Re: [PATCH] 2.6.8.1-mm2 --- UML build fixes

[Jeff Dike]

sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx said:
> What makes um so speciel that it cannot handle .lds files in arch/um/
> kernel like all other architectures? That would allow um to utilise
> the kbuild infrastructure, and no need for duplication. 

Beats me, as the comment says, I could not get the kbuild .lds.S : .lds rule
to fire for uml.lds.S.  make kept sending it to the asm .S.o rule.

> Code located in arch/um/ is an error. No code should stay there. 

OK, that's easily fixed.

> In general they seems too complicated for the task solved - but it may
> be needed. 

Yeah, they are.  They desperately need a reaming.

				Jeff
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