linux-kernel - Re: kernel segv with 2.6.31-rc6 ?

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Message-Id: <20090825192432.4D9CC411E3@magilla.sf.frob.com>
Date:	Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:24:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
	"linux-parisc" <linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kernel segv with 2.6.31-rc6 ?

> Actually, x86 was one of the archs which fucked us.  Richard Henderson and
> I *had* this, but ld -shared without -fPIC helpfully tells you "you're doing
> it wrong" on x86-64.

This complaint could easily be (have been) made optional.

> There were other issues, ISTR MIPS was a showstopper.

Richard told me it's all MIPS' fault, but I was being discreet.


Thanks,
Roland
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