linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] kernel: constructor support

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Date:	Thu, 7 May 2009 14:53:32 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>, Li Wei <W.Li@....COM>,
	Michael Ellerman <michaele@....ibm.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] kernel: constructor support


* Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> Disable constructor support for usermode Linux to prevent conflicts
> with host glibc.

> +++ linux-2.6.30-rc4/init/Kconfig
> @@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ config DEFCONFIG_LIST
>  	default "$ARCH_DEFCONFIG"
>  	default "arch/$ARCH/defconfig"
>  
> +config CONSTRUCTORS
> +	bool
> +	depends on !UML
> +	default y
> +
>  menu "General setup"

Hm, excluding UML like that is sad. Is there no better solution?

	Ingo
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