linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] build system: section garbage collection for vmlinux

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Date:	Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:07:15 -0700
From:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com>
To:	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
Cc:	sam@...nborg.org, kai@...maschewski.name,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] build system: section garbage collection for
	vmlinux

On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 20:14 +0100, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> On Wednesday 05 September 2007 19:38, Daniel Walker wrote:
> > > > You version doesn't work with CONFIG_MODULES right?
> > > 
> > > It works with CONFIG_MODULES.
> > 
> > Really? Take a look at this version,
> > 
> > http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/6/4/169
> > 
> > Marcello had to implement a two pass build to add back symbol used in
> > modules which got removed from the main kernel.. You don't appear to do
> > that. Marcelo also claims better size reduction than you.
> 
> This will discard EXPORT_SYMBOLs potentially used by
> out-of-tree modules.

Right , so it doesn't work with modules..

Daniel

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