Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751524AbXLCPP6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:15:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750715AbXLCPPv (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:15:51 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:46921 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750713AbXLCPPv (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:15:51 -0500 Organization: Red Hat UK Ltd. Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SI4 1TE, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 3798903 From: David Howells In-Reply-To: <20071111112538.GL21669@stusta.de> References: <20071111112538.GL21669@stusta.de> <20071109153432.20803.69832.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> <20071109153437.20803.55096.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> To: Adrian Bunk Cc: dhowells@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Ralf Baechle Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] Suppress A.OUT library support if !CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT [try #5] X-Mailer: MH-E 8.0.3+cvs; nmh 1.2-20070115cvs; GNU Emacs 23.0.50 Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:15:29 +0000 Message-ID: <18452.1196694929@redhat.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 643 Lines: 17 Adrian Bunk wrote: > - it adds #ifdef's in fs/binfmt_elf.c for code that is anyway > scheduled for removal in 2.6.25 I'm told (by Ralf) that removing this support will break Castle Wolfenstein or something like that. So unless you want hordes of rampaging MIPS users breaking down your door whilst waving pitchforks and torches, maybe this needs to be reconsidered... David -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/