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

From: Stephen Rothwell
Date: Fri May 30 2014 - 01:42:45 EST


Hi Andy,

On Thu, 29 May 2014 15:49:52 -0700 Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Paul Gortmaker
> <paul.gortmaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.

--
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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