On Saturday 10 February 2007 14:50, Parag Warudkar wrote: > > I already fixed this in a different way -- just use the stack > > trampoline on a.out > > > > Can you double check > > > > ftp://ftp.firstfloor.org/pub/ak/x86_64/quilt/patches/aout-no-vdso > > > > works for you? > > Is there a reason why we specifically want to make a distinction > between binfmts having and not having VDSOs and do we want aout to > have the possibility of NOT having VDSO when a) It used to have it > unconditionally b) nothing special is needed in arch or common code to > have it and c) Not letting have it requires special arch-specific > code* ?
I mainly did it this way because it was quite a lot simpler. I'm not worrying too much about other strange binfmts to be honest > [*] I see the patch handles i386 and x86_64 - but I am not sure if > something similar will be needed for the other arches to allow aout > executables in absence of VDSO (powerpc, sh). Neither powerpc nor sh support a.out. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
