Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86,vdso: vdso build fixes and improvements

Andy Lutomirski
2014-05-30T15:41:54Z

On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:42 PM, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 15:49:52 -0700 Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Paul Gortmaker
>> <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> wrote:
>> > On 14-05-29 05:57 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>> >> Patch 1 causes make;make to behave similarly to make if vdso2c fails.
>> >> Patch 2 hopefully fixes x86 crossbuilds on big-endian machines. I don't
>> >> have a big-endian machine to test on, though.
>> >
>> > Since the x86 builds are unconditionally failing as-is now in
>> > linux-next, perhaps Stephen [Cc'd] can layer these on the top of
>> > the tree he'll be making within the next couple of hours to give
>> > them a big-endian test.
>
> I added them just after the merge of the tip tree today and will keep
> them there until they (or somo other solution) turn up some other way.
>
>> Stephen, if you do this, could you also send me some of the build outputs:
>>
>> arch/x86/vdso/*.so.dbg
>> arch/x86/vdso/*-image-*.c
>>
>> I'd like to verify that the output is correct. It would be
>> unfortunate if the cross-built kernel had some subtle error.
>
> OK, I will send them in a separate email.

For the benefit of the archives: the patches are bad. New ones coming.

--Andy

>
> --
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell sfr@canb.auug.org.au

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