linux-kernel - Re: m68k libc5 regression

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Date:	Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:28:34 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linux/m68k <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: m68k libc5 regression

On Thu, 29 May 2008, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> > From: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
> > 
> > brk: check lower bound properly
> > 
> > The check in sys_brk() on minimum value the brk might have must take 
> > CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK setting into account. When this option is turned on 
> > (i.e. we support ancient legacy binaries, e.g. libc5-linked stuff), the 
> > lower bound on brk value is mm->end_code, otherwise the brk start is 
> > allowed to be arbitrarily shifted.
> > Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
> Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Thanks a lot for verifying, Geert.

So, I assume the proper way to handle this now is you dropping it from 
your m68k tree, and Andrew taking it through -mm.

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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