--- zzzz-none-000/linux-3.10.107/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak	2017-06-27 09:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-3.10.107/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 #
 # Usage: bool-value = $(call is-absolute,path)
 #
-is-absolute = $(shell echo $(shell-sq) | grep ^/ -q && echo y)
+is-absolute = $(shell echo $(shell-sq) | grep -q ^/ && echo y)
 
 # lookup
 #
@@ -175,20 +175,24 @@
 define get-executable-or-default
 $(if $($(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$($(1)),$(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$(2)))
 endef
-_ge_attempt = $(if $(get-executable),$(get-executable),$(_gea_warn)$(call _gea_err,$(2)))
-_gea_warn = $(warning The path '$(1)' is not executable.)
+_ge_attempt = $(if $(get-executable),$(get-executable),$(call _gea_err,$(2)))
 _gea_err  = $(if $(1),$(error Please set '$(1)' appropriately))
 
-# try-cc
-# Usage: option = $(call try-cc, source-to-build, cc-options, msg)
-ifndef V
-TRY_CC_OUTPUT= > /dev/null 2>&1
-endif
-TRY_CC_MSG=echo "    CHK $(3)" 1>&2;
-
-try-cc = $(shell sh -c						  \
-	'TMP="$(OUTPUT)$(TMPOUT).$$$$";				  \
-	 $(TRY_CC_MSG)						  \
-	 echo "$(1)" |						  \
-	 $(CC) -x c - $(2) -o "$$TMP" $(TRY_CC_OUTPUT) && echo y; \
-	 rm -f "$$TMP"')
+# try-run
+# Usage: option = $(call try-run, $(CC)...-o "$$TMP",option-ok,otherwise)
+# Exit code chooses option. "$$TMP" is can be used as temporary file and
+# is automatically cleaned up.
+try-run = $(shell set -e;		\
+	TMP="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.tmp";	\
+	TMPO="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.o";	\
+	if ($(1)) >/dev/null 2>&1;	\
+	then echo "$(2)";		\
+	else echo "$(3)";		\
+	fi;				\
+	rm -f "$$TMP" "$$TMPO")
+
+# cc-option
+# Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
+
+cc-option = $(call try-run,\
+	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))