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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] x86/boot: fix relying on link order
Date:   Wed,  7 Dec 2022 16:30:00 +0100
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From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2022 16:24:00 +0100

> On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 04:08:54PM +0100, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> > I was hoping it would hit one of the 6.1 RCs as a fix,
> 
> As a fix for which existing configuration which breaks if this fix is
> missing?

Ugh, fair enough :D Without it, FG-KASLR is broken, GCC-LTO is
broken, but none of them is in the mainline.
I recall there were some folks with LLD for which this $(head-y)
removal caused issues as well. But if they're quiet now, seems like
they don't hardly need it.
But not every fix is a fix only when it's easy to find a repro,
right...? But at least such are not urgent, you're correct here.

> 
> -- 
> Regards/Gruss,
>     Boris.
> 
> https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette

Thanks,
Olek