linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Add support for compiling with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections

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Date:	Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:20:56 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>,
	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Anders Kaseorg <andersk@....edu>,
	Waseem Daher <wdaher@....edu>,
	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Jeff Arnold <jbarnold@....edu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Add support for compiling with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections

On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:10:58 am Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 20 Apr 2009, Tim Abbott wrote:
> >
> > Is there a problem that is preventing this -ffunction-sections patch 
> > series from being merged?
> 
> Quite frankly, every time I see something like this, I shudder.

It's the section name cleanup which is the invasive part, and I'd like to
see merged now.

I don't care so much about actually flipping the option on.

Thanks,
Rusty.
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