[PATCH] powerpc/boot: request no dynamic linker for boot wrapper

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Nicholas,

>> ... this actually seems like a better fix to me.  If you do not want the 
>> PT_INTERP segment, then telling this linker this is a good idea.  So wouldn't
>> a patch like this be a better solution to the problem ?
> 
> Yes, I wasn't asking for the binutils change to be reverted.

Oh right.  Actually it looks like at least part of the patch is going to have
to be reverted, (the part that sorts the PT_LOAD segments into ascending order), 
as currently it breaks building Linux  kernels.  *sigh*

> I don't think the
> boot wrapper is relying on this non-standard form. If we go with
> --no-dynamic-linker then I'm assuming we get a standard ELF binary?
> That seems desirable.

Yes, you definitely should get a proper ELF binary.

> I was just checking whether this is the best think for the kernel to do.
> Is it possible to get a similar behaviour using the linker script instead
> (so it's compatible with older binutils)?

Actually probably not.  :-(  Several backends, including the PPC, will now 
attempt to automatically create and install the PT_INTERP segment unless you
explicitly tell them not too.  Even if you are using a custom linker script.

Cheers
  Nick