linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] parisc: fix module loading failure of large kernel modules (take 4)

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Message-Id: <20081231.141408.60544902.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:14:08 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rdreier@...co.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	ian.campbell@...rix.com, jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com,
	deller@....de, rusty@...tcorp.com.au, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kyle@...artin.ca, randolph@...sq.org,
	sam@...nborg.org, dave@...uly1.hia.nrc.ca
Subject: Re: [PATCH] parisc: fix module loading failure of large kernel
 modules (take 4)

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:22:53 -0800 (PST)

> On Wed, 31 Dec 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > 
> > Adrian claimed that it was gcc-4.1.0 and 4.1.1 only.  He proposed
> > banning them: http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/5/444
> 
> If it really is just those releases, then yes, considering the number of 
> cases we apparently have, and considering how ugly it is in some cases to 
> move the weak function anywhere else, maybe banning those versions is the 
> proper thing to do.
> 
> It probably won't hurt very many people - yeah, some people will be forced 
> to upgrade, but I have this memory of early 4.1 having had other bugs 
> anyway, so it's probably a good idea.

I think this is probably the best way to handle this.
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