linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, relocs: move ELF relocation handling to C

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Date:	Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:14:42 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
CC:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@...el.com>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, relocs: move ELF relocation handling to C

On 06/12/2013 11:13 AM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> 
> it seems those lines for x86_64 are never used.
> as X86_NEED_RELOCS is not defined for x86_64
> 
>>  config X86_NEED_RELOCS
>>         def_bool y
>>         depends on X86_32 && RELOCATABLE
> 
> 
>> +}
>> +#else
>> +static inline void handle_relocations(void *output, unsigned long output_len)
>> +{ }
>> +#endif
> 
> Can you make it clear that this patch only affect x86_32 in patch title?
> 

I am not sure this belongs in the patch title, as it is preparatory work
for x86-64.  It should be mentioned in the patch description body, though.

	-hpa


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