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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Re: crc32 and lib.a (was Re: [PATCH] nbd in 2.5.3 does
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"David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com> said:

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> However this isn't a driver, the crc library stuff is more akin to
> "strlen()". Are you suggesting to provide a CONFIG_STRINGOPS=n
> too? I wish you luck building that kernel :-)

libc.a was invented precisely to handle such stuff automatically when
linking... if it doesn't work, it should be fixed. I.e., making .a --> .o
is a step in the wrong direction IMVHO.
--
Horst von Brand http://counter.li.org # 22616
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