[PATCH -mm 18/43] powerpc compat_binfmt_elf

Kyle McMartin kyle at mcmartin.ca
Sat Dec 22 04:51:06 EST 2007


On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 12:56:09AM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 03:58:16AM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > > +obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64)		+= ../../../fs/compat_binfmt_elf.o
> > 
> > Building files from another directory is nasty.  Please add a
> > CONFIG_BINFMT_COMPAT_ELF so we can simply build it in fs/
> 
> If that's better, please post the precise Kconfig magic you have in mind to
> have it set when it should be.
> 

Just taking a stab that hch means,

config BINFMT_COMPAT_ELF
	def_bool n
	depends on 64BIT

and then in arch/powerpc/Kconfig

config COMPAT
	bool
	default y if PPC64
	select BINFMT_COMPAT_ELF

or somesuch.

Regards, Kyle



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