On 03/09/2018 03:00 PM, Stephan Wiesand wrote:
On 09.Mar 2018, at 21:51, Gilles Detillieux
<[email protected]> wrote:
I wasn't sure if you could safely mix code compiled with and without the
retpoline extensions into the same kernel, which is why I thought the Makefile
threw an error.
Looks like upstream it's just a warning and there's at least some dispute
whether it's justified or even helpful:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10162841
- Stephan
Thanks for the follow-up. I sometimes forget how readily available
online these discussions are. When there are clearly expressed opinions
from people who know these things, it takes away any lingering doubt.
And we can always count on Linus to clearly express his opinions. ;-)
Cheers,
Gilles
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Gilles R. Detillieux E-mail: <[email protected]>
Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/
Dept. of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences,
Univ. of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 (Canada)
