Re: [PATCH 1/2] lib: Add lz4 compressor module

[Chanho Min]

>> gcc seems to define __builtin_clz as __clzsi2 in some architecture.
>> But, kernel doesn't link libgcc.a.
>> If kernel should use gcc's built-in function without libgcc.a,
>> do we need to port __clzsi2 to 'arch/*/lib/*'?
>
>This breaks alpha (gcc-4.4.4) as well.  Can we please get this fixed
>promptly?

__clzsi2 can be implemented by using generic functions.
It can be overridden by linking arch-specific versions may not be implemented.
does this way look acceptable?

diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index af79e8c..e17b3ee 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ lib-y += kobject.o klist.o

 obj-y += bcd.o div64.o sort.o parser.o halfmd4.o debug_locks.o random32.o \
       bust_spinlocks.o hexdump.o kasprintf.o bitmap.o scatterlist.o \
-      gcd.o lcm.o list_sort.o uuid.o flex_array.o \
+      gcd.o lcm.o list_sort.o uuid.o flex_array.o clz.o\
       bsearch.o find_last_bit.o find_next_bit.o llist.o memweight.o kfifo.o
 obj-y += string_helpers.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_STRING_HELPERS) += test-string_helpers.o
diff --git a/lib/clz.c b/lib/clz.c
index e69de29..6794b83 100644
--- a/lib/clz.c
+++ b/lib/clz.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+int __attribute__((weak)) __clzsi2(int val)
+{
+     return BITS_PER_LONG - fls(val);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__clzsi2);
+
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
+int __attribute__((weak)) __clzdi2(long val)
+{
+     return BITS_PER_LONG - fls((int)val);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__clzdi2);
+#elif BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+int __attribute__((weak)) __clzdi2(long val)
+{
+     return BITS_PER_LONG - fls64((u64)val);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__clzdi2);
+#else
+#error BITS_PER_LONG not 32 or 64
+#endif

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