linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] uselib: default depending if libc5 was used

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdVP2J_=UR3rxN6XiULX3a+ih8okRchdKh8iZdj-iRNYCA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 1 Dec 2015 17:26:25 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Riku Voipio <riku.voipio@...aro.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] uselib: default depending if libc5 was used

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Riku Voipio <riku.voipio@...aro.org> wrote:
> uselib hasn't been used since libc5; glibc does not use it.
> Deprecate uselib a bit more, by making the default y only
> if libc5 was widely used on the plaform.
>
> This makes arm64 kernel built with defconfig slightly smaller
>
> bloat-o-meter:
> add/remove: 0/3 grow/shrink: 0/2 up/down: 0/-1390 (-1390)
> function                                     old     new   delta
> kernel_config_data                         18164   18162      -2
> uselib_flags                                  20       -     -20
> padzero                                      216     192     -24
> sys_uselib                                   380       -    -380
> load_elf_library                             964       -    -964
>
> Signed-off-by: Riku Voipio <riku.voipio@...aro.org>
> Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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