linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support

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Date:   Wed, 6 Mar 2019 16:07:29 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov@...bridgegreys.com>,
        alpha <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support

Hi Borislav,

On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 8:04 PM Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 05, 2019 at 07:11:38PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > I guess you could Cc arch maintainers with the a.out-core.h removal
> > patch to see if anyone screams.
>
> And they're like two for which we need confirmation:
>
> $ git ls-files | grep a.out-core.h
> arch/alpha/include/asm/a.out-core.h
> arch/m68k/include/asm/a.out-core.h
> arch/um/include/asm/a.out-core.h
> arch/x86/include/asm/a.out-core.h
>
> um and x86 are clear.
>
> Adding alpha and m68k MLs to Cc.

Thanks!

The oldest binaries I still have lying around (an ext2 ramdisk image,
still used from time to time) are ELF, from just after the a.out to ELF
transition on m68k.

I think it's safe to assume no one still runs a.out binaries on m68k.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert


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