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SubjectRe: Possible GCC contamination of Linux
On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Matti Aarnio wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 20, 1999 at 11:07:32AM -0400, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> > On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, David S. Miller wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 10:45:05 -0400 (EDT)
> > > From: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com>
> > >
> > > So, is there the possibility that something from the gcc library
> > > gets linked into the kernel? If so, how would I prevent it from
> > > happening?
> > >
> > > Yes, parts of libgcc.a are necessary for certain types "long long"
> > > arithmetic at the very least.
>
> Said library is *not* (per standard sources) linked with
> the kernel. (At L-F-S work I am happy that it is *not*
> linked in per default.)
>
> > > Later,
> > > David S. Miller
> > > davem@redhat.com
> > >
> >
> > Bingo! Do you know of any way to fix this? I only have one '486 machine
> > and it's way too slow to use for development. The target embeded machine
> > is a '486.
>
> That theory works only if you use non-standard image linking.
>
> A comparison of produced binary object files when compiled
> at the i686 vs. at the i486 would be most educative.
>
> Which change, and in which manner. I presume the configuration
> is identical in both cases ? What does command
> egrep CONFIG_X86 .config
> tell ?
>

CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y
CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y
CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y
CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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