linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: prevent regressions in compressed kernel image size when upgrading to binutils 2.27

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Date:   Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:41:11 -0700
From:   Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
To:     Siqi Lin <siqilin@...gle.com>
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, Wei Wang <wvw@...gle.com>,
        Gopinath Elanchezhian <gelanchezhian@...gle.com>,
        spentyala@...gle.com, Rahul Chaudhry <rahulchaudhry@...gle.com>,
        Stephen Hines <srhines@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: prevent regressions in compressed kernel image
 size when upgrading to binutils 2.27

> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Ard Biesheuvel
<ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org> wrote:>are seeded with the correct values,
I propose we simply drop the outer

> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:17 PM, Siqi Lin <siqilin@...gle.com> wrote:
>> I'm OK with sticking with the <2.27 binutils behavior. The gzip data is:

> ... Nick:
> That's what this patch does; goes back to the <2.27 behavior for 2.27+.

Sorry, rereading this thread, it sounds like neither of you were
disagreeing with me?  Will post v2.