Re: [PATCH -v3] flat: fix data sections alignment

From: Oskar Schirmer
Date: Tue Jun 02 2009 - 10:16:38 EST


On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 17:16:31 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 28 May 2009 09:08:02 +0900
> Paul Mundt <lethal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 01:43:57PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > On Wed, 27 May 2009 13:49:56 +0200
> > > Johannes Weiner <jw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 04:08:47PM +0200, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Apr 09, 2009 at 04:25:53PM +0200, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 01:53:43PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > > > > Paul and Mike had complaints. Paul acked the last revision. Mike?
> > > > > > We need this for upstream to compile on our configuration.
> > >
> > > Who is Mike?
> > >
> > > (A pox upon email clients which strip real names)
> > >
> > > > > Can we get this merged? Nobody complained.
> > > >
> > > > <periodic echo-request>
> > > >
> > > > What are the plans on this now? I assume it drowned in other changes...
> > > > Is it too late to get this in .30 now?
> > >
> > > The patch had a fairly shaky start and it's been unclear to me that
> > > everyone is happy with it and has tested it.
> > >
> > > arch/arm/include/asm/flat.h | 3 --
> > > arch/blackfin/include/asm/flat.h | 1
> > > arch/h8300/include/asm/flat.h | 1
> > > arch/m32r/include/asm/flat.h | 1
> > > arch/m68k/include/asm/flat.h | 1
> > > arch/sh/include/asm/flat.h | 1
> > > fs/binfmt_flat.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
> > >
> > > I guess ARM is the major architecture amongst that lot. Have Russell
> > > and co had a decent look through this?
> > >
> > The problem here is that the ARM nommu people seem to have disappeared
> > shortly after getting their changes merged. I see no activity within the
> > kernel for ARM nommu since 2006.
>
> heh, OK. Oskar touched it last, so he's now ARM nommu maintainer.

Well, I'ld need some test device for that purpose.
Someone around who can provide one?

Oskar
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