linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Avoid macro redefinitions

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Message-ID: <20210721161719.GA9805@alpha.franken.de>
Date:   Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:17:19 +0200
From:   Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>
To:     Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>
Cc:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        list@...ndingux.net, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        clang-built-linux <clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Avoid macro redefinitions

On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 11:10:55PM +0100, Paul Cercueil wrote:
> > >   #ifndef TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_VIRT
> > 
> > Same question for GAS version support for virt?
> > Documentation/process/changes.rst
> > says GNU binutils 2.23+ is required for building the kernel.
> > If we still need to support, have you tested this change on such an
> > older version of GNU binutils?
> 
> I have no idea about virt support - I hope Thomas can answer this.

virt support was added in 2.24 and xpa in 2.25. So we still need the
TOOLCHAIN defines for it.

Thomas.

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