linux-kernel - Re: new binutils needed for arm in 3.12-rc1

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Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:49:07 +0100
From:	Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>
To:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>, Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>,
	Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Trivial patch monkey <trivial@...nel.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <Catalin.Marinas@....com>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	"linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	"linux-omap\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel\@lists.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: new binutils needed for arm in 3.12-rc1

Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk> writes:

> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:23:06AM -0500, Rob Landley wrote:
>> On 09/24/2013 09:07:57 PM, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
>>> It could be as simple as making gas accept an extra argument for
>>> instructions like dsb and just ignoring it.
>>
>> So you prefer I come up with the reversion patches locally and _not_  
>> send them upstream?
>
> This is a silly attitude.  What you're effectively saying is that we
> are never allowed to use any future ARM instructions in any Linux
> kernel because that might break your precious assembler.
>
> I've got news for you.  We're *not* going to listen to that argument.
>
> END OF DISCUSSION (everything else is just a waste of time.)

I fully agree.

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mans@...sr.com
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