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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] LoongArch: Fix module relocation error with binutils
 2.41
From:   Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>
To:     Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@kernel.org>
Cc:     Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@loongson.cn>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>, loongarch@lists.linux.dev,
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Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:54:31 +0800
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On Thu, 2023-08-10 at 11:34 +0800, Huacai Chen wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 11:21=E2=80=AFAM Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site> w=
rote:
> >=20
> > On Thu, 2023-08-10 at 11:20 +0800, Xi Ruoyao wrote:
> > > Can we backport this patch into stable?=C2=A0 It fixes a build error =
with
> > > binutils >=3D 2.41.
> >=20
> > Correction: not a build error, but all modules won't load if built with
> > binutils >=3D 2.41 without the patch.
> Generally we can backport, but I don't think there are users who use
> the old kernels. :)

The problem is 6.4.x is not "so old": 6.4.9 is actually the latest
kernel release.  6.5.0 is not released yet.

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Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University