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SubjectRe: [PATCH] alpha: makefile: don't enforce small data model for kernel builds
Hi guys,

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 04:11:15AM +0000, Michael Cree wrote:
> On 18/03/2013, at 10:48 AM, Will Deacon wrote:
> > Due to all of the goodness being packed into today's kernels, the
> > resulting image isn't as slim as it once was.
> >
> > In light of this, don't pass -msmall-data to the tools, which
> > results in
> > link failures due to impossible relocations when compiling anything
> > but
> > the most trivial configurations.
>
> I think many of us have been using -mlarge-data when compiling with
> gcc-4.6 or later so maybe it is time to get the change upstream.
>
> The interesting thing is that the kernel still compiles fine with
> gcc-4.5 and the relocation errors only appear if compiling with
> gcc-4.6 or later. I had asked before on this forum what had changed
> with gcc-4.6 that results in the extra usage of the small data area
> but never got an answer. I am still curious to know.
>
> BTW, the phrase "to the tools" in the commit message makes me think
> immediately of the tools directory (containing perf, etc.) which is
> not what is intended.
>
> Matt: Are you able to collect up this and the other patches of Will
> and get them sent to Linus?

I noticed Matt agreed to this, but I was dropped from CC:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/25/486

Any chance you could send the patches on please?

Thanks,

Will


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