linux-kernel - Re: [BUG]x86: relocatable doesn't work with new binutils

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Message-ID: <4D0AD1F9.7030704@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:59:05 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@...el.com>
CC:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Lu, Hongjiu" <hongjiu.lu@...el.com>,
	"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG]x86: relocatable doesn't work with new binutils

On 12/16/2010 06:42 PM, Shaohua Li wrote:
> We can easily workaround this issue by moving jiffies to a section or at
> least warn people if such binutils are using. what should we do?

I think we should do the workaround, but still get distros to update the
broken binutils.

	-hpa


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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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