linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, build: replace Perl script with Shell script

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Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:04:20 -0600
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Anca Emanuel <anca.emanuel@...il.com>,
	Junjie Mao <eternal.n08@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, build: replace Perl script with Shell script

On 01/12/2015 08:17 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
> Commit e6023367d779 ("x86, kaslr: Prevent .bss from overlaping initrd")
> added Perl to the required build environment. This reimplements in shell
> the Perl script used to find the size of the kernel with bss and brk added.
> 
> Reported-by: Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org

I just noticed earlier today that my version doesn't notice if objdump
isn't in the $PATH. (Happens if you're cross compiling and not all
binaries prefixed.)

Other than that:

Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>

(I don't have a setup with gold to test...)

Rob
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