linux-kernel - Re: [patch] binfmt_flat: fix data sections alignment

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Date:	Tue, 3 Mar 2009 16:37:22 +0000
From:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Johannes Weiner <jw@...ix.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Oskar Schirmer <os@...ix.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Bryan Wu <cooloney@...nel.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] binfmt_flat: fix data sections alignment

On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 05:33:13PM +0100, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> From: Oskar Schirmer <os@...ix.com>
> 
> The flat loader uses an architecture's flat_stack_align() to align the
> stack but assumes word-alignment is enough for the data sections.

I think you're missing Greg Ungerer.  Also, Hyok Choi used to look after
ARM uclinux, but vanished mid-merging with mainline.

I've no idea about the flat binfmt, so I won't be acking this change.
Moreover, I don't know who to pass it to in the ARM community to get an
ack.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
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