linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] RISC-V Fixes for 5.7-rc5

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Date:   Mon, 11 May 2020 10:13:52 +0200
From:   Andreas Schwab <schwab@...e.de>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] RISC-V Fixes for 5.7-rc5

On Mai 09 2020, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> glibc depending on kernel version is WRONG. It's bogus. You can't do
> feature detection based on kernel version, it's fundamentally broken.
>
> So I really would prefer to see glibc fixed not to do that stupid
> thing, instead of adding pointless vdso notes to the kernel.

I'm not aware of any discussion or bug report on this issue.  Any
pointer?

Andreas.

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