s390x-unknown-linux-gnu

Tier: 2 (with Host Tools)

IBM z/Architecture (s390x) targets (including IBM Z and LinuxONE) running Linux.

Target maintainers

Requirements

This target requires:

  • Linux Kernel version 3.2 or later
  • glibc 2.17 or later

Code generated by the target uses the z/Architecture ISA assuming a minimum architecture level of z10 (Eighth Edition of the z/Architecture Principles of Operation), and is compliant with the s390x ELF ABI.

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Building the target

This target is distributed through rustup, and otherwise requires no special configuration.

If you need to build your own Rust for some reason though, the target can be enabled in config.toml. For example:

[build]
target = ["s390x-unknown-linux-gnu"]

Building Rust programs

On a s390x Linux host, the s390x-unknown-linux-gnu target should be automatically installed and used by default.

On a non-s390x host, add the target:

rustup target add s390x-unknown-linux-gnu

Then cross compile crates with:

cargo build --target s390x-unknown-linux-gnu

Testing

There are no special requirements for testing and running the target. For testing cross builds on the host, please refer to the "Cross-compilation toolchains and C code" section below.

If you want to do native testing but do not have your own s390x machine, there are several options how to get access to one:

  • The IBM LinuxONE Community Cloud provides a self-service portal where you can create s390x virtual machine instances. These are intended for temporary use (limited to 120 days).

  • The IBM LinuxONE Open Source Cloud provides permanent access to s390x machines. This requires approval by IBM, which will normally be granted if you're planning to use the machine to work on an open-source project that is relevant to the IBM Z ecosystem - the Rust compiler would certainly qualify.

Cross-compilation toolchains and C code

Rust code built using the target is compatible with C code compiled with GCC or Clang using the s390x-unknown-linux-gnu target triple (via either native or cross-compilation).

On Ubuntu, a s390x cross-toolchain can be installed with:

apt install gcc-s390x-linux-gnu g++-s390x-linux-gnu libc6-dev-s390x-cross

Depending on your system, you may need to configure the target to use the GNU GCC linker. To use it, add the following to your .cargo/config.toml:

[target.s390x-unknown-linux-gnu]
linker = "s390x-linux-gnu-gcc"

If your s390x-linux-gnu-* toolchain is not in your PATH you may need to configure additional settings:

[target.s390x-unknown-linux-gnu]
# Adjust the paths to point at your toolchain
cc = "/TOOLCHAIN_PATH/bin/s390x-linux-gnu-gcc"
cxx = "/TOOLCHAIN_PATH/bin/s390x-linux-gnu-g++"
ar = "/TOOLCHAIN_PATH/bin/s390x-linux-gnu-ar"
ranlib = "/TOOLCHAIN_PATH/bin/s390x-linux-gnu-ranlib"
linker = "/TOOLCHAIN_PATH/bin/s390x-linux-gnu-gcc"

To test cross compiled binaries on a non-s390x host, you can use qemu. On Ubuntu, a s390x emulator can be obtained with:

apt install qemu-system-s390x

Then, in .cargo/config.toml set the runner:

[target.s390x-unknown-linux-gnu]
runner = "qemu-s390x-static -L /usr/s390x-linux-gnu"