linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] x86: Avoid relocation information in final vmlinux

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Date:   Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:57:46 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Cc:     Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, x86@...nel.org,
        hpa@...or.com, nathan@...nel.org, trix@...hat.com, corbet@....net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        clang-built-linux <llvm@...ts.linux.dev>,
        linux-toolchains <linux-toolchains@...r.kernel.org>,
        Fangrui Song <maskray@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] x86: Avoid relocation information in final vmlinux

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 11:35:30AM -0700, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> Why do you move this from the arch/x86/boot/compressed/ dir?

I got an explanation here:

https://lore.kernel.org/r/16941b45-0f4f-e7c9-4602-d9acb0c612c3@suse.com

but my counterargument is:

vmlinux.relocs is used there, in that dir, so it should stay there just
like the rest of the by-products generated there.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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