[PATCH] powerpc: remove checks for binutils older than 2.25

[Masahiro Yamada]

Commit e4412739472b ("Documentation: raise minimum supported version of
binutils to 2.25") allows us to remove the checks for old binutils.

There is no more user for ld-ifversion. Remove it as well.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

 arch/powerpc/Makefile     | 22 +---------------------
 arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile |  2 +-
 scripts/Makefile.compiler |  4 ----
 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index dc4cbf0a5ca9..3d265b16c0ae 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -42,18 +42,13 @@ machine-$(CONFIG_PPC64) += 64
 machine-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN) += le
 UTS_MACHINE := $(subst $(space),,$(machine-y))
 
-# XXX This needs to be before we override LD below
-ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
-KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
-else
-ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22500, y),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64)$(CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD),yy)
 # Have the linker provide sfpr if possible.
 # There is a corresponding test in arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += --save-restore-funcs
 else
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
 endif
-endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -mlittle-endian
@@ -389,8 +384,6 @@ vdso_prepare: prepare0
 		$(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso64-offsets.h)
 endif
 
-archprepare: checkbin
-
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls all
 
@@ -405,16 +398,3 @@ else
 	$(eval KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mstack-protector-guard-offset=$(shell awk '{if ($$2 == "TASK_CANARY") print $$3;}' include/generated/asm-offsets.h))
 endif
 endif
-
-PHONY += checkbin
-# Check toolchain versions:
-# - gcc-4.6 is the minimum kernel-wide version so nothing required.
-checkbin:
-	@if test "x${CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD}" != "xy" -a \
-		"x$(call ld-ifversion, -le, 22400, y)" = "xy" ; then \
-		echo -n '*** binutils 2.24 miscompiles weak symbols ' ; \
-		echo 'in some circumstances.' ; \
-		echo    '*** binutils 2.23 do not define the TOC symbol ' ; \
-		echo -n '*** Please use a different binutils version.' ; \
-		false ; \
-	fi
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index 4de71cbf6e8e..c53618c34b70 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION)	+= error-inject.o
 # 64-bit linker creates .sfpr on demand for final link (vmlinux),
 # so it is only needed for modules, and only for older linkers which
 # do not support --save-restore-funcs
-ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500, y),y)
+ifndef CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD
 extra-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= crtsavres.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.compiler b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
index 3d8adfd34af1..ad07a4efc253 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.compiler
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
@@ -72,7 +72,3 @@ clang-min-version = $(call test-ge, $(CONFIG_CLANG_VERSION), $1)
 # ld-option
 # Usage: KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X, -Y)
 ld-option = $(call try-run, $(LD) $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS) $(1) -v,$(1),$(2),$(3))
-
-# ld-ifversion
-# Usage:  $(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22252, y)
-ld-ifversion = $(shell [ $(CONFIG_LD_VERSION)0 $(1) $(2)0 ] && echo $(3) || echo $(4))
-- 
2.34.1