CONFIG_EXPOLINE_EXTERN:

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_EXPOLINE_EXTERN has multiple definitions:

found in arch/s390/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_EXPOLINE_EXTERN:

• prompt:
• type: bool
• depends on: (none)
• defined in arch/s390/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 6.12–6.14, 6.15-rc+HEAD

Help text

Generate expolines as external functions if the compiler supports it. This option is required for some tooling like kpatch, if expolines are enabled. The kernel is compiled with -mindirect-branch=thunk-extern, which requires a newer compiler.

Generate expolines as extern functions. found in arch/s390/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_EXPOLINE_EXTERN:

• prompt: Generate expolines as extern functions.
• type: bool
• depends on: ( CONFIG_EXPOLINE ) && ( CONFIG_EXPOLINE ) && ( CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC && CONFIG_GCC_VERSION >= CONFIG_110200 ) && ($( CONFIG_success,$( CONFIG_srctree )/arch/s390/tools/gcc-thunk-extern.sh $( CONFIG_CC )))
• defined in arch/s390/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 5.18–5.19, 6.0–6.11

Help text

This option is required for some tooling like kpatch. The kernel is compiled with -mindirect-branch=thunk-extern and requires a newer compiler.

If unsure, say N.

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