Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support

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To: Måns Rullgård <mans@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:03:18 -0700
Cc: Matt Turner <mattst88@xxxxxxxxx>, Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>, Alan Cox <gnomes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx>, Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, kernel list <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@xxxxxxxxxx>, Linux API <linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Richard Weinberger <richard@xxxxxx>, Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-alpha <linux-alpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-m68k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <yw1x5zsp473a.fsf@mansr.com>

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 11:08 AM Måns Rullgård <mans@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The latest version I have is 5.1, and that uses ECOFF.

ECOFF _is_ a.out as far as Linux is concerned.

So Linux basically treats ECOFF as "regular a.out with just some
header extensions".

We don't have any specific support for ECOFF.

I _think_. Again, it's been years and years.

               Linus

Follow-Ups:
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References:
- a.out coredumping: fix or delete?
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- Re: a.out coredumping: fix or delete?
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- Re: a.out coredumping: fix or delete?
  - From: Matthew Wilcox
- Re: a.out coredumping: fix or delete?
  - From: Alan Cox
- [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support
  - From: Borislav Petkov
- Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support
  - From: Linus Torvalds
- Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support
  - From: Borislav Petkov
- Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support
  - From: Linus Torvalds
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  - From: Borislav Petkov
- Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support
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