Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755570AbbLAQXr (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Dec 2015 11:23:47 -0500 Received: from relay5-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.197]:45849 "EHLO relay5-d.mail.gandi.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754820AbbLAQXq (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Dec 2015 11:23:46 -0500 X-Originating-IP: 50.39.163.18 Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 08:23:38 -0800 From: Josh Triplett To: Riku Voipio Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] uselib: default depending if libc5 was used Message-ID: <20151201162338.GB26089@x> References: <1448978937-8009-1-git-send-email-riku.voipio@linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1448978937-8009-1-git-send-email-riku.voipio@linaro.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1815 Lines: 47 On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:08:57PM +0200, Riku Voipio wrote: > uselib hasn't been used since libc5; glibc does not use it. > Deprecate uselib a bit more, by making the default y only > if libc5 was widely used on the plaform. > > This makes arm64 kernel built with defconfig slightly smaller > > bloat-o-meter: > add/remove: 0/3 grow/shrink: 0/2 up/down: 0/-1390 (-1390) > function old new delta > kernel_config_data 18164 18162 -2 > uselib_flags 20 - -20 > padzero 216 192 -24 > sys_uselib 380 - -380 > load_elf_library 964 - -964 > > Signed-off-by: Riku Voipio > Cc: Josh Triplett Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett > v3: only depend on IA32_EMULATION to catch X86_64 with 32bit case > v2: Disable uselib on X86_64 if no 32bit support > init/Kconfig | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig > index c24b6f7..5a7f375 100644 > --- a/init/Kconfig > +++ b/init/Kconfig > @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ config FHANDLE > > config USELIB > bool "uselib syscall" > - default y > + def_bool ALPHA || M68K || SPARC || X86_32 || IA32_EMULATION > help > This option enables the uselib syscall, a system call used in the > dynamic linker from libc5 and earlier. glibc does not use this > -- > 2.6.2 > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/