Re: [PATCH] x86/retpoline: Fix forcing me to update my compiler

On Sat, Dec 08, 2018 at 01:38:16PM +0100, Kirill Marinushkin wrote:

First problem: I cannot compile the kernel with my version of compiler

$ make defconfig
*** Default configuration is based on 'i386_defconfig'
\#
\# configuration written to .config
\#
$ grep CONFIG_RETPOLINE .config
CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y
$ make
arch/x86/Makefile:224: *** You are building kernel with non-retpoline
compiler, please update your compiler..  Stop.

Does this help?

https://git.kernel.org/tip/25896d073d8a0403b07e6dec56f58e6c33678207