From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id Lo1aJfCCq2cwWSsAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:03:44 -0500 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 87D661E105; Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:03:44 -0500 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-13) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.3 required=5.0 tests=ARC_SIGNED,ARC_VALID,BAYES_00, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from server2.sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CC9E1E08E for ; Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:03:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE7973858D35 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:03:42 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org DE7973858D35 Received: from angie.orcam.me.uk (angie.orcam.me.uk [IPv6:2001:4190:8020::34]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EA373858D20; Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:02:53 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 7EA373858D20 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=orcam.me.uk Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=orcam.me.uk ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org 7EA373858D20 Authentication-Results: server2.sourceware.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=2001:4190:8020::34 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1739293373; cv=none; b=efinqWjmQ2+T2p1DiZ092wjXKlN6NyOnO0hhb4d/P7VhDhnr7Fqow63Q6JdmY/9r+PW5t4QiqWT/lI9ml9YadLy5gAaSstbTYT9yUdcCiBWWjn1Yk8S9n/mQUZgCMo87+1E/w5Nzi5YEeOoxvJ3Ioxxkk88Egc99ZAWAwozNyiw= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1739293373; c=relaxed/simple; bh=gf2RLkwBiBL5IF5g3/Tgsvt83JFTma3yXKXiOQHJyIs=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:MIME-Version; b=tF3nHVq+aFDRT1zIsASPqsbeAqcKPCgHlE6KQulrchYyVX6KFRn+5u8NqSCvSKGK24UVtx43IjnzYUtzncA1d98fPcJ0Q188Ehk4g7AWL+Kif1F4pzhqSzJ2udjb3p1Fmc4aW/nZ8+ijK4QLvJTNTGXubadJl5Dp+1yckNodiF8= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; server2.sourceware.org DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 7EA373858D20 Received: by angie.orcam.me.uk (Postfix, from userid 500) id 8F11192009C; Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:02:52 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by angie.orcam.me.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 881B292009B; Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:02:52 +0000 (GMT) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:02:52 +0000 (GMT) From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" To: Nick Clifton cc: ink@unseen.parts, Binutils , gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] alpha, ld: remove -taso option In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (DEB 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces~public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org On Mon, 10 Feb 2025, Nick Clifton wrote: > > The -taso switch was quite useful 25 years ago for porting 32-bit > > code with broken integer-pointer casting. Not anymore. The EF_ALPHA_32BIT > > Linux support is going to be dropped in kernel v6.14 [1], NetBSD and OpenBSD > > never had it, so there is no point in keeping the -taso option around. > > This part of your patch is approved. Please apply it or ask someone to apply > it for you. I'll do it once the GDB part has been approved, thanks for your review! > > Also remove alpha special case that uses -taso from gdb.base/dump.exp > > in gdb testsuite. > > I cannot actually approve this part of the patch since it is for the GDB > sources and > not the binutils. But I am sure that some kind GDB person will be happy to > give it a > review and approval. I cannot approve this part, but here's my: Reviewed-by: Maciej W. Rozycki Maciej