linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] m68knommu: allow elf

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXtj+ncYOhc3GcNdBuWxMe+0rP1aYCEKMP0yL3aJ_WH3w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:20:19 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     "Linux/m68k" <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] m68knommu: allow elf_fdpic loader to be selected

Hi Greg,

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 7:05 AM Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> The m68k architecture code is capable of supporting the binfmt_elf_fdpic
> loader, so allow it to be configured. It is restricted to nommu
> configurations at this time due to the MMU context structures/code not
> supporting everything elf_fdpic needs when MMU is enabled.
>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

> --- a/fs/Kconfig.binfmt
> +++ b/fs/Kconfig.binfmt
> @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ config ARCH_USE_GNU_PROPERTY
>  config BINFMT_ELF_FDPIC
>         bool "Kernel support for FDPIC ELF binaries"
>         default y if !BINFMT_ELF
> -       depends on (ARM || (SUPERH && !MMU))
> +       depends on (ARM || ((M68K || SUPERH) && !MMU))

While at it, you may want to drop the unneeded outer parentheses,
as they make the expression harder to round, IMHO.

>         select ELFCORE
>         help
>           ELF FDPIC binaries are based on ELF, but allow the individual load

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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