linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] blackfin: Makefile: Skip reloc overflow issue when COMPILE

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Message-ID: <552680D1.8020301@nod.at>
Date:	Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:38:25 +0200
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	Chen Gang <xili_gchen_5257@...mail.com>, realmz6@...il.com
CC:	adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] blackfin: Makefile: Skip reloc overflow issue when COMPILE_TEST
 enabled

Am 09.04.2015 um 15:28 schrieb Chen Gang:
> On 4/9/15 05:12, Richard Weinberger wrote:
>> Am 08.04.2015 um 23:10 schrieb Chen Gang:
>>>
>>> After this patch, blackfin can pass allmodconfig building (if we treat
>>> it as allmodconfig). And next, I shall try to:
>>>
>>>  - Send all related patches v2 for blackfin kernel within this month.
>>>
>>>  - Fix blackfin gcc/binutils related issues within this month.
>>
>> All you do is randomly papering over issues to make the allmodconfig build
>> somehow proceed.
>> This is not the correct way to deal with problems.
>>
> 
> Still, for me, it is not a good idea to make a conclusion in discussing.
> 
> For gcc/binutils issues, they are real world issue, they need to be
> fixed, next (I shall try to fix them within this month).

I leave that up to the blackfin maintainer.
IMHO this is wrong, you're not fixing a real world issue, all you do is
making allmodconfig somehow proceed by papering over possible real issues
which you cannot test as you don't have blackfin hardware.

Thanks,
//richard
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