linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Use linux/elfcore-compat.h

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Message-Id: <200708080008.20738.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Wed, 8 Aug 2007 00:08:20 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Use linux/elfcore-compat.h

On Saturday 04 August 2007, Roland McGrath wrote:
> 
> This makes powerpc64's compat code use the new linux/elfcore-compat.h,
> reducing some hand-copied duplication.

There is hardly anything interesting remaining in 
arch/powerpc/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c after your patch.

Do you think it's reasonable to go one step further and
turn the file into a completely generic fs/binfmt_elf32.c
that can be used by all 32/64 compat architectures?

I tried that in the past, but failed because I don't
really understand enough of the ELF loader to know
which architectures do it right and which don't -- I only
saw them all being very different in this file ;-)

	Arnd <><
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