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From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/Changes: update binutils version requirement for ARMv7 builds
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:51:16 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131030165116.GG16735@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1310300923080.12006@tamien>

On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 09:27:07AM -0700, Paul Walmsley wrote:
>
> ARMv7 builds now make use of the pldw opcode and the ".arch_extension mp"
> pragma.  These aren't supported in binutils prior to 2.21.  So, update
> Documentation/Changes accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Walmsley <pwalmsley@nvidia.com>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
> Cc: Russell King <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>

You can drop this Cc: line, thanks.

> Cc: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
> Cc: Thierry Reding <treding@nvidia.com>
> Acked-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
>
> ---
> Intended for 3.13.
>
>  Documentation/Changes | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes
> index b175808..97fcbdf 100644
> --- a/Documentation/Changes
> +++ b/Documentation/Changes
> @@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ assembling the 16-bit boot code, removing the need for as86 to compile
>  your kernel.  This change does, however, mean that you need a recent
>  release of binutils.
>
> +ARMv7 builds require binutils 2.21 or later due to the use of the pldw
> +opcode and ".arch_extension mp".
> +
>  Perl
>  ----
>
> -- 
> 1.8.1.5
>

  reply	other threads:[~2013-10-30 16:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-10-30 16:27 [PATCH] Documentation/Changes: update binutils version requirement for ARMv7 builds Paul Walmsley
2013-10-30 16:51 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2013-11-17 18:50 ` Rob Landley
2013-11-18 16:56   ` Stephen Warren
2013-12-05  2:26     ` Rob Landley
2013-11-18 20:06   ` Paul Walmsley
2013-12-05  2:37     ` Rob Landley

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