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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2016 12:44:41 -0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/kbuild: enable modversions for symbols exported from asm
To: Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 11:44 PM, Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com> wrote:
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> As far as reverting the binutils commit goes, I'm quite willing to do
> that if necessary

I think we have the proper fix in the kernel now, witht he "mark weak
asm symbols with value 0". Or if not "proper", then at least
acceptable. So I think the ship has sailed on the binutils change, and
there's no point in reverting it any more.

          Linus