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Subject: Re: [PATCH] a.out: Stop building a.out/osf1 support on alpha and m68k
Date:   Wed,  9 Mar 2022 14:04:59 -0800
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:03:42 -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> There has been repeated discussion on removing a.out support, the most
> recent was[1].  Having read through a bunch of the discussion it looks
> like no one has see any reason why we need to keep a.out support.
> 
> The m68k maintainer has even come out in favor of removing a.out
> support[2].
> 
> [...]

Applied to for-next/execve, thanks!

[1/1] a.out: Stop building a.out/osf1 support on alpha and m68k
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/f451569b9da8

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Kees Cook