linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, boot: Optimize the elf header handling.

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Date:	Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:11:11 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	hacklu <embedway.linux@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, boot: Optimize the elf header handling.

On 07/01/2012 09:08 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>
> Fair enough.  But ugh.
>
> Can you point me at your config?
> Can you tell me your linker version?
>

I sent the config already; here it is again.

GNU ld version 2.22.52.0.1-10.fc17 20120131

(This is a stock Fedora 17 system.)

I can upload the vmlinux and a bootable .iso as well.

> I tested this originally on both x86_64 and i386, and it
> worked both places for me.
>
> I want to stair at that failure mode.  I am wondering what happened
> in your configuration that is different from mine.  Perhaps a linker
> bug?  A subtle conflict with something else?    The patch didn't do
> anything that should have affectected per cpu sections...

	-hpa

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