linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.25 patch] remove a.out interpreter for ELF executables

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Date:	Sat, 5 Jan 2008 01:30:53 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [2.6.25 patch] remove a.out interpreter for ELF executables

On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:36:32 +0100 Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:

> On Tuesday 01 January 2008 14:47:49 Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > This patch contains the scheduled removal of the a.out interpreter 
> > support for ELF executables.
> 
> I already have a similar patch queued
> 
> ftp://ftp.firstfloor.org/pub/ak/x86_64/quilt/patches/remove-aout-interpreter
> 
> Also removal of the old unused iBCS hooks while I was on it
> 
> ftp://ftp.firstfloor.org/pub/ak/x86_64/quilt/patches/remove-ibcs-support
> 

Guys, please take a look at similar patches from David in -mm before even
vaguely thinking of breathing anywhere in the remote vicinity of
fs/binfmt_elf.c (sob).

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