linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] C6X: add support to build with BINFMT_ELF

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Message-ID: <20120422213534.GA6570@merkur.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:35:35 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Mark Salter <msalter@...hat.com>
Cc:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Aurelien Jacquiot <a-jacquiot@...com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] C6X: add support to build with BINFMT_ELF_FDPIC

> > 
> > > --- a/fs/Kconfig.binfmt
> > > +++ b/fs/Kconfig.binfmt
> > >
> > >  config BINFMT_ELF_FDPIC
> > >        bool "Kernel support for FDPIC ELF binaries"
> > >        default y
> > > -       depends on (FRV || BLACKFIN || (SUPERH32 && !MMU))
> > > +       depends on (FRV || BLACKFIN || (SUPERH32 && !MMU) || TMS320C6X)
> > 
> > shouldn't the main arch symbol be "C6X" to match arch/c6x/ ?
> 
> It probably should have been. Most architectures use that convention but
> there are notable exceptions like powerpc and sh.
Please do not repeat past mistakes.
It should be trivial to fix.

Allow TMS320C6X for a sinel relase along with C6X - and drop it
when all users outside your arch has switched over.

	Sam
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