linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86: Fix build with older binutils andconsolidate linker script

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Message-Id: <4A940AE502000078000119C5@vpn.id2.novell.com>
Date:	Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:01:41 +0100
From:	"Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@...ell.com>
To:	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	<tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org>, <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86: Fix build with older binutils
	 andconsolidate linker script

>>> Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> 25.08.09 15:56 >>>
>* Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com> wrote:
>> Sorry for having forgotten to do so before submitting the first 
>> time (I know I had intended to).
>
>This happens. I'm still unsure whether we can do it in .31.0 or need 
>to delay it to .31.1 via a -stable backport tag. One more problem 
>with it and i think we'll need to delay it - it's just too large and 
>changes too many aspects of the linker script.
>
>Would it be possible to split it into two pieces: 'minimal fix' and 
>'clean up' portions?

Besides being cumbersome, that would make it even larger, so I'd say
that's not worth it.

Jan

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