linux-kernel - Re: Static call dependency on libelf version?

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Date:   Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:17:01 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Mark Wielaard <mark@...mp.org>
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: Static call dependency on libelf version?

On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 01:24:17PM +0200, Mark Wielaard wrote:
> But all this is for ancient versions of elfutils libelf. So it is hard
> to say and my memory might be failing. If someone can confirm 0.158
> (which is 6 years old) works fine I would pick that as minimum version,
> otherwise simply go with 0.168 which is 4 years old and should be on
> most systems by now.

I just discovered elf_version(), I assume that would allow us to check
and enforce the libelf version?

-- 
Josh