Re: 4.17.x won't boot due to "x86/boot/compressed/64: Handle 5-level paging boot if kernel is above 4G"

[Gabriel C]

2018-07-06 18:33 GMT+02:00 Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Fri, Jul 06, 2018 at 04:39:28PM +0200, Gabriel C wrote:
>> > If not, we do not need to think about that case.
>> > Just say "Do not do that".
>>
>> I am sorry but I have a hard time to get your logic here.
>>
>> You are saying : the *env* variable LDFLAGS as well passing
>> LDFLAGS to make , which your build allows should not be use
>> because is for 'internal usage' .. ?
>
> Environment variables do not override make variables. Only passing varible
> assignment as make argument will do this.
>

Still .. When the build system allows to do 'make FOO=bar' and you know
when using that things will break , the build system should be fixed.