[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/1] toolchain: update AArch32/AArch64 toolchains to 8-2-2019.01
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Mon Feb 4 10:08:36 UTC 2019
>>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout at mind.be> writes:
> On 29/01/2019 12:27, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
>>>> On 28/01/2019 18:05, Joakim Bech wrote:
>>>> [snip]
>>>>> +config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_5_00
>>>>> + bool "Linux 5.00.x kernel headers"
>>>>> + select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_5_00
>>>> Adding support for the 5.0 headers should be a separate patch. See commit
>>>> 649883d2c9957b7a7fcf81c4475f848ad8865ca1 for an example how it was done for 4.20.
>>>>
>>> So after looking a bit more into the git log of how patches where
>>> created in the past it looks like I should create 4 patches, "pseudo git
>>> log -4".
>>> - toolchain-external: update Arm ARM 8.2-2019.01
>>> - toolchain-external: update Arm AArch64-BE toolchain 8.2-2019.01
>>> - toolchain-external: update Arm AArch64 toolchain 8.2-2019.01
>>> - toolchain: add necessary options to support 5.0 kernel headers
>> Indeed, that's the way to go.
> Hold on a moment, I'm having second thoughts on this... This toolchain is using
> 5.0-rcX kernel headers. I'm not so sure that we will want that in our 2019.02
> LTS release... So I expect that this patch will not get included in the 2919.02
> cut-off, and will end up being superseded by the Arm 2019.03 release...
> Peter?
Yes, using a RC doesn't sound very nice for the LTS.
> That said, the part that adds support for 5.0 kernel headers is certainly
> something we'd like to have in the 2019.02 LTS.
Why? 5.0 is not released yet, and will not become a LTS release.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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