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  • After applying CVE 3639 getting CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y but not supported by the compiler.

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    RHEL 7.4 getting error below when compiling
    CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y, but not supported by the compiler. Compiler update recommended..

    [root@xxxxxx build]# cat make.log
    DKMS make.log for nvidia-375.26 for kernel 3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64 (x86_64)
    Sat Jun 23 00:36:48 CDT 2018
    make "CC=cc" KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64/build KBUILD_VERBOSE= -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64/source M=/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/375.26/build ARCH=x86_64 NV_KERNEL_SOURCES=/lib/modules/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64/source NV_KERNEL_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64/build NV_KERNEL_MODULES="nvidia nvidia-uvm nvidia-modeset nvidia-drm" INSTALL_MOD_DIR=kernel/drivers/video modules
    make[1]: Entering directory

    /usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64'
    make -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64/build \
    KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64 \
    KBUILD_EXTMOD="/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/375.26/build" -f /usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64/Makefile \
    modules
    /usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64/arch/x86/Makefile:166: *** CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y, but not supported by the compiler. Compiler update recommended.. Stop.
    make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory
    /usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64'
    make: *** [modules] Error 2

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