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

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Date:   Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:21:36 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Remove a.out support

Hi Boris,

On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 8:12 PM Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 03:52:29PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > Quoting myself (do I need a canned response for this? ;-):
> >    "I think it's safe to assume no one still runs a.out binaries on m68k."
>
> I remember now that I've looked at the thread from back then but what
> are you trying to say with your quote?
>
> Do you wanna see another patch which rips out a.out support from m68k?
>
> I could do one ontop but besides build-testing I can't test any other
> way on m68k...
>
> :-)

I mean that I can rip it out on m68k.

Who's gonna take care of alpha?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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