linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] elf loader support for auxvec base platform string

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Date:	Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:49:57 +0200
From:	Andreas Schwab <schwab@...e.de>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	benh@...nel.crashing.org, Nathan Lynch <ntl@...ox.com>,
	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] elf loader support for auxvec base platform string

Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com> writes:

>> I'm not sure... if ld.conf.d isn't parse of the kernel source tree then
>> it -will- end in tears...
>
> Of course, you should include the file you want people to install
> as part of the kernel source or build.  You can copy it into
> place in make install or something if you like (convention is to
> call it something.conf in /etc/ld.so.conf.d); then run ldconfig.

That will make it part of the kernel ABI, since the mapping depends on
the running kernel, doesn't it?

Andreas.

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