[PATCH] powerpc/Makefile: Remove bits related to the previous use of -mcmodel=large

[Naveen N Rao]

On Tue, Jan 09, 2024 at 12:39:36PM -0600, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 09, 2024 at 03:15:35PM +0000, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> > >   CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mcall-aixdesc)
> > >   endif
> > >   endif
> > > -CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mcmodel=medium,$(call cc-option,-mminimal-toc))
> > > +CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= $(call cc-option,-mcmodel=medium)
> > 
> > Should we still use $(call cc-option  here ?
> > As we only deal with medium model now, shouldn't we make it such that it 
> > fails in case the compiler doesn't support -mcmodel=medium ?

Yup, v2 on its way.

> 
> The -mcmodel= flag has been supported since 2010.  The kernel requires
> a GCC from 2015 or later (GCC 5.1 is the minimum).  -mcmodel=medium is
> (and always has been) the default, so it is always supported, yes.

Thanks for confirming!

- Naveen