From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:03:11 +1100
Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/glibc: set --enable-kernel to
	match kernel
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Sam Bobroff <sam.bobroff@au1.ibm.com> writes:
> Glibc is currently configured without any "--enable-kernel" option.
> This causes it to use the oldest possible kernel API, slowing it down
> and preventing it from using any kernel features from later versions.
>
> Since we are likely building a kernel and matching glibc together,
> backwards compatability is probably unnecessary so this patch
> unconditionally configures glibc with --enable-kernel set to
> BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sam Bobroff <sam.bobroff@au1.ibm.com>

Built+boot tested against what we use for OpenPower firmware.

Tested-by: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com>


-- 
Stewart Smith
OPAL Architect, IBM.