From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: lukma@denx.de (Lukasz Majewski) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 22:28:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH v5 0/4] ARM: ep93xx: ts72xx: Add support for BK3 board In-Reply-To: References: <20171116232239.16823-1-lukma@denx.de> <20171211233625.5689-1-lukma@denx.de> <1513153607.2439.2.camel@Nokia-N900> <20171217204122.0a10a5e1@jawa> Message-ID: <20171217222856.2c5937a4@jawa> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org Hi Arnd, > On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 8:41 PM, Lukasz Majewski > wrote: > >> >> We also need to think about upholding support in GCC for > >> >> ARMv4(t) for the foreseeable future if there is a big web of > >> >> random deeply embedded systems out there that will need > >> >> updates. > >> > > >> > But we should definitely preserve at least what we have. > >> > >> Plain ARMv4 (and earlier) support in gcc is already marked > >> 'deprecated' and will likely be gone in gcc-8 (it's still there as > >> of last week). ARMv4T is going to be around for a while, and you > >> can even keep building for ARMv4 using "-march=armv4t -marm" when > >> linking with 'ld --fix-v4bx'. > > > > I think that we shall start complaining on the gcc-devel mailing > > list now. > > > > I would be hard to wake up in 2 years time and realise that we don't > > have a modern compiler. > > What distro or build system are you using? I'm using OE with the "include conf/machine/include/tune-arm920t.inc" GCC 7.2 is working > It would also be helpful > to test whether the -march=armv4t/--fix-v4bx workaround produces > working binaries for you, in that case you could report to the gcc > developers that the removal of armv4 can continue but that > the --fix-v4bx option in ld needs to stay around. I may ask this issue on OE/Yocto mailing list as well.... Thanks for hint. > > Arnd Best regards, Lukasz Majewski -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 488 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: