linux-kernel - Re: vmlinux.lds cleanup

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Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:33:07 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: vmlinux.lds cleanup

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 12:58:00PM +0300, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> Hi Sam,
> 
> you know I've just take a look on different architectures and I suddenly
> realized that I even can't test my changes I'm bringnin in. For example -
> xtensa arch, most of lds numeric constants could (and should) be changed
> to PAGE_SIZE and THREAD_SIZE but this requires to include additional
> heades in lds script and I'm not even sure if it link without errors...
> (actually, i'm absolutely sure there would be errors ;)
> 
> I'm not sure, but maybe it would be more convenient to ask mainteiners
> fix their scripts? At least their have access to an appropriate hardware
> to test.

I have in most cases the relevant toolchains and then I manually inspect
the generated .lds file.
In other cases I just do my best to make it correct and tell in my
submisison that htis is not build tested. (This type of
info belongs below the three dasches '---').

	Sam
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