)
+# define __assume_aligned(a, ...)       __attribute__((__assume_aligned__(a, ## __VA_ARGS__)))
+#else
+# define __assume_aligned(a, ...)
+#endif
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-cold-function-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Label-Attributes.html#index-cold-label-attribute
+ */
+#define __cold                          __attribute__((__cold__))
+
+/*
+ * Note the long name.
+ *
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-const-function-attribute
+ */
+#define __attribute_const__             __attribute__((__const__))
+
+/*
+ * Don't. Just don't. See commit 771c035372a0 ("deprecate the '__deprecated'
+ * attribute warnings entirely and for good") for more information.
+ *
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-deprecated-function-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Type-Attributes.html#index-deprecated-type-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html#index-deprecated-variable-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Enumerator-Attributes.html#index-deprecated-enumerator-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#deprecated
+ */
+#define __deprecated
+
+/*
+ * Optional: only supported since gcc >= 5.1
+ * Optional: not supported by clang
+ * Optional: not supported by icc
+ *
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Type-Attributes.html#index-designated_005finit-type-attribute
+ */
+#if __has_attribute(__designated_init__)
+# define __designated_init              __attribute__((__designated_init__))
+#else
+# define __designated_init
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Optional: not supported by clang
+ *
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-externally_005fvisible-function-attribute
+ */
+#if __has_attribute(__externally_visible__)
+# define __visible                      __attribute__((__externally_visible__))
+#else
+# define __visible
+#endif
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-format-function-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#format
+ */
+#define __printf(a, b)                  __attribute__((__format__(printf, a, b)))
+#define __scanf(a, b)                   __attribute__((__format__(scanf, a, b)))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-gnu_005finline-function-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#gnu-inline
+ */
+#define __gnu_inline                    __attribute__((__gnu_inline__))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-malloc-function-attribute
+ */
+#define __malloc                        __attribute__((__malloc__))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Type-Attributes.html#index-mode-type-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html#index-mode-variable-attribute
+ */
+#define __mode(x)                       __attribute__((__mode__(x)))
+
+/*
+ * Optional: not supported by clang
+ * Note: icc does not recognize gcc's no-tracer
+ *
+ *  gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-noclone-function-attribute
+ *  gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-optimize-function-attribute
+ */
+#if __has_attribute(__noclone__)
+# if __has_attribute(__optimize__)
+#  define __noclone                     __attribute__((__noclone__, __optimize__("no-tracer")))
+# else
+#  define __noclone                     __attribute__((__noclone__))
+# endif
+#else
+# define __noclone
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Note the missing underscores.
+ *
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-noinline-function-attribute
+ * clang: mentioned
+ */
+#define   noinline                      __attribute__((__noinline__))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-noreturn-function-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#noreturn
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#id1
+ */
+#define __noreturn                      __attribute__((__noreturn__))
+
+/*
+ * Optional: only supported since gcc >= 4.8
+ * Optional: not supported by icc
+ *
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-no_005fsanitize_005faddress-function-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#no-sanitize-address-no-address-safety-analysis
+ */
+#if __has_attribute(__no_sanitize_address__)
+# define __no_sanitize_address          __attribute__((__no_sanitize_address__))
+#else
+# define __no_sanitize_address
+#endif
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Type-Attributes.html#index-packed-type-attribute
+ * clang: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html#index-packed-variable-attribute
+ */
+#define __packed                        __attribute__((__packed__))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-pure-function-attribute
+ */
+#define __pure                          __attribute__((__pure__))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-section-function-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html#index-section-variable-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#section-declspec-allocate
+ */
+#define __section(S)                    __attribute__((__section__(#S)))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-unused-function-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Type-Attributes.html#index-unused-type-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html#index-unused-variable-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Label-Attributes.html#index-unused-label-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#maybe-unused-unused
+ */
+#define __always_unused                 __attribute__((__unused__))
+#define __maybe_unused                  __attribute__((__unused__))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-used-function-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html#index-used-variable-attribute
+ */
+#define __used                          __attribute__((__used__))
+
+/*
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-weak-function-attribute
+ *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html#index-weak-variable-attribute
+ */
+#define __weak                          __attribute__((__weak__))
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_COMPILER_ATTRIBUTES_H */