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Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/5] Enable objtool multiarch build
To:     Matt Helsley <mhelsley@vmware.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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From:   Julien Thierry <jthierry@redhat.com>
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Hi Matt,

On 5/11/20 6:35 PM, Matt Helsley wrote:
> My previous RFC[1] tried to add recordmcount as the mcount subcommand
> of objtool. As a necessary first step that required enabling building
> of objtool for more than the x86 architecture.
> 
> Some folks have been working on enabling objtool checking functionality
> for arm64. Rather than repeat that work here I aim to show a minimal
> set which ensures that objtool builds for any architecture. This
> will allow for not only building the check and ORC subcommands
> but also incorporating more subcommands -- such as recordmcount.
> 

Thanks for putting the effort to simplify adding support of the 
different command for new architectures.

I have a few some comments on some commits.

Cheers,

-- 
Julien Thierry