linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/12] allow BFLT executables on systems with a MMU

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Message-ID: <b9354436-60fd-dc4a-aad9-fae6ce6d391c@linux-m68k.org>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:28:13 +1000
From:	Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/12] allow BFLT executables on systems with a MMU

On 22/07/16 00:48, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jul 2016, Greg Ungerer wrote:
>> Hi Nicolas,
>>
>> On 21/07/16 05:22, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
>>> This series provides the necessary changes to allow "flat" executable
>>> binaries meant for no-MMU systems to actually run on systems with a MMU.
>>> Also thrown in are various cleanups to binfmt_flat.c.
>>
>> I got to the bottom of why I couldn't run m68k flat binaries on
>> an MMU enabled m68k system. I had to fix the regs setup, with the
>> patch below. With this I can now run flat binaries on my ColdFire
>> MMU enabled system.
> 
> Excellent!
> 
>> This change is completely independent of your patch series so I'll
>> push this separately via the linux-m68k list and my m68knommu git
>> tree.
> 
> OK.
> 
> Who should merge my patch series at this point?

If no-one else wants to carry it I can take it in the m68knommu
git tree. But I would want to be sure everyone is good with it
first.

Alan: are you happy with where this is at?
rmk: ok with the arm flat.h change going via another tree?
Al/David: any comments on this?

(Link to v4 patches here https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/7/20/508 )

Regards
Greg