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Message-ID: <20210128154523.7tdq4gop4tne5xhd@treble> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:45:23 -0600 From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com> To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>, Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Justin Forbes <jforbes@...hat.com>, Ondrej Mosnacek <omosnace@...hat.com>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] gcc-plugins: Handle GCC version mismatch for OOT modules On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 02:29:52PM +0000, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:51:13PM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote: > > Is this a joke? I've never met anybody who builds OOT modules as a > > development aid... > > I'm pretty sure you've met me before. Yes, but I don't recall this topic coming up :-) > > On the other hand I know of several very popular distros (some paid, > > some not) who rely on allowing users/partners to build OOT modules as > > part of their ecosystem. To say it's not supported is a farce. > > This is not a farce. The kernel only supports infrastructure for the > kernel itself, not for any external consumers. If you have a business > model that relies on something else you should think hard if you are in > the right business. Thanks for letting me know. I'll send the memo to the billions of affected devices. -- Josh
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