linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix ld-version.sh to handle large 3rd version part

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Date:	Sun, 27 Dec 2015 14:36:23 -0800
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>
Cc:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix ld-version.sh to handle large 3rd version part

On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 10:47:52PM +0000, James Hogan wrote:
> The ld-version.sh script doesn't handle versions with large (>= 10) 3rd
> version components, because the 2nd component is only multiplied by 10
> times that of the 3rd component.
> 
> For example the following version string:
> GNU ld (Codescape GNU Tools 2015.06-05 for MIPS MTI Linux) 2.24.90
> 
> gives a bogus version number:
>  20000000
> + 2400000
> +  900000 = 23300000
> 
> Breakage, confusion and mole-whacking ensues.

Thanks. Looks good. I'll fix the LTO tree.

Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>

-Andi
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